Causes: Education, Literacy, Remedial Reading & Encouragement

Mission: The mission of the greenville literacy association is to enrich our community by increasing the literacy and employability of our citizens.

Programs: For more than 50 years the greenville literacy association (gla) has offered adult basic education instruction to adults on all literacy levels who seek to improve their basic education skills. Trained volunteer tutors lead one-on-one or small group sessions in math, language arts, social studies, science and workkeys in preparation for their high school equivalency test and a workkeys career readiness certification. Gla also provides information and classes in workforce preparation. In addition, to basic computer literacy, the adult learners may study on a variety of educational software to reinforce the classroom lessons. In 2016-2017, with the help of volunteer tutors, the three greenville literacy learning centers served 611 adults in the adult basic education/ged program.

the english as a second language (esl) program at greenville literacy association (gla) provides opportunities for non english speakers, residing in greenville county, to improve their english language proficiency. Gla offers level-appropriate small group sessions led by trained community volunteers. Classes are structured as total english immersion. With flexible schedules, pronunciation groups, and conversation groups, adults have a multifaceted program through which to improve their daily english speaking and listening skills. In 2016-2017, with the help of volunteer tutors, three greenville literacy learning centers served 543 adults in the esl program.