Literacy Coalition's Building Better Readers program was featured on WPBF 25's On The Record segment Watch the interview by WPBF 25 reporter Vivian Lopez to hear CEO, Kristin Calder, Director…
Dawn LarkinSeptember 13, 2024
Let's Celebrate Literacy Week, Florida! The Literacy Coalition is grateful to our community business partners at the Wellington Barnes & Noble for spreading the joy of reading through the store’s…
Dawn LarkinJanuary 26, 2021
In the midst of the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic to reopen, the Flagler Museum's Spirit Committee staff team found the time to organize and sponsor a back-to-school…
Dawn LarkinAugust 24, 2020
Tom, a Building Better Readers volunteer, helps tutor a student. Tom has been a Building Better Readers tutor since the program began four years ago. This year he tutored three…
Dawn LarkinOctober 9, 2018
Maria reading to her son, Ivan. After getting married and becoming pregnant with her first child at age 15, Maria and her husband moved to Belle Glade in 2009. Maria…
Dawn LarkinOctober 9, 2018
Jacob Mahecha is 8-years-old and a third-grade student at Pine Jog Elementary near West Palm Beach. Four years ago, he started participating in our Budding Readers program to help him…
Dawn LarkinMay 23, 2016
AmeriCorps members are a vital part of helping to improve literacy in Palm Beach County. These hardworking college grads work with agencies across our community to improve reading outcomes for…
Dawn LarkinMay 23, 2016
Our AmeriCorps Members help educate the clients of Lord’s Place in West Palm Beach, which provides innovative programs focused on breaking the cycle of homelessness. Our Members teach reading and employment…
Dawn LarkinMay 23, 2016
Ken Montgomery is one of our founding members. Over the years, he’s been involved in many volunteer projects with many organizations. Literacy training, though, has been his passion. He discusses…
Dawn LarkinMay 23, 2016
