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Washtenaw Literacy

Overview
Headquarters: 
Ypsilanti, MI, USA
Size: 
1-10 employees
Founded: 
1971
Annual Budget : 
$100-500,000
Areas of Focus: 
Populations Served: 
All Populations
About Us
Mission: 

Welcome! Washtenaw Literacy's mission is to provide free literacy instruction customized to the needs of adults throughout Washtenaw County, utilizing a trained network of volunteer tutors. It is our vision to eliminate illiteracy in Washtenaw County. For over 40 years we have been empowering adults through improved literacy. Since our founding in 1971, we have served over 20,000 learners and trained and fully supported over 10,000 volunteer tutors.

Why Work For Us?: 

Washtenaw Literacy is Washtenaw County's only free literacy resource for adults 16 and older, providing tutoring in basic skills, English language learning, reading, writing, math, and digital literacy.  We are Michigan's oldest and largest literacy organization, serving around 2,000 learners annually through a network of trained volunteer tutors.  We are committed to our asset-based strategic framework and hold ourselves accountable to our Core Values: Passion, Integrity, and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.  

Cultural Responsiveness is essential to achieving our mission. We aspire to advance equity and build a multicultural workplace that balances self-awareness with practice.  Each Washtenaw Literacy employee commits to self-reflection and growth in their own cultural beliefs, values, and biases.  We strive to integrate diversity, equity, and inclusion into Washtenaw Literacy's organizational culture.  Our core values guide this ongoing work.

industry: 
Nonprofit