Low literacy is intrinsically linked to poor health, low educational attainment, joblessness, poor housing and poverty. In Richmond City, 16% of adults lack the literacy skills to read a bus schedule, fill out a job application or help their children with homework. In Henrico County, it is about 9% of adults and in Chesterfield it is 8%.
The READ Center’s changes lives through adult literacy. When adults 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.
The figures below are for the 2019-2020 academic year.
Executive Director
Advocacy Specialist
Director of Programs
Office Administrator
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Teacher & Tutor Trainer
Teacher & Tutor Trainer
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Florance, Gordon, Brown, P.C.
Retired, Virginia Employment Commission
Dominion Energy
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
Truist Bank
Altria
Atlantic Union Bank
Hanover Education Foundation
Dollars X Sense LLC
Markel Corporation
Retired, Fidelity National Title
Retired, Columbia Gas of Virginia
City of Richmond
Capital One
Wells Coleman
Retired, Fidelity National Title
Atlantic Union Bank
The READ Center’s 990’s can be viewed on GuideStar and on ConnectVA. If you would like a copy of 990’s or more information, please contact the READ office at frontdesk@readcenter.org or 804.288.9930.