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Literacy Changes Lives

Our mission is to empower people and strengthen community through education.

Promotional banner for 'Laughs for Literacy!' event, hosted by The Literacy Alliance, on Friday, October 2, 2026, 6:00 PM at Baker Street Centre. Features a smiling open book character and a microphone graphic. Includes logos for media sponsor WANE 15 and caterer Soda Club, plus a starburst badge reading 'Early Bird Tickets Now Available.'Get ready for an evening where every laugh does double duty: national touring comedians Arvin Mitchell and Mike Maxwell, great eats from Club Soda, all in support of The Literacy Alliance’s free education and literacy programs. Click the image above visit laughsforliteracy.com to get your tickets today!

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Student Spotlight: Cecelia 

Aug 07 2026

Cecilia stopped school after ninth grade in Mexico. Read her success story and how The Literacy Alliance helped her believe in herself again.

TLA Volunteer Jane

Volunteer Spotlight: Jane 

Jul 27 2026

Read about Jane, a Project Build tutor with The Literacy Alliance, and how small steps toward literacy change lives in Northeast Indiana.

TLA Graduate: Nancy

Student Spotlight: Nancy 

Jul 14 2026

Nancy shares how a sister's recommendation led her to TLA and why she wants other students to know it's not as scary as it seems.

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GED® Testing Now Available at The Literacy Alliance

Need to finish high school? The Literacy Alliance is an official GED® testing center. Whether you’re looking to open new doors for work, college, or personal goals, we’re here to help you take that important next step by earning your high school equivalency diploma (HSE).

If you’d like to learn more, give us a call. We’ll walk you through your options and help you get started.

Call today: (260) 426-7323 to learn more about the testing center at TLA!

Community Impact

Since 1972, the Fort Wayne community has stood behind The Literacy Alliance with something money can’t buy: belief. Donors and volunteers have kept our free programs running for over five decades, and their impact shows up in real lives. Adults are earning diplomas, building careers, and stepping into stable futures they once thought were out of reach.

That work doesn’t happen without you. The Literacy Alliance depends on the generosity of this community to keep every program free and every door open. When you give your time or your resources, you are not just improving literacy. You are changing what’s possible for someone in Fort Wayne, Bluffton, and Decatur.

  • Project Reads (K-3 Reading Program in Allen County)
  • Project Build (Adult Basic Education classes in Allen County)
  • Project Graduate (High School Completion Classes in Allen, Adams, and Wells Counties)
  • Project Connect (English Language Learners Classes in Allen County)
  • Project Aim (Corporate Training in Allen, Adams, and Wells Counties)
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Donate

As our programs grow, our need for individual, corporate, and community support increases. Your gifts help us meet our goal of ending illiteracy. Contributions are tax-deductible to the extent provided by law. Approximately 78% of our expenses are directly related to the cost of programming.