Literacy Volunteers of America, Inc.
LVA is a national, not-for-profit organization, which delivers local literacy services through a network of more than 50,000 volunteers and 400 programs nationwide. LVA-New York State serves the 50 affiliates of LVA across the State of New York.

Literacy on-line- The National Center for Adult Literacy
NCAL, at the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education, seeks to expand access to information and build capacity for adult literacy service provision in North America.

LINCS, The National Institute for Literacy
LINCS is NIFL's electronic information system which offers adult literacy resources for users throughout the world.

Laubach Literacy
Laubach Literacy, Inc. is a non-profit educational organization dedicated to helping adults improve their lives and their communities. Laubach sponsors more than 1,000 literacy programs throughout the United States and 71 partner programs in 36 countries.

The Ohio Literacy Resource Center
The Ohio Literacy Resource Center provides a list of regional, state, and national literacy/adult education agencies and projects .

Links to Community Development Resources

Rural Clearinghouse for Lifelong Education and Development, Kansas State University
The RCLED is a national effort to improve rural access to continuing education.

Empowerment Zone and Enterprise Community Program
The EZ/EC homepage provides information to help communities develop and implement effective strategic plans for community and economic development.

Pratt Institute Center for Community and Environmental Development
The PICCED (Brooklyn, NY) is the oldest university-based advocacy planning organization in the country. Its mission is to enhance the capacity of low and moderate-income communities to develop innovative solutions to the challenges facing them.

RLCDI Partners

Literacy Volunteers of New York State
LVA-New York State serves 50 community-based affiliates of LVA across the State of New York.

Cornell Cooperative Extension
Cornell Cooperative Extension combines its funding, research, and program development efforts in areas that are critical to the well being of the state's residents including community and economic vitality, environmental and material resources, and nutrition, health and safety.

Cornell University Department of Education
The Department of Education within the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences provides a variety of unique educational programs which apply educational principles to agricultural, biological, environmental, and rural community issues.

Cornell Community and Rural Development Institute
CaRDI links Cornell departments and programs, Cornell Cooperative Extension Associations, and local governments and community organizations in creative collaborations to address community development issues in rural areas.

North Central Regional Center for Rural Development at Iowa State
The North Central Regional Center for Rural Development, located at Iowa State University, is one of four regional centers coordinating rural development research and education throughout the United States.

Rural Clearinghouse for Lifelong Education and Development, Kansas State University
The Rural Clearinghouse for Lifelong Education and Development is a national effort to improve rural access to continuing education