by Amanda Bates | Oct 24, 2023 | Article
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... by Amanda Bates | Nov 30, 2022 | Article, News Story
School supporters and elected officials will visit Whitemarsh to help acquire supplies for low-income adults getting an education. WHITEMARSH, PA — A local state official will join education supporters in this Montgomery County community this coming weekend to... by Amanda Bates | Oct 10, 2022 | Article
Experts from Beyond Literacy, the ExCITe Center and the Office of Children and Families shared their experiences and advice on advancing digital literacy at the 2022 Technology Learning Collaborative conference. To reach true digital equity, offering access to devices... by Amanda Bates | Mar 11, 2022 | Article, News Story
The head of a literacy nonprofit on how to ensure disadvantaged Philadelphians can read, do math and use a computer—for their prosperity, and all of ours BY KIMMELL PROCTOR Gov. Tom Wolf’s recently introduced final budget for Pennsylvania prioritized investment... by Amanda Bates | Oct 29, 2021 | Article
It was a pleasure to reunite with the community last night at Philanthropitch Philadelphia, presented by TD Bank! We gathered in-person for the first time ever in Philadelphia to celebrate the dedicated work and impact of five non-profit organizations: Called To... by Amanda Bates | Jun 15, 2021 | Article
Read by 4th blogBy Deicy Mariana PérezReading Captain, as well as an ESL Family Literacy Instructor at Beyond Literacy. Reading to me is like getting the power to travel in time; it’s an escape from reality. In the small town in Colombia where I grew up, we didn’t...