New Haven has a big gap to fill when it comes to adult literacy: more than 17,000 adults do not have a high-school diploma, and more than 7,000 do not speak English well. Empowering our low-literacy adult population will enable them to better utilize the network of services, take more advantage of employment opportunities, be more in charge of their health and wellness, and become more involved in their children’s educations. The CTP aims to improve both task-oriented and skill-oriented literacy levels among New Haven’s adults by connecting low-literacy and limited-English residents to a literacy pipeline that moves them towards employment, civic engagement, and personal fulfillment in life and society.

Adult Literacy

Life Skills and Financial Literacy

Strategies:

 

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• Launch the Skill-Up campaign, using existing and new resources to bring innovative, effective literacy programs to New Haven adults

 

• Partner with re-entry, workforce training, and homeless services to identify and enroll low literacy adults

 

• Expand English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) programming

Strategies:

 

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• Incorporate life skills and civic responsibility into job training programs so adults are prepared to hold a job and participate in the community 

 

• Integrate life skills training into K-12 and youth development programming in the community so youth are entering adulthood prepared