| Basic and computer literacy is one of Verizon Foundation's major funding priorities due to its enormous impact on education, health, economic development and the digital divide. It affects people with disabilities, minorities and immigrants, especially those who speak English as a second language. In total, over 40 million Americans are functionally illiterate. Verizon has a wide variety of programs and a network of collaborative literacy partners to reach illiterate adults and children across America. Verizon's leadership in technology and communications provides the distribution network and you can help. Find out more about Verizon's national literacy platform, "Verizon Reads." Learn about the fight for a more literate America and how you can get involved by donating time and financial resources to become a literacy champion in your community. To learn more and donate, visit www.verizonreads.net. Verizon Literacy Campus The Verizon Literacy Campus (VLC) was created to connect literacy organizations, volunteers and people who want to learn more about supporting literacy and to provide online information to these audiences. VLC was conceived and funded by Verizon Communications in partnership with ProLiteracy Worldwide and the National Center for Family Literacy. The Verizon Literacy Campus is your source for: - Free online courses for new and existing volunteers to help increase your knowledge and skills in support of literacy organizations in your community through courses such as Orientation to Volunteering in Literacy.
- Downloadable resources, literacy-related Internet links, and other documents.
- A "Literacy Organization Locator" tool that enables you to locate literacy providers in your community or across the country. Visitors can search by organization type, state, or ZIP code.
Verizon's Literacy Partners: National Institute for Literacy
Communication Workers of America
National Coalition for Literacy
Everybody Wins!
ProLiteracy Worldwide
National Alliance of Urban Literacy Coalitions
National Center for Family Literacy
Reading is Fundamental
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