Alaska Literacy Program News  

Thank you to the dedicated ALP Board Members who have served as officers and to the new officers, 

President Natasha Pope

Vice President Ashley Brinkman

Secretary  Mary Gibbs

Treasurer  Linda Gerwin

Are you interested in serving on the ALP Board of Directors? Join this dynamic organization and build community by changing lives through literacy. Contact Polly Smith, Executive Director at 743-0201 for more information.

http://www.alaskaliteracyprogram.org/index.cfm?section=About&page=Board-and-Staff  [Read More... ]

ALP is pround to announce that we have been awarded a National Book Fund grant from ProLiteracy to support our adult literacy and basic education program. $2,000 in textbooks were received from New Readers Press, primarily for our lowest level learners at ALP. Thank you to ProLiteracy and all the work you do in providing programs with the resources and materials we need to help adults learn to read, write and do basic math.

Learn more about ProLiteracy and see how you can support at https://www.proliteracy.org/  [Read More... ]

Thank you to everyone who supported ALP at our 12th Scrabblers Scramble for Literacy! Check out the pictures on our Facebook page.

The Anchorage Health Literacy Collaborative, together with Providence Health & Services Alaska, UAA Center for Human Development and Anchorage Neighborhood Health Center present Alaska Health Literacy Summit: Working Together to Improve Health on November 5, 2016 from 8 am - 4:30 pm at Providence Alaska Medical Center (3200 Providence Dr., Anchorage, AK) in West Auditorium. This summit is for health care professionals and community members. Learn evidence-based communication tools that improve health outcomes and quality of care.

Register online: https://aktclms.org/Training/Class/101610

$60 Registration Fee (non-student / non-senior)

$30 Student and/or Senior (age 55+) Fee

$15 Continuing Education Fee (if needed)

Refreshments and a $5 lunch card are included in the cost of registration (all categories).

If the cost of registration is a barrier, and you want to attend this event, training access funds are available. Email rain@alaskachd.org or call 907-264-6281 to apply for a registration fee waiver.  [Read More... ]

The Spell It! 2016 spelling practice book is available! Find it on the bottom of our BizBee page to prepare for BizBee! Spellers, please arrive at 5:30 pm. Doors will open at 6 pm for spectators.