TRI-COUNTY LITERACY CENTER IN THE NEWS
Tri-County Literacy battles 14% illiteracy rate
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Dan Hubbs and Banjo Variant Hit the Stage
Our very own Dan Hubbs takes the stage at Caffe Lena along with Banjo Variant at Caffe Lena.
Enjoy the show: Trax June 9, 2024 | Look Media Resource
Tri-County Literacy Center Receives Grant from the J.M. McDonald Foundation
Glens Falls, NY– June 21, 2024, The J.M. McDonald Foundation recently awarded Tri-County Literacy Center a $3,000 grant to help the organization continue its vital mission of offering free literacy skills training to adults living in Warren, Washington and Saratoga Counties. The J. M. McDonald Foundation was created in 1952 by Mr. J. M. McDonald to assure that his charitable work would continue well after his death. For over 70 years, Trustees of the Foundation have sought to uphold J. M.’s desire to improve education and social programs in and around the upstate New York area. Thanks to the foresight of J.M. McDonald, Sr., the Foundation continues the charitable example he modeled years ago. Jessica Vinson, Chair of the Board of Directors stated, “Tri-County Literacy Center is grateful to have received a $3,000 grant from the JM McDonald Foundation. These funds will continue the Literacy Center’s efforts to provide individual adult literacy tutoring to those in need in our own local areas. Since its formation, the Literacy Center has realized a year over year demand for services and these funds will help greatly in meeting that need in our community.” Tri-County Literacy Center (TLC) offers a variety of tutoring services free of charge to adults who live in Warren, Washington and Saratoga Counties in upstate NY. Services offered include basic literacy skills (reading, writing and math), high school equivalency preparation, English as a new language and assistance with preparation for the US Citizenship exam. TLC is dedicated to creating partnerships with other local social service organizations to assist individuals as they pursue their educational path and to help provide opportunities for independence and economic mobility. About Tri-County Literacy Center Tri-County Literacy is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit headquartered in Glens Falls, New York, dedicated to helping adults to improve their basic literacy and math skills. Tri-County Literacy Center was founded in September 2020. They help members of the community to improve their lives by fostering literacy skills through practical, learner-centered education. They provide adults in Warren, Washington, and Saratoga Counties with the resources and skills they need to achieve their literacy goals to provide themselves with opportunities for independence and economic mobility. To learn more, visit https://trilitcenter.org/
Tri-County Literacy Center Receives $10,000 Grant from the Dollar General Literacy Foundation to Support ADULT Literacy Education
Glens Falls, NY – June 7, 2024 – The Dollar General Literacy Foundation (DGLF) recently awarded Tri-County Literacy Center a $10,000 grant to support adult literacy education in Warren, Washington and Saratoga Counties. This local grant is a part of the Foundation’s more than $10.6 million donated to support adult, family and summer literacy programs in the 48 states in which Dollar General operates. With today’s grants, the DGLF also surpasses helping more than 20 million individuals achieve their educational dreams since its inception in 1993.
Jessica Vinson, Chair of the Board of Directors for Tri-County Literacy Center states, “We are incredibly thankful for the grant from Dollar General. With these funds, we will be able to continue our mission of offering free individual literacy tutoring in Warren, Washington and Saratoga Counties. Many of us in the community are not aware of the high need of this service in our area and these funds will be extremely helpful in reaching those in need.”
Tri-County Literacy Center (TLC) offers a variety of tutoring services free of charge to adults who live in Warren, Washington and Saratoga Counties in upstate NY. Services offered include basic literacy skills (reading, writing and math), high school equivalency preparation, English as a new language and assistance with preparation for the US Citizenship exam. TLC is dedicated to creating partnerships with other local social service organizations to assist individuals as they pursue their educational path and to help provide opportunities for independence and economic mobility.
