The Capital Area Literacy Coalition helps children and adults learn to read, write and speak English with an ultimate goal of helping individuals achieve self-sufficiency. We achieve this through direct services and by enhancing literacy efforts of community organizations in the Capital Area and throughout the state of Michigan.



Welcome to Capital Area Literacy Coalition (CALC) a private, non-profit volunteer literacy organization founded in 1986. CALC or The Reading People provides a variety of services to enable people to achieve personal goals through literacy. We believe that the ability to read is critical to personal freedom and maintenance of a democratic society.



These beliefs have led us to make the following commitments:



- We are committed to the personal growth of our students

- We are committed to the effective use of volunteers

- We are committed to improving our society

- We are committed to strengthening, and improving our organization

- We are committed to supporting literacy organizations



- Increase workplace literacy

- Help at-risk youth

- Develop family literacy

- Provide for personal improvement and achievement

- Create a collaborative literacy model for businesses, schools, community agencies, and higher education