ECA Literacy Volunteers/Students on the Sideline
It's been a long a six weeks since the students in the adult education program were sent on an extended spring break beginning March 18. Spring break turned into a…
New Year, New Hope
Bobby Hinson with his "Big Machine" at the East Central College campus Bobby Hinson was an eighth-grade dropout. The father of four works for the Missouri Department of Transportation as…
Board Member Nominations
Board Member Nominations The East Central Area Literacy Council is seeking new board members. The literacy council meets on the 4th Tuesday each month in St. James, MO at 4:30…
Literacy Council Seeks Support After Phelps County United Way Closes
There are at least two things that can make a world of difference in how every life evolves and the joy and satisfaction that an individual may have as they…
East Central Area Literacy Council Awarded National Grant
May 30, 2018For the last 30 years, the East Central College Adult Education and Literacy (AEL) Program has provided free adult education classes to the community. It has been possible…
Learning to Read at 20 – A Literacy Success Story
It was July of 2015 when Jesse Berry-McKinnon first walked into the St. James Adult Education and Literacy (AEL) classroom. He was 20 years old at the time, and he…
Literacy Council Partners for “Big Read”
East Central College, Scenic Regional Library, Washington Public Library, East Central Area Literacy Council, and several other local businesses and organizations are partnering to apply for a National Endowment of…
Furlong Joins Literacy Council Board
John T. Furlong (center left) is welcomed by East Central Area Literacy Council Board members (from left to right): Dan Woodward, vice-president; Jean Craft-secretary; Alice Whalen, executive director; Kathryn Whyte;…
Central Federal Makes Donation to Literacy Council
Bill Stoltz, President and CEO of Central Federal Bancshares, presents Alice Whalen, Executive Director of the East Central Area Literacy Council and their Board of Directors, with a check for…
Bank of America Supports Adult Literacy With $2,500 Grant
The Bank of America Foundation recently donated $2,500 to East Central Area Literacy Council. The donation will go toward the volunteer tutor training program. The East Central Area Literacy Council…