Does
It Matter To You That There Is A
Major Adult Illiteracy Problem in
the District Of Columbia ...
... and that You Should Help?
DID YOU
KNOW?
D.C. public school
dropout rate is the highest in nation
-- over 45 percent.
D.C. has
one of the
highest unemployment rates in the nation-nearly 5.5
percent.
Over 17.5 percent of our population
lives below the poverty level.
D.C. eliminated adult education
funding and vocational training in
the 1990's.
Over
150,000 residents need basic
literacy services.
Over 80,000 residents need a GED to
get a job.
Thousands cannot read books to children,
signs, or medication warning labels.
Metropolitan/Delta
Adult Literacy Council provides
services throughout the greater Washington,
D.C. vicinity
United
Way/Combined Federal Campaign
Designation
Number - #8393.
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