Mississippi Humanities Council

The Mississippi Humanities Council supports two family-based reading programs for literacy-challenged adult readers and their lower elementary school age children. It is common knowledge that Mississippi has an alarmingly high illiteracy rate (one of the highest in the nation), and a dearth of adequate funding available for remedying this problem. Considering the central role that the ability to read plays in any programming or even basic understanding of the humanities, the council has developed reading programs that use the family unit to instill a love of reading, promote an interest in the public library, and most important, encourage families to read books and talk about ideas together. 

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