Imagine you are an adult who cannot read or write English. Think of the difficulty of every day performance at work, of understanding your boss's instructions, or filing reports or understanding policies. 

It’s a life of humiliation and fear.

You couldn’t take a driver’s test or fill out an employment application. What would you do when the teacher sent home a note about your child’s needs or accomplishments? Even the simplest things in life-preparing a meal or taking medications-require reading skills that many of your neighbors and associates simply do not have.

Lack of these skills endangers lives and dimishes hope in our community. What if you could change a life with the flourish of a pen or the click of a mouse?

Would you help?