The Panhandle Adult Literacy Center
Addressing Literacy Needs in Florida's Panhandle

The Region One Panhandle Adult Literacy Center is funded by a grant from the Florida Department of Education Office of Workforce Development. The purpose of the Center is to provide support services to literacy providers, including volunteers, in fifteen counties in the Panhandle. Headquarters for PALC is Leon County Schools Adult & Community Education, 283 Trojan Trail, Tallahassee, FL 32311.

The Center works with adult education programs, public libraries, volunteer organizations, and other literacy providers throughout the Panhandle offering a variety of technical assistance and training. Services include technical assistance, available upon request, in the following areas:

• Information and student referral services (toll free number)
• Resource materials for program management and instructional staff
• Resources for adult learners
• Volunteer and LEA staff development and training
• Public relations
• Dissemination of current information (newsletter and Web site)
• A provider advisory board
• Materials development

• Adult Beginning reader Guide-Activities and Resources Level 0.0-3.9
• Marketing Your Literacy Program
• Volunteer Tutor Training Referrals
• Classroom/volunteer resources and strategies for adult basic education students
• Classroom/volunteer resources and strategies for adult GED students

To reach the Center you may call (850) 922-5343, ext. 256 or call, our toll free number, (1-888-585-9013) or, send an email, at norvellg@ACE-Leon.org. Voice mail is also available, for the above numbers, any time.

We are extremely pleased that Leon County Schools Adult & Community Education has been given the opportunity to operate PALC. We look forward to continuing our partnerships with you to meet the needs of adult learners in the Panhandle area. Call on us as needed.

Barbara Van Camp
Principal, ACE