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Literacy Is
Reading
Writing
Listening
Speaking
Confidence
Community
Connection
Freedom
Power
Illuminating

MAKE LIFE-CHANGING LEARNING
A REALITY FOR ALL

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Give to the Max for Family Literacy by supporting Open Door Preschool!

At Literacy Minnesota, we promote the power of entire families learning together. Our Open Door Preschool allows young children to participate in enriching activities that promote kindergarten-readiness while their parents attend classes just down the hall. It cultivates a positive learning environment both in and out of the classroom.

Our Open Door Preschool is a vital resource for families attending adult education classes at Open Door Arlington Hills. We plan to open a preschool at our Minneapolis campus in 2024.

Read about a current Ukranian immigrant family pursuing literacy together at our Open Door learning center in Saint Paul:

Meet Yuliia and Ivan

Will you celebrate learning for the whole family by donating this Give to the Max Day?

Give to the Max for Family Literacy

Announcing our new learning center

We're excited to share the news about a new Open Door Learning Center location in north Minneapolis!

  • The new center sits at the intersection of West Broadway and Lyndale Avenue.
  • Offerings will include free adult classes for GED prep, career readiness, computer skills, digital literacy, English-language learning, and citizenship. 

  • The learning center’s first event will be a public open house on Sept. 8, 2023, to celebrate International Literacy Day. 

Click to read the full news release

Open Door New Site
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Digital equity. Bridging the digital divide.

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Training and resources for tutors and educators.

Minnesota State Capitol

Advocacy. Transforming policy; effecting change.

VISTA Participants

AmeriCorps VISTA. Strengthening Literacy through National Service.

Reading Together

A whole-family approach to literacy.

ENGLISH UNLOCKED

IS NOW AVAILABLE!

English Unlocked, a new curriculum for adult English language learners, is officially here. This four-level curriculum is developed with the adult learner perspective to reflect their lives and interests. 

Check out pricing and free samples for this brand new curriculum today!

LEARN MORE

English Unlocked example pages

Because
Literacy Changes Everything

Once I made friends and knew about how to communicate, then America was just perfect.

Abdirisack A., 2018 Journeys Author. Read Journeys.

Abdirisack, English Language Learner

HELP US
MAKE A DIFFERENCE

18,923
hotline inquiries

Website, text, phone, email and in-person inquiries to our Adult Literacy Hotline helped adults in Minnesota find free literacy classes.

8,393
books to kids

Book donations provided children in our Summer Reads program with engaging, reading-level appropriate material.

3,101
trainees

Tutors who attended Literacy Minnesota’s trainings and workshops learned best practices for tutoring adults and children.

5.41 million
assessments

Northstar Digital Literacy Assessments test essential computer, software and technology skills.