$8,040 raised for AACLC’s 2019 5K Literacy Lights the Way Family Walkathon!

CLICK HERE for more details about the event. Huge thanks to Executive Sponsor Koons Toyota, Major Sponsor Annapolis Sandy Spring Bank, as well as to Glen burnie Potbelly Sandwich Shop, Dunkin Donuts, Gambrills Family Veterinary Clinic, and Chick-fil-A for their support of our walkers and their dogs.  

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Do you want to learn to read? Or help others learn to read?

Listen to this short interview with our Executive Director, Lisa Vernon, as she explains what our Literacy Council does and how you can use its services or volunteer:

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Reading Changes Lives

Over 70,000 adults in Anne Arundel County lack the literacy skills needed to obtain a GED. The AACLC — Anne Arundel County Literacy Council— is transforming lives through free, convenient, individualized literacy and ESL instruction for adults and out-of-school youth.

Reading is traveling

Reading is light

Reading is rebirth

Reading takes you places

Readers become leaders

Reading is the great escape

Reading is discovery

Reading is learning

Reading is freedom

Reading is exploration

Reading connects us

Reading enlarges your world

Reading gives you choices

Reading is a bridge

Reading makes you smarter

Free literacy and ESL instruction for all adults and out-of-school youth in Anne Arundel County.

Convenient meeting times and locations for both student and tutor

Individualized instruction from a trained tutor based on the student’s personal reading level, goals, and interests.

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WE’RE A TOP-RATED NONPROFIT
for the eighth consecutive year!

Volunteer. Donate. Review.

We have been honored with one of the first Top-Rated Awards of 2019 from GreatNonprofits! We appreciate all of your reviews! Click HERE to see our reviews or leave your own review. The GreatNonprofits Top-Rated Awards Is the “Only People’s Choice Award” in the Nonprofit Sector.

We’ve also been awarded the 2019 GuideStar Platinum Participation Seal, demonstrating our commitment to transparency. As of mid-August 2019, we are one of only 38 nonprofits in Anne Arundel County—out of 585 total nonprofits—who have reached Platinum. This is the highest level of transparency.