2008 © Families & Literacy, Inc.
OUR VISION:
A Community whose residents are literate, responsible and productive.
Illiteracy is a factor of.......
HOMELESSNESS
DOMESTIC ABUSE
POVERTY
LACK OF HEALTHCARE
CRIME
19% of Kerr County residents, 25 years old and over, did not graduate from high
school or earn an equivalency—and that doesn’t count younger dropouts!
18% of our county’s population five years and older speak some language
other than English at home.
13% of our county live below the poverty level.
These statistics are alarming!
An individual’s ability to read, write,and speak proficiently in English, and to
understand and solve problems, directly affects his or her ability to function on
the job, in the family, and in society.
Thanks to past generous community support—and the support of our dedicated volunteers—we have a long history of enabling over 500 Hill Country adults each year... and we are passionate to do even more!
Would you like to support students at Families & Literacy?
Four F&L students and their instructor, Maureen O'Rourke, display a contribution check from Bank of the Hills.
O'Rourke's Level 4 Conversational English class members are a close-
O'Rourke's class meets for two hours two mornings a week. Many F&L classes are offered at night. Highly motivated, these students plan to transition into F&L's Adult Education Courses in preparation for obtaining the GED certificate.
A contribution of $2,000 would support the annual educational costs for four such students at Families & Literacy.
Enabling Adults Through Education Since 1996
Steve Peters (right) with the Stewardship/Mission Committee of the First Presbyterian Church of Kerrville presents a $500 check to Mike Hunter of Families & Literacy, Inc. First Presbyterian Church has supported the mission of Families & Literacy for the past number of years through financial donations via its stewardship mission and through the use of classroom space at the church.
Families & Literacy depends on the generosity of its donors to support its programs. These include preparatory courses for the General Education Development (GED) tests, classes in Adult Basic Education, English as a Second Language (ESL), Citizenship, Personal Finance and Parenting classes (Love and Logic, and For Kids Sake). The organization serves approximately 500 adult students per year from Kerr, Gillespie, Bandera, Kimble, and Kendall counties.
The Mission of Families & Literacy, Inc. is to enable Hill Country adults, through education, to be better prepared to participate in the life of the community.
For additional information on classes, volunteer opportunities or donations contact
Families & Literacy at 830-
