The READ Center’s mission is to help adults with low-level literacy develop basic reading and communication skills so they can fulfill their roles as citizens, workers, and family members. This mission is accomplished by providing classroom instruction, one-to-one tutoring, and educational resources to support students.
Our Impact on RVA
Serving Richmond, Henrico, and Chesterfield
1 in 6 adults in Richmond City lacks the literacy skills to read a bus schedule, fill out a job application or help their children with homework. In Henrico County, it’s about 1 in 11 adults and in Chesterfield 1 in 12. Low literacy is intrinsically linked to poor health, low educational attainment, joblessness, poor housing and poverty.
When individuals learn how to read, write, do basic math, and use computers, they have the power to lift themselves out of poverty, lower health care costs, find and keep sustainable employment, and ultimately change their lives.
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NEWS & EVENTS
Highlights from The READ Center Blog
What would your world be like if you could not read? It would be very small, very stressful, and very sad. In 1977,...
There are times when words seem inadequate to express the gratitude felt to those who has given so much. This is one of...
April is National Poetry Month! Poetry is one of many mediums READ students have used to share their stories in our student...
Contact The READ Center
A community-based nonprofit organization providing educational opportunities to adults with low-level reading and communication skills.
ADDRESS
4915 Radford Avenue
Suite 204
Richmond, VA 23230Phone
(804) 288-9930EMAIL
frontdesk@readcenter.org
Our Stories
“[The READ Center] has helped me pronounce words and to seek out other words that I might not have tried to use. I thank the tutors for their patience and willingness to help with a glad heart. It means a lot to me, being a student.”
Barbara F.
“I volunteer because reading has been a blessing in my life, and I enjoy sharing my passion with others who hope to feel the same comfort and joy with books. Volunteers feel that we receive more than we give.”
Diane C.
“I am glad that I came to The READ Center because it has changed my life completely and it has been a joy to learn and I am going to continue to learn as much as I can. It’s been kind of hard working a full-time job and coming to The READ Center, but I’m not going to quit!”