News & Stories
AY Magazine has a great write-up about Literacy Action of Central Arkansas and our Hometown Heroes. Check it out here.
Tutoring for a Second Chance
Westover Hills Presbyterian Church teams with Literacy Action to help inmates at Pulaski County Regional Detention Facility improve their reading and writing skills A student nervously twists a bit of hair around her fingers as she completes a test to determine her...
Interview with Betty Harp: Literacy Action Founder
Betty Harp, one of Literacy Action’s dedicated founders, was a pioneer in the fight against adult illiteracy. Traveling throughout Arkansas in the 1970s, Harp and her colleague, Margaret Booth trained volunteers to teach adults with basic literacy skills how to read....
Literacy Action is Partnering with Party with a Heart!
Party with a Heart announces 2017 nonprofit partner: Literacy Action of Central Arkansas A special “Girls Night Out” dance party, Tuscan Wine Dinner, and a Mamma Mia Sing-A-Long were just a few of the fun-filled events Party with a Heart organized to support Partners...
Literacy Action 2016 Year in Review
As we marked our 30th Anniversary of providing free English instruction for native and non-native students, we are pleased to report that, with the support of our volunteers, donors and partners, we were able to help over 600 adults improve their literacy skills - a...
January is Adult Literacy Month in Arkansas!
Governor Hutchinson Brings Awareness to Adult Literacy in Central Arkansas January is Proclaimed as Adult Literacy Month! Little Rock, January 5, 2016 - It is critical that January has been proclaimed Adult Literacy Month for Arkansas, in order to raise awareness...
Literacy Action ED Featured in SAVVY Magazine
Literacy Action ED Featured in SAVVY Magazine Sara Drew, Executive Director for Literacy Action of Central Arkansas, was featured in a cover story in the November edition of SAVVY Magazine. "I was honored to be interviewed for Savvy Magazine. Of course, I had no idea...
Shine a Light on Literacy was a Glittering Success!
7th Annual Shine a Light on Literacy A night of glittering entertainment, benefiting Literacy Action of Central Arkansas The 7th Annual Shine a Light on Literacy, presented by Legacy Termite, raised over $30,000 for Literacy Action of Central Arkansas! We are so...
THE BEE: A Conway Corporate Spelling Bee
WHEN: Friday, April 10, 2015, 6:00 to 9:00pm WHERE: Southwestern Energy, 1000 SWN Drive, Conway, AR 72033 WHY: Bee-cause it’s fun! Do you hear that buzz? It’s the sound of corporate hives all over Conway flexing their spelling muscles in anticipation of Literacy...
Students Give 100%
As we enter the last weeks of the summer Taking Action For the Future (TAFF) program, it is remarkable to witness our students’ determination to finish the program. The class meets at Pulaski Tech for 90 minutes, four days a week with two hours of tutoring each week....
Students at the Turning Point
What was your turning point? Was it a new job, event or learning experience that made a profound change in your life? Or perhaps you can identify with famous statesman that once said, “My life is one long curve of turning points”. At Literacy Action, adult students...