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 Mission & History of LV/BEC
Mission Statement:
Our mission is to enable Erie County residents to reach personal literacy goals in the areas of Basic Reading skills and English For Speakers of Other Languages.
We achieve these goals through:
- Recruiting, training and supporting a dedicated group of volunteers
- Increasing literacy for adults and their families
- Assisting students to achieve personal, educational and job related goals
- Building innovative collaborations and partnerships with other non-profit and government agencies and with the private sector
- Adapting our programs, services and technology to address emerging community needs and workforce development goals
History of LVA:
Literacy Volunteers of America (LVA) began in 1962 as a small, grassroots effort to wipe out illiteracy in Syracuse, New York.
- The Buffalo & Erie County (LVA/BEC) affiliate was founded in 1965.
- LVA/BEC offers two core programs: Basic Reading & English for Speakers of Other Languages
- LVA merged with Laubach Literacy International in late 2002 and create a "Literacy Superpower" consisting of nearly 1,400 affiliates. The new parent organization is called ProLiteracy America.
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