Literacy is important in our community because improved literacy means a better qualified workforce, and a stronger economy.
Being functionally illiterate means being unable to perform a variety of skills that are essential for success in daily life, like filling out a job application or getting a driver's license, reading a medicine label or using a telephone book -- factors that severely limit one's opportunities for employment or advancement.
The mission of Trident Literacy Association is to increase literacy in Charleston, Berkeley, and Dorchester counties by offering instruction, using a self-paced, individualized curriculum in reading, writing, mathematics, English as a Second Language, GED preparation, and basic computer use.
Being literate means being able to read the newspaper or a medicine bottle, or to complete a job application. It means a better life.
Literacy facts
With the help of more than 300 volunteers and dozens of community collaborators, Trident Literacy Association (TLA) serves approximately 2500 students annually.
Founded in 1972, Trident Literacy Association has a proven record of positive outcomes.