“We believe individuals of all ages deserve access to a quality education, and the Dollar General Literacy Foundation is thrilled to support thousands of learners across the country as they enrich their lives with literacy and education,” shared Denine Torr, executive director of the Dollar General Literacy Foundation. “This year’s spring grant cycle is equally exciting as we surpass impacting more than 20 million individuals. We hope these funds provide resources needed to positively change students’ lives, helping them to build a brighter future for themselves and generations to come.”
The Dollar General Literacy Foundation supports organizations that increase access to educational programming, stimulate and enable innovation in the delivery of educational instruction and inspire a love of reading. Each year, DGLF awards funds to nonprofit organizations, schools, and libraries within a 15-mile radius of a Dollar General store or distribution center to support adult, family, summer and youth literacy programs. The Foundation also offers a student referral program for individuals interested in learning how to read, speak English, or prepare for the high school equivalency exam. Referrals to a local organization that provides free literacy services are available online at https://www.dgliteracy.org/program-locator/ or through referral cards found in the Learn to Read brochures that are available at the cash register of every Dollar General store
tri-county literacy center in the news
Marilyn Bien and Jessica Vinson Hit the Air Waves on WAMC
Monday, November 14, 2022
Board President, Marilyn Bien and Board Vice-President Jessica Vinson were recent guests on WAMC's Round-table with Joe Donahue. Joe, Marilyn and Jessica discuss outreach, need, tutor commitment and partnerships.
TRI-COUNTY LITERACY CENTER Receives Saratoga County ARPA Funds
Friday, September 16, 2022
We are very excited to have been recognized by the Saratoga County Board of Supervisors who voted to award us $6,000 in ARPA funds. Knowing that local government officials are aware of the work that we are doing and appreciate the efforts of our volunteers is heartwarming. From left to right: Roseann Anzalone (Executive Director), Bob Dingman (Board Member), Supervisor Theodore T. Kusnierz, Ann Whalen (Board Member), Marilyn Bien (Board Chair). Thank you to everyone who helped to make this a reality.
TRI-COUNTY LITERACY CENTER Receives JANICE CUDDAHEE FUND GRANT!
Wed, July 20, 2022
Tri-County Literacy Center is pleased to announce that they are the latest recipient from the Janice Cuddahee Fund's Tutor Support Project, an activity supported by the Janice Cuddahee Fund (JCF). JCF's current project awards online tutor training workshops to deserving literacy programs, supporting them as they train volunteers to work with adult learners.
Roseann Anzalone, the Executive Director of the Tri-County Literacy Center sees this award as a way to build capacity in their newly-formed program, allowing them to partner with other community organizations: "With this award I am feeling quite a bit less reticent about our ability to keep up with the requests that we will be facing as we work together with these other organizations. I cannot thank you and the LNY Board enough for your support as we grow this new organization and start impacting our neighbor's lives."
What a great way to honor Janice's legacy!
If you are an adult literacy program interested in applying for tutor training workshops take a look at our Intake to Outcomes (I2O) training and apply here.
To donate to the Janice Cuddahee Fund, click here and choose Janice Cuddahee Fund!
tri-county literacy center in the news
Roseann Anzalone and Jesse Jackson talk about Literacy in the tri-county region
Monday, January 15, 2024
Executive Director Roseann Anzalone and Look Media's Jesse Jackson talk about the literacy needs of adults in the tri-county area, upcoming tutor training and our spring fundraisers.
Marilyn Bien and Jessica Vinson Hit the Air Waves on WAMC
Monday, November 14, 2022
Board President, Marilyn Bien and Board Vice-President Jessica Vinson were recent guests on WAMC's Round-table with Joe Donahue. Joe, Marilyn and Jessica discuss outreach, need, tutor commitment and partnerships.
TRI-COUNTY LITERACY CENTER Receives Saratoga County ARPA Funds
Friday, September 16, 2022
We are very excited to have been recognized by the Saratoga County Board of Supervisors who voted to award us $6,000 in ARPA funds. Knowing that local government officials are aware of the work that we are doing and appreciate the efforts of our volunteers is heartwarming. From left to right: Roseann Anzalone (Executive Director), Bob Dingman (Board Member), Supervisor Theodore T. Kusnierz, Ann Whalen (Board Member), Marilyn Bien (Board Chair). Thank you to everyone who helped to make this a reality.
