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Literacy Can Change Everything

The Literacy Coalition of the Permian Basin exists to increase literacy levels and skills of all people in the Permian Basin improving their quality of life.

As a member-based organization, we work through our community involvement and non-profit partnerships, by offering advocacy, capacity building, and professional development.

When communities come together to impact low literacy, then we all win!

Sub-Grant Program

LCPB will annually provide grant dollars to organizations to further their literacy work through an annual grant application process.

Book Distributions

LCPB partners with programs that address food insecurity throughout its service area by alignment with non-profits like the West Texas Food Bank and Ropes Youth.

Memberships

LCPB learned from providers in the area, that many lack professional development, uniform literacy testing, and capacity building.

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Adult literacy can change everything from health to income equality, and poverty. Low literacy levels are impacting critical social issues. When individuals learn how to read, write, do basic math, and use computers, they have the power to lift themselves out of poverty, lower health care costs, find and keep sustainable employment, and ultimately change their lives.

About $106 to $238 billion in healthcare costs result from low adult literacy skills.

Health Care Costs

Between 2020 and 2030, about 30% of approximately 98,300 workers will require Level 3 literacy skills.

Economic Impact Assessment

28% of adults in Texas and 29% of adults in New Mexico are ranked low in literacy levels.

Need for workers

Literacy at Work

The fastest-growing occupation in the decades to come that requires Level 3 literacy is truck drivers, followed by managers, software developers, accountants, and auditors. Many of these rapidly growing occupations support the area’s energy sector, the cornerstone of the regional economy. Others are essential to the health and well-being of residents of the area.