Volume 13, Issue 2 Fall 2024 The Powerful Role of Family Literacy Partnerships for Community Integration
Author: Elizabeth A. Ljubic
Subject Area: ESL/ELL, Literacy, Workforce
Program Level: COABE Journal
Material Type: Journal
Language: English
License: (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) For license summary click here

Abstract:

Maryland’s family literacy programs are built on a foundation of partnerships. Both Prince George’s Community College and Community College of Baltimore County have built strong family literacy programming through their partnerships with the Family Support Center of Prince George’s County and Baltimore County Public Schools. In Prince George’s County, community integration has taken place through a focus on workforce development as a key component in the family literacy adult education classes. In Baltimore County, the focus for family literacy students has been school integration. Student stories illustrate the importance of strategic community partnerships to create unified communities and a stronger, more skilled workforce in Maryland.