Search What we do Resources News and information Support us About us Donate Join us | Login Communities and local areas We target our work in the communities that need help most, working with local partners to deliver place-based solutions. Every community faces different challenges and has different assets and partners, so we need local solutions. Significant government investment and a national educational policy have not achieved results in the most deprived areas. We believe that by taking coordinated action at a local level to drive up literacy levels, we can support increased educational attainment and employability skills, and improve health outcomes and social capital. National Literacy Trust Hubs and regional campaigns work in communities to achieve these aims. Our approach Learn more about our experience in local communities and the benefits of our Hubs approach. More details Local authorities Discover how we can work with you and your local partners to develop a plan to address low literacy. Find out more Our place-based model Download a report on the development of the our place-based model. Read the report Improving outcomes for children Read our literature review on the effectiveness of place-based programmes and campaigns in improving outcomes for children. Read more Hubs report Download a report on the impact of our first three Hubs in Middlesbrough, Bradford and Peterborough. Read the report National Literacy Trust Hubs National Literacy Trust Hubs bring together local partners to tackle literacy issues in communities across the UK where low levels of literacy are seriously impacting on people’s lives. We work with local businesses, health, education and cultural organisations to help raise literacy levels in our Hub areas. Our approach is different in each place we work because every community has different needs and this is the best way to create long-lasting change. Each Hub has a public-facing campaign brand. Bradford Since 2014, we have been fighting illiteracy in Bradford through unique, community-driven projects. Learn more Birmingham Birmingham Stories is the campaign to raise literacy levels and change the life stories of young people and adults across the city. Learn more Doncaster By encouraging a love of reading, we’re helping the children of Doncaster improve their literacy levels and achieve their full potential. Learn more Hastings In Hastings, we're working to develop a town of confident and ambitious young people with the literacy skills they need to succeed in life. Learn more Manchester Read Manchester is led in partnership with Manchester City Council and engages local families with books and stories, and inspires them to make reading a priority in their... Learn more Middlesbrough Since 2013, Middlesbrough Reads has been working to improve the literacy and future prospects of the town’s children. Learn more North Yorkshire Coast Our Stories brings people across Whitby, Scarborough and Filey together to champion literacy. Learn more Nottingham Read On Nottingham works with families and young children to improve their life chances by giving them the early literacy skills they need. Learn more Peterborough Peterborough Reads inspires families across the city to read together, and helps parents to support their children’s literacy skills. Learn more Stoke-on-Trent Stoke Reads inspires the city to enjoy reading and helps parents to support their children’s literacy skills. Learn more Suffolk The National Literacy Trust and Suffolk County Council are working together to create an exciting new literacy campaign that will launch later this year. Learn more Swindon Swindon Stories is an innovative campaign to boost literacy levels in Swindon. Learn more Local and regional campaigns North East Read North East is a campaign led in partnership with North East Literacy Forum to address the high level of literacy need in the region. Learn more Blackpool Get Blackpool Reading is a community-driven campaign led by the National Literacy Trust in partnership with Blackpool Council and the Blackpool Opportunity Area. Learn more The Black Country We are helping children at the highest risk of low literacy in the Black Country. Learn more Other local campaigns Connecting Stories Connecting Stories is a fully funded calendar of events, supported by Arts Council England, 24 publishers and over 60 authors. Learn more Take 10 The Take 10 Challenge encourages people to read for just 10 minutes a day to improve their wellbeing and support their literacy. Learn more Take 10 The Take 10 Challenge encourages people to read for just 10 minutes a day to improve their wellbeing and support their literacy. View details Addressing the social mobility challenge: support for your area We offer a range of bespoke, paid-for services to deliver long-term solutions to the entrenched literacy challenges which impact social mobility. View details Local business promise Local businesses can play an important part in raising local literacy levels because they have the resources, reach and local knowledge to make a real impact. Find out more Latest news 16 Nov 2021 We announce our Christmas fundraising appeal to give the gift of reading this season 18 Oct 2021 We team up with Roy of the Rovers to donate 5,000 books and host an online footy quiz for 15,000 pupils! 14 Oct 2021 We launch new research alongside British Land that shows supporting children’s reading outside of school could lead to £4.6 billion boost to UK’s GDP 27 Sep 2021 Our award-winning news programme NewsWise boosts primary pupils’ literacy skills despite COVID-19 22 Sep 2021 We launch our Christmas card design competition for children across the UK with award-winning author and illustrator Nadia Shireen Become a member of the National Literacy Trust Create a free account Contact us 020 7587 1842 contact@literacytrust.org.uk Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube © National Literacy Trust 2017 Made byHactar Sign up to our newsletter Accessibility help Terms and conditions Privacy policy How we use cookies The National Literacy Trust is a registered charity no. 1116260 and a company limited by guarantee no. 5836486 registered in England and Wales and a registered charity in Scotland no. 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