BeLit’s Chief Program & Impact Officer, Dawn Hannah, testified at the Appropriations and Education Committee Joint Public Hearing on School Funding on October 24, 2023. For millions of Americans, adult literacy programs make the difference between earning a...
In recognizing national Adult Education and Family Literacy Week (September 18-22), we need to be honest that for many Philadelphians, literacy is not a given. If you grow up in a home where reading is rare or English isn’t spoken, the path to literacy is difficult....
What is BeLit’s Young Friends Advisory Board? YFAB are literacy allies who share a passion for uplifting their fellow Philadelphians with the transformative power of education. Through volunteerism and community engagement, YFAB makes meaningful connections and...
We were honored to have two BeLit students speak as representatives of their class: Jen Marenbach at our BeLit Graduation Celebration event, and Amira Sloan at Philadelphia’s Citywide Graduation ceremony honoring high school equivalency earners. We invite you to...
Shaka Anu, Class of 2023 GED Graduate and BeLit Book Club Member (in her own words) My name is Shaka Anu, and I’m from Philadelphia, Pa. I came to Beyond Literacy to attain my GED, not really knowing what to expect but having a firm goal. Now having achieved my goal,...
