National Resources

The Head Start Family Literacy Project is a five-year cooperative agreement between the National Center for Family Literacy and the Head Start Bureau. The National Center for Family Literacy (NCFL) was founded in 1989 with a grant from the William R. Kenan, Jr. Charitable Trust.  The National Center for Family Literacy is a nonprofit organization supporting family literacy services for families across the United States through programming, training, research, advocacy and dissemination.

The National Institute for Literacy (NIFL) is an independent federal organization leading the national effort toward a fully literate nation in the 21st century.

Other national literacy resources include the following:

US Department of Education

National Center for Learning Disabilities

Literacy Online

I Am Your Child Foundation

North Carolina Resources

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