Facts

Of nearly 1,00 adult learners supported across the years by the Taunton Literacy Council...



 
 

 
 ·         60% of participants are men between the ages of 30 and 45
 ·         70% read below the fourth-grade level
 ·         90% are parents
 ·         30% do not speak English as their first language
 ·         50% are employed
 ·         30% are unemployed and looking for work

According to the National Institute for Literacy:
 ·         90% of Fortune 1000 executives express concern low literacy is hurting their productivity and profitability
 ·         43% of people with the lowest literacy skills live in poverty
 ·         70% of people with the lowest literacy skills have no job or a part-time job
 ·         75% of unemployed adults have reading or writing difficulties