In a message dated 6/25/2007 12:06:55 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
margeryfreeman at yahoo.com writes:

What steps can we take to ensure that adult learners and other residents in 
the learners' communities are providing leadership to community literacy 
initiatives

In response to Margery's question, we are making an attempt in this direction 
during the coming year by forming:
 
A Haitian Advisory Panel
Hispanic Advisory Panel
African-American Advisory Panel
Faith-Based Advisory Panel
 
These will meet at least twice a year.  We will share with these Panels what 
we and the providers are currently doing and then mainly listen to them to 
understand what they see as the real needs, in which areas, best ways to meet 
those needs, etc.  We want them to direct our efforts.
 
We have an Adult Learner Leadership Board with learners nominated from about 
28 literacy programs.  This board meets several times during the year.  The 
learners develop further leadership skills and they provide a valuable focus 
group to let us(and providers) understand how to better serve them.
 
Darlene Kostrub
_www.pbcliteracy.org_ (http://www.pbcliteracy.org) 



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