Our Mission

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To enhance and enrich the quality of life of our region with literacy outreach programming through community partnerships that lead to more literate communities.

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Our Vision

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We believe reading to be the foundation for all future learning. Our vision is to inspire a community of lifelong readers.

We support our mission and vision by:

- Serving  as a leader in the community by creating awareness for the issue of literacy.

- Advocating  for awareness, funding and support for a more literate population.

- Increasing family involvement in literacy activities.

- Engaging with volunteers and local organizations to expand our public presence. 

- Creating and implementing quality programs and annual events to address key literacy issues.

- Collecting data on the literacy challenges facing groups in the Region One Education Service area to prioritize our goals. 
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History

The South Texas Literacy Coalition was established during the 2007 Hispanic Engineering Science Technology Conference (HESTEC) week as a means to address rates of illiteracy across Region One - from Laredo to Brownsville. Congressman Ruben Hinojosa (D-TX) convened a meeting during the conference with affiliates from The University of Texas - Rio Grande Valley (formerly The University of Texas - Pan American), South Texas College, Texas State Technical College, The University of Texas - Brownsville, Avance - Rio Grande Valley, Texas Migrant Council and representatives of U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX) and Salomon Ortiz (D-TX) to institute the purpose of this reading initiative.