What is family literacy?
Why is family literacy important?
Why does Massachusetts need family literacy?
Who benefits from family literacy?
Who provides family literacy?
How can I help start family literacy in my community?
Any group with a mission of meeting the educational needs of adults and children in the context of the family can provide family literacy. In Massachusetts, Head Start and early childhood programs , Adult and Community Learning Services, Title I, libraries, and private funders provide family literacy.
Typically, programs are established through a collaboration of adult education, age appropriate education for children, and family support service providers, as well as libraries, community agencies, and businesses, to offer a comprehensive array of integrated family-centered services that assist the family as a unit.
Please address any questions or comments to MFLC@doe.mass.edu
Last Updated: September 15, 2002