TRI-COUNTY LITERACY CENTER Receives JANICE CUDDAHEE FUND GRANT!
Wed, July 20, 2022
Tri-County Literacy Center is pleased to announce that they are the latest recipient from the Janice Cuddahee Fund's Tutor Support Project, an activity supported by the Janice Cuddahee Fund (JCF). JCF's current project awards online tutor training workshops to deserving literacy programs, supporting them as they train volunteers to work with adult learners.
Roseann Anzalone, the Executive Director of the Tri-County Literacy Center sees this award as a way to build capacity in their newly-formed program, allowing them to partner with other community organizations: "With this award I am feeling quite a bit less reticent about our ability to keep up with the requests that we will be facing as we work together with these other organizations. I cannot thank you and the LNY Board enough for your support as we grow this new organization and start impacting our neighbor's lives."
What a great way to honor Janice's legacy!
If you are an adult literacy program interested in applying for tutor training workshops take a look at our Intake to Outcomes (I2O) training and apply here.
To donate to the Janice Cuddahee Fund, click here and choose Janice Cuddahee Fund!
tri-county literacy center in the news
J.M. McDonald Foundation awards Washington COunty Expansion Grant
GLENS FALLS NY – Tri-County Literacy Center is excited to announce that they have received a grant targeted at increasing services to learners based in Washington County. Roseann Anzalone, Executive Director of Tri-County Literacy Center stated, "We are very grateful for the generosity of the Board members of the J.M. McDonald Foundation. We know that there is a large need for our services in Washington County and these funds will allow us to better serve those individuals."
According to the most recent study completed by the National Center for Education Statistics 19% of the Washington County NY population has difficulty understanding print materials, 30% have issues with basic math.
Tri-County Literacy Center Receives Library of Congress Surplus Book Donation
GLENS FALLS NY – Tri-County Literacy Center is excited to announce that they have received a Library of Congress Surplus Book Donation facilitated through Congressman Paul Tonko’s office to help support learners residing in Saratoga, Warren, and Washington Counties.
The Library of Congress Surplus Book Program, as stated on Congressman Tonko’s website, “donates surplus books to educational institutions, public agencies, and nonprofit tax-exempt agencies with the purpose of building library collections, not to raise funds for institutions or organizations.”
According to Executive Director, Roseann Anzalone, “Each of our learners comes to us with a totally different set of needs and learning issues. Having a variety of sources that we can pull from to help them gain the knowledge they need to increase their literacy skills, pass the GED, learn English as a new language or pass the citizenship exam is vital to our program’s success. We are grateful to Congressman Tonko for understanding that need and for taking time out of his complex schedule to speak to us one-on-one to learn more about our work.”
Board President Marilyn Bien stated, " TLC is very appreciative of the interest and support from Congressman Tonko and his staff. As we talked about at our roundtable,
growing adult literacy has positive impacts in so many ways for our North Country communities."
According to the most recent study completed by the National Center for Education Statistics:
- 11% of the Saratoga County NY population has difficulty understanding print materials, 17% have issues with basic math,
- 14% of the Warren County NY population has difficulty understanding print materials, 23% have issues with basic math,
- 19% of the Washington County NY population has difficulty understanding print materials, 30% have issues with basic math.
Board member Bob Dingman stated that, “While it would have been easy for Congressman Tonko to simply have the books delivered, his visit and his questions at the roundtable discussion clearly illustrated his desire to determine that this donation was truly going to help those for whom it was intended. His visit and the donation was much appreciated!”
About Tri-County Literacy Center
Tri-County Literacy is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit headquartered in Glens Falls, New York, dedicated to helping adults to improve their basic literacy and math skills. Tri-County Literacy Center was founded in September 2020. They help members of the community to improve their lives by fostering literacy skills through practical, learner-centered education. They provide adults in Warren, Washington, and Saratoga Counties with the resources and skills they need to achieve their literacy goals to provide themselves with opportunities for independence and economic mobility.
