Mayor's Office For Adult Literacy

Press Releases

• September 21, 2023 -- Mayor Turner Hosts Adult Literacy Breakfast to "Keep the Torch LIT"
• September 15, 2022 -- Mayor Turner Honors Literacy Advocates, Announces Astros Manager Dusty Baker as New Ambassador for Adult Literacy
• September 20, 2021 -- Mayor's Office for Adult Literacy Celebrates Second Year & Key Milestones
• July 7, 2021 -- Houston has an ambitious new plan to tackle 'silent crisis' of low adult literacy (from www.houstonchronicle.com)
• June 8, 2021 -- THE MAYOR'S OFFICE FOR ADULT LITERACY AND BARBARA BUSH HOUSTON LITERACY FOUNDATION UNVEIL HOUSTON'S ADULT LITERACY BLUEPRINT
• June 3, 2021 -- The New Partnership Fighting Houston’s Illiteracy Problem (from www.houstoniamag.com)
• January 26, 2021 -- The Houston Blueprint for Adult Literacy Will Provide Data, Strategies and Community Action Tactics to Equip Adults with Tools and Skills Necessary to Learn to Read
• September 28, 2020 -- Mayor's Office of Adult Literacy Celebrates One Year Anniversary with a Book Distribution
• November 19, 2019 -- XPRIZE, Barbara Bush Foundation and Dollar General Literacy Foundation Award Adult Literacy Partners of Houston $50,000 in the Adult Literacy XPRIZE Communities Competition