Laubach Literacy Seeks Applications For National Book Scholarship Fund

ProLiteracy Worldwide
Wednesday, 8 August 2001

SYRACUSE, NEW YORK, August 8, 2001 — Laubach Literacy International will be accepting grant applications for its National Book Scholarship Fund (NBSF) starting September 4, 2001. NBSF grants distribute New Readers Press books and educational materials to qualified adult literacy providers in the U.S.

"The National Book Scholarship Fund is different from other book "give-away" programs that often focus on placing a book in the hand of a child or adult who may otherwise not be able to afford it," says Mara Roberts who directs Laubach's NBSF program. "Organizations that receive books from the National Book Scholarship Fund actually use these books to provide men, women, and children with the literacy instruction they need to learn to read. Educational materials from Laubach Literacy are specifically designed to meet the unique learning needs of adult literacy students, tutors, teachers, and trainers."

The National Book Scholarship Fund helps literacy organizations expand their current programs or initiate new efforts. "Family literacy is an important focus for us," notes Ms. Roberts. "First priority is given to applicants who work with parents and their children to improve their literacy skills." NBSF grants are also awarded to English as a Second Language and adult basic education initiatives.

For more information about the NBSF or to apply, visit the NBSF Web site at www.nbsf.org. The grant application will be available online from September 4 to November 30, 2001. The deadline for grant applications is December 6, 2001.

For additional information, please contact Mara Roberts, project administrator by phone 315-422-9121, extension 345, by e-mail mroberts@laubach.org, or by writing to the National Book Scholarship Fund, Laubach Literacy, 1320 Jamesville Avenue, Syracuse, NY 13210.

Laubach Literacy International is a nonprofit educational corporation dedicated to helping women, men, and families acquire the basic educational skills needed to improve their lives and communities. Founded in 1955 by world literacy pioneer Dr. Frank C. Laubach, the organization today has 1,100 member programs throughout the United States and 70 partner programs in 39 developing countries in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America. Its U.S. publishing division, New Readers Press, produces and distributes 500 titles of adult educational materials to 46,000 organizations, schools, libraries, and other institutions nationwide. For more information, please call Laubach's toll-free number (888) 528-2224.

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