To learn more, visit https://trilitcenter.org/.
Building A Thriving Community Through Literacy - Just Off Glen Podcast
Hear my conversation with Christy Alexander from WorkSmart to find out how volunteers are following in Ruth Colvin's footsteps to empower their neighbors in the greater Glens Falls region.
Quote: “If you believe in your idea, you go from there. If you do it with love, it will work out.” - Ruth Colvin
Thanks to these organizations who have made it possible to improve lives by fostering literacy skills - The Glenn and Carol Pearsall Adirondack Foundation, The Glens Falls Foundation, The Sandy Hill Foundation, The Adirondack Foundation, Stewarts Shop Foundation, Janice Cuddahee Fund, Glens Falls National Bank and Trust and Crandall Library.
Just Off Glen is recorded in the podcast studio of WorkSmart Coworking and Meeting Space and it’s produced by Black Mountain Visuals in Glens Falls, NY. Don’t work alone! WorkSmart provides a ready-to-be-productive space and a coworking community to help YOU do your best work. Book a tour today!
Glenn and Carol Pearsall awards Tri-county literacy Community grant
Pearsall Foundation announces 38 grants funded - The Glenn & Carol Pearsall Adirondack Foundation
The Glenn and Carol Pearsall Adirondack Foundation was established in December of 2000 to help improve the quality of life for the year-round residents of the Adirondack Park. Since its inception it has awarded 593 grants totaling over $1,063,000.
Stewart shops awards Tri-county literacy Community grant
Tri-County Literacy Center was recently awarded a community grant from Stewart's Shops in support of their tutoring services for Warren, Washington and Saratoga Counties.
Tri-County Literacy Center Receives Thankful Community grant from glens falls national
2021.11--AFC_Thankful_Community.pdf (gfnational.com)
As we celebrate Thanksgiving, the Arrow Family of Companies is grateful for community-based organizations that make this region a better place to live. This month, we are distributing $100,000 to 20 non-profits for programs that advance the economic well-being of families, including child care, workforce development, transportation, literacy and more.
Tri-County Literacy Center Receives Three-Year Pledge from The Sandy Hill Foundation
About The Sandy Hill Foundation
The Sandy Hill Foundation is a small private foundation established in 1953 exclusively for charitable, scientific, literary and educational purposes serving New York's Warren, Washington and Saratoga counties.
To learn more, visit http://sandyhillfoundation.org/
Tri-County Literacy Center Receives Start-Up Grant from the Glens Falls Foundation
Thank you to the Glens Falls Foundation for helping us continue to our mission.
Thank you Saratoga Today for sharing our good news.
Watch Executive Director Roseann Anzalone discuss our programs with Look TVs Jesse Jackson.
Thank you Look TV for helping to promote adult literacy in the tri-county region.
https://lookmediaresource.org/look-this-week-7-5-21-roseann-anzalone/
TRI-COUNTY LITERACY CENTER LATEST JANICE CUDDAHEE FUND GRANTEE!
Wed, May 12th 2021 08:00 am
Thank you to Literacy NY for choosing us as their newest grant recipient. We are honored and grateful.
Tri-County Literacy Center Latest Janice Cuddahee Fund Grantee! (literacynewyork.org)
Tri-County Literacy Center Receives Generous Acts Grant from the Adirondack Foundation
Tri-County Literacy Center Receives ADK Foundation Generous Acts Grant (saratogatodaynewspaper.com)
Support for this work is provided by Generous Acts at Adirondack Foundation - a force for good that pools gifts from generous donors who love the Adirondacks and care about our communities. Adirondack Foundation enhances the lives of the people in the Adirondacks through philanthropy. To learn more about the Adirondack Foundation and Generous Acts, visit adirondackfoundation.org/GenerousActs.
