Who We Are
The U.S. programs division of ProLiteracy Worldwide is the largest adult literacy organization in the United States, with more than 1,200 member groups nationwide. ProLiteracy is dedicated to providing the highest quality information, training, and technical assistance to advance the work of the adult literacy field.

ProLiteracy provides this support through:
   • Research and development of literacy products, publications, and training
   • Information and referral services
   • Advocacy
   • Grants and awards
   • Public awareness activities and materials
   • Quality improvement and credentialing services:
      – National accreditation of volunteer literacy programs
      – National certification of trainers
   • Providing opportunities for the sharing of promising practices throughout the network
   • A network of regional representatives who build relationships with state and regional groups to increase support to the affiliate network and who represent ProLiteracy at state/regional conferences and events:

Regional Rep.	Home Location	E-mail	Region
Hanley, Barbara	North Little Rock, AR	bbhanley@comcast.net
Raymond, Becky	Chicago, IL	b.raymond.chicago@gmail.com
Reiss, Roberta	Marco Island, FL	literacy@collier-lib.org
Sherman, Donna	Coventry, RI	Donnasherman02@aol.com
St. John, Kathy	Boulder Creek, CA	Katlit2003@yahoo.com
Strom, Nancy	Seattle, WA	handstrom@aol.com

For information about becoming an individual or group member, click here.