Title
Adopt a Resolution to Approve and Authorize the City Manager to Accept Grant Funds in the Amount of $95,105 from the California State Library's California Library Literacy Services (CLLS) Grant to Fund the Continuation of the Project Literacy Adult and Family Literacy Service
Staffreport
COUNCIL PRIORITY
* Community Engagement and Outreach
* Race and Equity Initiatives
SUMMARY
The California State Library's California Library Literacy Services (CLLS) Grant has annually funded the San Leandro Public Library's Project Literacy since 1989. It has allowed the Library to advance adult and family literacy through tutoring, community outreach, volunteerism, and collaborative partnerships. Project Literacy provides free literacy support services which enable individuals in the community to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to achieve economic independence and full participation within their community. Project Literacy takes a learner-centered and goal-directed approach to tutoring, thus empowering learners to shape their learning. Learners define their goals within four areas of life: life-long learning (personal & educational goals), job and career, family, and community.
Many learners have goals to increase involvement in their family's literacy activities, such as reading together, helping with their homework, or communicating with their teachers. Our Family Literacy Program supports learners who are raising children 0-14. Literacy provides onramps to equity and inclusion for not just the adult learner, but for an entire family.
The program helps between 20-40 literacy learners annually by pairing them with trained community volunteer tutors.
RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends the City Council adopt a resolution to accept the grant award for FY 2022-2023 totaling $95,105 from CLLS and to authorize the City Manager to execute all documents and appropriate the funds.
BACKGROUND
The California State Library's CLLS Grant has annually funded the San ...
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