LVA-Suffolk County, NY is one of the largest of over 350 affiliates nationwide. People with low literacy skills often drop out of school and, therefore, may lack the basic skills needed to adequately provide for themselves and their families.
Illiteracy has an economic impact on society as well.
Hundreds of millions of dollars are lost to industry annually in remedial programs for employees, low productivity, errors and accidents as a result of basic skill deficiencies in workers. Recent statistics show alarming rates of illiteracy in Suffolk County.