D.C. LEARNs’ Current Projects

We maintain the city’s only comprehensive database of local child, family and adult literacy programs. Our Adult Education Professional Development Center (AEPDC) for adult and family literacy teachers provides a set of core skills workshops for inexperienced teachers and volunteers, as well as more in-depth professional development for experienced teachers.

Our AmeriCorps program, Literacy*AmeriCorps – Washington D.C., provides AmeriCorps members to serve for one year as teachers at District literacy programs. Each year we place 20 volunteers throughout the city.

D.C. LEARNs regularly publishes fact sheets and briefs on literacy issues. We meet regularly with city council members and other policymakers to provide them information on adult literacy in the city.