The Literacy Coalition and San Marcos Mayor Susan Narvaiz co-host an awards luncheon honoring legislative literacy champions and also share information from Part I and Part II of the new Literacy in Central Texas Snapshot report.
The Literacy Coalition creates and publishes a two-part Snapshot Report highlighting the severity of illiteracy in Central Texas and the capacity of the community to meet literacy needs. http://www.willread.org/Snapshot-of-Literacy-Needs.html
The Literacy Coalition launches a cutting-edge program - the Health Literacy Initiative - to address the issue of low health literacy in Central Texas. http://www.willread.org//Health-Literacy.html
The Community Action Network (CAN) publishes the Literacy Coalition's "Frequently Asked Questions about Literacy" - a groundbreaking report on the issue of illiteracy in Central Texas. http://www.caction.org/images/header.jpg
The LCCT hosts their first signature advocacy event, Literacy Day at the Capitol, in which more than 500 adult students, teachers from partner agencies, and other advocates met with representatives at the Texas State Capitol during the legislative session.
"Austin's Great Grown-Up Spelling Bee" is held for the first time as an LCCT fundraising event. The event experienced resounding success at La Zona Rosa
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