Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE LITERACY ALLIANCE'S MISSION IS "TO END ILLITERACY BY TEACHING ADULTS THROUGH LEARNING CENTERS, LITERACY PROGRAMS AND TUTORING SERVICES THAT EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS TO SUCCEED AT WORK, AT HOME AND IN THE COMMUNITY." IN SUPPORT OF ITS MISSION, THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES INSTRUCTION FOR ADULTS THROUGH COMMUNITY-BASED HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY (HSE) LEARNING CENTERS, PRE-HSE CLASSES HELD IN INTERNET-CONNECTED COMPUTER LABS, SMALL GROUPS WORKING ON PRE-READING SKILLS AND ENGLISH FOR SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES (ESOL) CLASSES. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES JOB CERTIFICATION TRAINING AND CAREER ADVISING IN ITS HSE CLASSROOMS AND COLLABORATES WITH LOCAL SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE ON-SITE INSTRUCTION AND MUTUAL REFERRALS. THE LITERACY ALLIANCE PLACES A FAMILY LIBRARY IN EACH NEW HABITAT FOR HUMANITY HOME AT THE TIME OF DEDICATION. VOLUNTEERS ARE AN ESSENTIAL PART OF THE INSTRUCTION TEAM IN ALL PROGRAM AREAS.
ADULT INSTRUCTION - ADULT LEARNERS STUDY BASIC SKILLS IN READING, WRITING AND MATH UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF CERTIFIED TEACHERS AND VOLUNTEER TUTORS. INSTRUCTION OCCURS THROUGH ONE-ON-ONE TUTORING, IN SMALL GROUPS, IN INTERNET CONNECTED COMPUTER LABS AND IN HSE LEARNING CENTER CLASSROOMS. 212 ADULTS TESTING BETWEEN 5TH AND 10TH GRADE PREPARED FOR THE HSE IN 5 LEARNING CENTERS. 269 ADULTS STUDIED IN 5 LEARNING CENTERS. TOTAL VOLUNTEER HOURS FOR THE ORGANIZATION AMOUNTS TO 3,400.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Melinda Haines | CEO | 40 | $58,882 |
| Ron Duchovic | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Dustin Tirpak | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Tracy Davis | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Sonja Strahm | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Tammy Allen | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Marna Renteria | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jessica Morehead | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Charity Murphy | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Tessa Moeller | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Chrissy Dwire | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Kara Densmore | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Tegan Frederickson | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Tim Vanhouten | SECRETARY | 3 | $0 |
| Michaela Baldwin | TREASURER | 3 | $0 |
| Ashley Miller | VICE CHAIR | 3 | $0 |
| Corey Porter | CHAIR | 3 | $0 |
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