ABOUT US

The New England Literacy Resource Center (NELRC) works to strengthen adult literacy services in New England through sharing and collaborative projects among adult literacy professional development providers, practitioners and policy-makers in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont. To achieve this mission, NELRC:

• develops practical, state-of-the-art products
• encourages collaborations across state lines
• coordinates and manages projects for funders
• generates knowledge to improve practice
• implements practitioner-based projects that promote inquiry and innovation
• advocates for adequate funding and sound policies for adult literacy, locally and nationally

NELRC is part of World Education, a Boston-based non-profit organization whose mission is to improve the lives of the educationally disadvantaged through economic and social change.  Founded in 1951, World Education works in over 50 countries in partnership with local organizations to develop assets such as, literacy, numeracy, good health, entrepreneurial and civic participation skills.

For more information on NELRC and its areas of expertise, see www.nelrc.org