West Michigan In The News

In Grand Rapids, 20 percent of residents are illiterate, and the methods of one organization to use grants and community volunteers to cut illiteracy in half in the next decade is changing the social landscape and attracting national attention.

According to excerpts from the story:

In Grand Rapids, community participation is the key. In a recent training session, a group of 50 volunteers trained to become tutors to help those who have difficulty reading and writing.

So far nearly 300 residents have volunteered their time to teach, and the program has helped more than 1,000 people in the last four years.

Read the complete story and view the video reports here.