Literacy Achieves (founded as Vickery Meadow Learning Center) was established in 1997 to help adults learn English in Vickery Meadow, a low-income neighborhood with thousands of immigrants and refugees. Today, Literacy Achieves serves 1083 adult students and 277 young children annually at campuses in Dallas neighborhoods of highest need and online. Approximately 230 dedicated volunteers teach all adult classes, providing respect and encouragement to the students.
Literacy Achieves employs a two-generation approach to learning, equipping both parents and their children with literacy skills needed to improve their lives and create a pathway out of poverty for the entire family. According to the National Institutes of Health, a mother's reading level is the single greatest determinant of her child's future academic success, outweighing all other factors, such as neighborhood and family income.
VISION: Changing Lives Through Literacy
MISSION: To equip non-English speaking adults and their young children with English literacy and life skills to promote self-sufficiency and the overall well-being of our students, their families and the greater community.
FINANCIAL SUPPORT:
With your support, we can continue to provide English literacy classes, support services and life skills to non-English speaking adults and their young children.
IN PERSON & VIRTUAL VOLUNTEER TEACHERS:
Volunteers fill vital roles at Literacy Achieves. You do not need to speak a foreign language or have teaching experience. Literacy Achieves provides the curriculum, training, and online teaching support. Opportunities are available for morning, afternoon, or evening classes. The time commitment is 2 hours per week for a 12-week semester. Volunteer teaching opportunities will be coordinated through our Vickery Meadow and ELM-East Dallas campuses and online. Join us in our mission of Changing Lives Through Literacy.
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT VOLUNTEER TEACHING OPPORTUNITIES, CONTACT:
Sarah Perkins
Volunteer@LiteracyAchieves.org
214.265.5057 X 114
We honor the diversity of our students and commit to intentionally diversifying our staff, volunteers, and board members to help build and nurture a culture of mutual respect and inclusion.
Organization name
Literacy Achieves
other names
Vickery Meadow Learning Center
Causes
Immigrants & Refugees, Education - Early Childhood, Social Services
Operating Budget
$1,000,000 - $2,999,999
Counties Served
Dallas
BIPOC Serving
Black or African American, Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic or Latinx, Native American, Other
BIPOC Leadership
Board Chair
Equity Statement
Equity Statement
Address
PO Box 150390