Washtenaw Literacy Announces New Website

ANN ARBOR, Mich., Aug. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Washtenaw Literacy, a non-profit organization devoted to ending adult illiteracy, has just launched a brand-new website designed to better support the agency's growing outreach efforts. The website's new architecture was developed by Washtenaw Literacy supporter Jacek Spiewla.  Phire Branding Company provided a fresh new look to the website and other agency materials, working tirelessly with agency leadership to ensure that these resources convey Washtenaw Literacy's compelling mission.  Myra Klarman, a regular contributor to local non-profit initiatives, provided wonderful photography to the project.

Amy Goodman, Executive Director of Washtenaw Literacy remarked, "This project has been a labor of love.  We are so grateful to Jacek, Phire, and Myra for the work they've done on our new website.  The need in Michigan and in Washtenaw County, in particular, is at crisis level.  We urgently need tutors and donors—having a well-constructed website is foundational to ensuring that we get the word out about our services to our key constituencies."

Jim Hume, Principal of Phire Branding Company added, "As an Ann Arbor-based company, we share Washtenaw Literacy's passion to see illiteracy end, and are delighted to have had the opportunity to offer our branding and design services to this important cause."

To learn how you can become a tutor or offer other help in the fight against illiteracy, please call Washtenaw Literacy at (734) 879-1320 or go to the brand-new website at www.washtenawliteracy.org.

About Washtenaw Literacy

Washtenaw Literacy's purpose is straightforward: we help adults change their lives through literacy. Our organization has over 35 years experience in helping men and women improve their reading, writing and English as a second language skills.

Our core program is one-on-one tutoring. This is the approach our first volunteer tutors used in 1971. The reason we still use it today is because it works. Over 90% of adults in our one-on-one tutoring program reach one or more of their goals. Part of this success stems from our "designer tutor" approach. We train each of our volunteer tutors to plan lessons according to the learner's strengths, needs and goals. Adult learners in our program are motivated because they are setting, and meeting, their own standards for success.

This focus on individual goals makes our program unique in the county. Washtenaw Literacy is a critical part of our community's educational continuum. Someday we hope to have no need for our services. Until then, we'll support our volunteer tutors as they help low-literate men and women improve their skills and their lives.

SOURCE Washtenaw Literacy