The support of the CobbWorks Literacy Council has been invaluable in educating and empowering our Franklin Gateway community. In addition to our English for Successful Living (ESL) program that they helped us launch, YELLS is now able to offer digital literacy classes to our families, enabling hardworking parents to gain the skills they need to utilize technology to advance their own careers and support their children. The CobbWorks Literacy Council provided us with five laptops to launch this digital literacy series, and we’ve held “Technology 101” and “Technology & the Online Job Search” classes. Thanks to a partnership with Compmunity Foundation, we’ve offered these classes in both English and Spanish.
In a world where computers are essential tools for personal success and access to information, we’re so grateful that the CobbWorks Literacy Council is helping us tackle the digital divide by offering these classes to community members who want to improve their lives.
We’re also looking forward to their upcoming “Are You Smarter than a Ten Year Old?” event where our YELLS fifth graders will serve as the expert lifelines as corporations face-off in a competitive elementary-school trivia challenge! There’s still time to sign up your company’s team to compete and join in on the fun! The laugh-filled evening will feature a cocktail reception, auction and an intense competition between sponsor teams vying for bragging rights! All proceeds benefit the CobbWorks Literacy Council’s adult, youth, and family literacy programs, like YELLS. Support literate, self-sufficient families and help build a competitive, skilled workforce that fuels Cobb’s continued economic growth while showing off your company’s smarts and teamwork. It is a win-win! Sign up your three person team today for just $1500!
