Mission and Organizational History
The mission of Fond du Lac Literacy Services is to affect community wide-change by improving literacy skills and increasing literacy awareness in Fond du Lac County. Our organization exists to help adults with skills needed to survive and thrive including reading, mathematics, writing, and learning English. Our vision is to see that everyone in Wisconsin has the literacy skills to help them succeed and survive in today’s world. Our organization was founded in 1982 by two Fond du Lac school District Staff members. They realized there was a need for adults within the community to learn literacy skills after a father came to meet with a teacher breaking down that he couldn’t help his daughter with homework …show more content…
which is a nonprofit that offers community literacy programs in seventy six different locations throughout Wisconsin. Our organization has served many adults and families within the Fond du Lac community to learn life skills and become more independent. Our current clients are anywhere between the ages of 18 and 75 years of age. We work with many volunteers in Fond du Lac who take time out of their schedules to tutor clients. Our partners that help us to make our mission a success include Family Resource Center of Fond du Lac, Advocap, Bank of Oakfield, Boys and Girls, Brooke Industries, Meriter Hospital, Wisconsin Area Health Education Centers, Wisconsin Branch of the International Dyslexia Association, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, and Wisconsin Technical College System. Fond du Lac Literacy Services also receives support from Fond du Lac Area United Way, the Sadoff Family Foundation, Kiwanis Club of Fond du Lac, Holy Family Catholic Community, Mid-States Aluminum Foundation, Michels Corporation, and Altrusa. Fond du Lac Literacy Services is an accredited associate with ProLiteracy America and Wisconsin Literacy, which is governed by a board of directors that are …show more content…
We would like to hold more community fundraisers and events so people know about low illiteracy rates and what Fond du Lac Literacy Services is. We want to raise community awareness and educate community members about health and economical effects that come with it. Our organization hopes that everyone is able to read, write, and communicate. Our organization would like to have more people motivated to volunteer and help us to abolish illiteracy within the community. We want to see everyone within Fond du Lac having the necessary literacy and language skills to feel happy and confident about their futures.
Specific Objectives
1. Have 40 additional volunteers sign up to assists clients and tutor them in our organization within the next year
2. Our organization wants to obtain 15% more in donations in the next year
3. Have 5% more people calling us asking about our organizations and fundraisers
4. Teach 50 more people within the community about illiteracy and its effects
5. Receive 10% more assessment scores from adult literacy students and their tutors
6. To have 10% more participation in our local
The mission of Fond du Lac Literacy Services is to affect community wide-change by improving literacy skills and increasing literacy awareness in Fond du Lac County. Our organization exists to help adults with skills needed to survive and thrive including reading, mathematics, writing, and learning English. Our vision is to see that everyone in Wisconsin has the literacy skills to help them succeed and survive in today’s world. Our organization was founded in 1982 by two Fond du Lac school District Staff members. They realized there was a need for adults within the community to learn literacy skills after a father came to meet with a teacher breaking down that he couldn’t help his daughter with homework …show more content…
which is a nonprofit that offers community literacy programs in seventy six different locations throughout Wisconsin. Our organization has served many adults and families within the Fond du Lac community to learn life skills and become more independent. Our current clients are anywhere between the ages of 18 and 75 years of age. We work with many volunteers in Fond du Lac who take time out of their schedules to tutor clients. Our partners that help us to make our mission a success include Family Resource Center of Fond du Lac, Advocap, Bank of Oakfield, Boys and Girls, Brooke Industries, Meriter Hospital, Wisconsin Area Health Education Centers, Wisconsin Branch of the International Dyslexia Association, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, and Wisconsin Technical College System. Fond du Lac Literacy Services also receives support from Fond du Lac Area United Way, the Sadoff Family Foundation, Kiwanis Club of Fond du Lac, Holy Family Catholic Community, Mid-States Aluminum Foundation, Michels Corporation, and Altrusa. Fond du Lac Literacy Services is an accredited associate with ProLiteracy America and Wisconsin Literacy, which is governed by a board of directors that are …show more content…
We would like to hold more community fundraisers and events so people know about low illiteracy rates and what Fond du Lac Literacy Services is. We want to raise community awareness and educate community members about health and economical effects that come with it. Our organization hopes that everyone is able to read, write, and communicate. Our organization would like to have more people motivated to volunteer and help us to abolish illiteracy within the community. We want to see everyone within Fond du Lac having the necessary literacy and language skills to feel happy and confident about their futures.
Specific Objectives
1. Have 40 additional volunteers sign up to assists clients and tutor them in our organization within the next year
2. Our organization wants to obtain 15% more in donations in the next year
3. Have 5% more people calling us asking about our organizations and fundraisers
4. Teach 50 more people within the community about illiteracy and its effects
5. Receive 10% more assessment scores from adult literacy students and their tutors
6. To have 10% more participation in our local