OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS
We have learned alongside our Community Partners as they have faced challenges, overcome barriers, and achieved extraordinary successes. Find out more about each project and the outcomes below.
YEAR
2022
GRANT CATEGORY
Health & Well-Being
GRANT AMOUNT
$18,800
Organization:
Literacy Coalition of Central Texas
Title:
Literacy Coalition of Central Texas Parents & Little Scholars (PALS)
Description:
Literacy Coalition of Central Texas was founded in 2001 by a network of literacy providers and community leaders to transform the lives of adults by providing accessible education services and opportunities for economic advancement. Their programming includes GED/Adult Education; Career Education; and Family Education. Within the latter is the Parents and Little Scholars (PALS) parenting and school-readiness program, with services in Austin, Manor, Del Valle, and Pflugerville.
Impact Austin's $18,800 grant was unrestricted and offered in support of Literacy Coalition's mission and programs.
Grant Status:
Literacy Coalition applied our grant to Family Education programming, specifically their PALS program. In that context, they served 80+ families, updated curricula with Contextualized English, and updated children's materials for school readiness.
Literacy Coalition reported these outcomes for 2022-2023:
• 176 Children and parents participated in PALS.
• 36 PALS parents participated in Contextualized English Training. 55% demonstrated increased literacy and English Proficiency
• 28 PALS parents participated in Career Development Training, and 52% achieved their job readiness goals as measured through pre-post assessments
• 86 PALS parents were assessed for wraparound services based on the Literacy Coalition of Central Texas Self-Sufficiency Matrix domains.
• 75% of PALS children served who are 2 years 6 months or older demonstrated speech development and language gains