Welcome to the website for the Regional Literacy Coordinating Committees (RLCC). We are a collection of regional interagency groups that meet on a regular basis to discuss strategies for improving adult education and literacy services through collaboration among business communities and other agencies. Eighteen RLCCs have been established in Virginia with many consisting of the same localities that comprise the regional workforce investment boards.
The Council of Lead Agents, a representative group from the RLCCs, meets regularly to promote statewide interests. The three main projects supported by RLCCs are Race to GED, health literacy, and family literacy initiatives. The RLCCs produced a CD on health literacy that was distributed to doctors, health centers, social services, and hospitals throughout the state.
Each RLCC sponsors a family literacy project such as Books for Babies or Reach Out and Read. Each RLCC has provided local libraries with information about the Official GED Practice Test and routinely provides scholarships for the GED Test. Many RLCCs have sponsored a GED testing center and regional GED graduations.
Adult Education Providers include:
• BEACON for Adult Literacy
• Computer CORE
• English Second Language & Immigrant Ministries
• Fairfax County Public Schools ACE (Adult & Community Education) Apprenticeship Program and Career Development Programs, and Adult ESOL
• Fairfax County Public Schools Adult Education
• Hogar Immigrant Services
• Literacy Council of Northern Virginia
• Literacy Volunteers of America-Prince William
• Loudoun County Public Schools Adult Education
• Loudoun Literacy Council
• Northern Virginia Community College
• Prince William County Schools Adult Education
• REEP: Arlington Education & Employment Program
Our Partners in Adult Education include:
• Arlington Diocese Migration and Refugee Services
• Fairfax County Government Department of Family Services
• Fairfax County Government Department of Family Services, Office for Children
• Fairfax County Government Department of Family Services, SkillSource/Northern Virginia Workforce System. Click on www.myskillsource.org
• Fairfax County Public Library
• New Hope Housing
• Patrick Henry Family Shelter, Shelter House Inc.
• Reston Interfaith
• Virginia Department of Rehabilitative Services