State Senator Rachelle Crowe (D-Glen Carbon) is congratulating two Metro East programs who have been awarded grant money to support adult literacy programs.

Lewis and Clark Community College in Godfrey will receive a $113,045 grant, and the Metro East Literacy Project in O’ Fallon will receive a $48,177 funding injection.

Adult literacy programs are targeted at adults who read below the 9^th grade level or speak English at a beginning level. For those interested in becoming a volunteer tutor, contact the Illinois Adult Learning Hotline at 1-900-321-9511.

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