Mission Statement
    The mission of Verizon Links Virginia for Literacy is to champion workforce development thoughout the Commonwealth by harnessing technology's power and potential to advance literacy for adults with low levels of basic skills.

Adults enroll in a basic computer
class to enhance their technical skills.
What is Verizon Links Virginia for Literacy?

    Verizon corporation in Virginia has contributed $750,000 in grants to four of Virginia's flagship universities to champion workforce development by harnessing technology's power and potential to advance literacy for those with low level skills. Partners are George Mason University, James Madison University, Old Dominion University, and Virginia Commonwealth University, the coordinating institution.

Verizon Links Virginia to Literacy is working with Virginia's businesses and education leaders in order to:
  • Better understand the basic technology skills employees need at work.
  • Use technology to link adults who need basic literacy skills to education and training programs.
  • Expand opportunities for adults to use technology to improve their basic and technical skills for the workforce.
  • Strengthen adult education services through teacher training in technology as a tool for literacy learning.
"Verizon is proud to sponsor this partnership between four outstanding Virginia universities and the National Institute for Literacy. We're also excited about demonstrating our continued commitment to literacy and being a champion of workforce development throughout the Commonwealth. Using the power of technology, the Verizon links program will serve as a tremendous tool in advancing literacy for adults with low levels of basic skills."


  Steve Clementi
Public Affairs Director
Verizon Corporation
Virginia Region
 


Who benefits from Verizon Links Virginia for Literacy?
  • Workers who need to improve their basic literacy and computer skills in order to get a job, keep up with the demands of their present job, or get a better job.
  • Employers needing a skilled workforce.
  • All Virginians who benefit from the economic advantages of a skilled and competitive workforce.

Duane Sider, Director of Marketing for Fairfield Language
Technologies and Jeannie Baliles, Virginia Literacy Foundation,
try out the new computers and software in the new Verizon Workforce
Development Learning Skills Center, Dayton Learning Center.






GMU, JMU, Old Dominion University, and VCU are equal opportunity/affirmative action institutions and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age or disability.