Community Changes Lives

 
 

Our Values

We are guided by two core values - belonging and bridging.

Belonging

Fostering acceptance and inclusion while maintaining curiosity and respect for our similarities and differences.

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Bridging

Reaching out to include and accept all within our community, while actively building trust and social connection.

 

Our Goals

Mission

Ozark Literacy Council offers free literacy programs and resources in Northwest Arkansas in order to build a welcoming, inclusive and empowered community.

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Vision

Ozark Literacy Council works to ensure all people possess the literacy and community building skills needed to fully contribute and connect to the world.

 

Join Our Community

ENROLL

We foster academic skills for success, train the new American workforce, and pave the pathway to citizenship for adults.

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VOLUNTEER

Interested in becoming a volunteer and making an impact on an organization that supports hundreds of students a year?

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DONATE

Your support matters. Monetary gifts provide access to individualized education for English-language learners and more.

 

On Instagram

We held our May celebration event at Ozark Literacy Council last week. Thank you to @mikas.market_ for the delicious baked goods and @julia.matcha for the photos! Our monthly celebrations are an important part of congratulating students on their ach
Want to learn English? We have FREE ENGLISH CLASSES. Fill out a form at 2596 N Keystone Crossing, Fayetteville, AR 72703. See additional information on our website: https://www.ozarkliteracy.org/ (link in bio) Have questions? Call (479) 521-8250 or
Do you have an interest in being a tutor for an adult English language learner? Sign up on our website (link in bio) and attend our next volunteer orientation session. It will take place on May 30th from 5:30 to 7:30 PM. We have three different tut
Congratulations! Happy Birthday! Félicitations! Parabéns! जन्मदिन की शुभकामनाएँ! С днем ​​рождения! We love celebrating our students at OLC! Our monthly celebrations are just one of the many ways we like to congratulate the students f
Thank you, @fayettevillepubliclibrary, for visiting us! We love to see our community engaging with accessible learning and reading resources. The Fayetteville Public Library set up a pop-up booth to allow our students to sign up for library cards an
Happy National Teacher Appreciation Day! At Ozark Literacy Council, we would like to take a moment to thank all of the fantastic teachers who teach our English classes. Here are two of our Americorps members who teach the beginning and intermediate c
It is National Administrative Professionals Day! At Ozark Literacy Council, our interns and office managers who run our front desk are essential members of our team. These individuals welcome everyone in the community as they walk in through the doo
Happy National Library Workers Day. At Ozark Literacy Council, we are thankful for all the staff and volunteers who contribute to our community and local libraries in significant ways. We especially want to thank our volunteers who support the maint