www.chicagoliteracy.org

Like a collection of books, The Chicago Collection is a committed group of local literacy non-profits whose missions all revolve around promoting literacy in and around Chicago for adults, children and families that need it most.

With program staff and leadership committed to meeting on a quarterly basis to discuss challenges, ideas and strategies, we hope, as a collective group, to work collaboratively as advocates for literacy related issues and to find ways to work smarter together. Participation will also reinforce and improve our strengths in the not-for-profit literacy landscape.

The first meeting was held on August 18, 2009 at WITS. Over a dozen agencies were in attendance and a commitment to work together was established.

Some common themes that we will be focusing on in our upcoming meetings will be:

• Resources
• Volunteer Recruitment
• Family Involvement

Meetings will be held at: Open Books

• November
• February
• May
• August