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Washington Literacy Center urges streamlined funding and licensing to scale basic‑skills training for DC adults
Summary
Washington Literacy Center CEO Jimmy Williams told the Committee on Executive Administration and Labor that the nonprofit needs clearer, faster licensing and funding approvals to serve adults with low literacy and job barriers, especially following a sudden contract loss in 2024.
Good afternoon, Chairperson Anita Bonds and members of the committee. My name is Jimmy Williams, president and CEO of the Washington Literacy Center.
Williams told the committee that the Washington Literacy Center (WLC), which provides adult basic education, financial literacy, digital skills and job readiness for adults, experienced “a major disruption in 2024 when 1 of our major contracts ended with just six days notice.” The abrupt loss led to program and staffing cuts and interrupted services for…
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