2026 Organizations
Alaska Literacy Program
Anchorage, AK • EIN: 23-7451172
Changing Lives Through Literacy.
About
Alaska Literacy Program (ALP) is a volunteer-based community agency that changes lives through literacy. Since 1974, we have taught adults to read, write and speak English. The learners come from all over the world. They learn the skills needed to get and keep a job in Alaska, help their children in school, access healthcare, become citizens, and navigate their new home country. ALP recruits, trains, certifies, and supports volunteer teachers who work hand in hand with staff to help these English Language Learners reach their educational goals. Over time, ALP has grown to define literacy as more than reading and writing. It includes having the skills needed to navigate our complex and rapidly changing world. It is the philosophy of ALP that adults have the right to be free from the burden of illiteracy: free to function as independent, productive citizens. For ALP students, this looks like digital literacy, health literacy, financial literacy, and trauma-informed family literacy for early childhood success. In addition to its core mission of literacy, ALP's Peer Leader Navigator (PLN) program recruits students who are immigrants and refugees to receive health literacy and system navigation training to provide additional support and information to their respective communities. They undergo a year-long training to develop the necessary knowledge and skills to provide health promotion and disease prevention outreach activities.
How Pick.Click.Give. makes a difference
Our community has grown substantially over the past few years. In FY24, we served 1,099 unique students - up from the 293 we served in FY20. These students represent 78 unique countries, speaking 59 unique languages. Thanks to our donor support, we are able to offer classes for free to all Alaska residents. This, along with our classes being offered both online and in-person, has allowed us to lower barriers to education for the greatest number of students in our community. The growing demand has led to new initiatives, including a College and Job Readiness course launched in May 2024.Beyond literacy, ALP hosts our Peer Leader Navigator (PLN) public health initiative, which supports refugees and immigrants by connecting them to health literacy and systems navigation. Formed in 2013, the PLN program trains multilingual volunteers (often current or former ALP students) to share health information and resources in their communities. During the pandemic, PLNs helped over 7,000 individuals with COVID-19 relief, food, housing, healthcare, and more.
The estimated increase in health care costs in the U.S. each year due to low literacy skills is in the billions. Low literacy levels make it difficult to read prescription labels, and to understand basic health risks, threats, and preventions. A mother’s level of reading skills is the greatest determinant of her child’s academic success. Without the support of your generous donations we would not be able to continue to provide tuition and curriculum scholarships for our students, helping low-literacy adults reach their educational goals, keeping more Alaskans healthy, and ensuring girls and women gain the education they need to raise health and happy families.
Contact
(907) 743-0201Physical Address
Anchorage, AK 99508Mailing Address
1345 Rudakof Circle Suite 104Anchorage, AK 99508
Cause Types
HumanitarianGiving History
| Year | Total |
|---|---|
| 2025 | $6,850.00 |
| 2024 | $8,175.00 |
| 2023 | $6,575.00 |
| 2022 | $8,025.00 |
| 2021 | $6,939.00 |
| 2020 | $5,900.00 |
| 2019 | $6,525.00 |
| 2018 | $5,225.00 |
| 2017 | $5,800.00 |
| 2015 | $7,000.00 |
| 2014 | $6,125.00 |
| 2013 | $5,525.00 |
| 2012 | $4,203.00 |
| 2011 | $3,650.00 |
| 2010 | $2,600.00 |
| 2009 | $900.00 |
| $90,017.00 |