LTR’s goal will be to reach out to the 34,000 functionally illiterate adults and speakers of other languages in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties to inform them of the free one-on-one English literacy program. LTR averages 60 enrolled students, meaning the students consistently attend, work diligently and make reasonable progress. LTR would like to increase that average by enrolling and maintaining 10 additional students at all times and correspondingly to recruit, train and maintain at least 10 more volunteer tutors. The additional exposure, which will come from the community awareness campaign, will increase the general operating funds by 8% by way of additional donations and sponsorships. LTR expects to work more efficiently with the purchase of updated equipment. Like other literacy programs, LTR is a stepping stone for adults who go on to participate in higher level educational programs such as the GED program at Pensacola State College. LTR’s literacy program affects positive change at the root of many community problems such as: economic concerns through helping functionally illiterate adults enter the workforce; immigration through helping local employers, merchants, and financial, social and healthcare workers to communicate with foreign nationals; children’s education as parents’ low literacy skills often set a bad example; health issues through addressing health and safety in literacy lessons; and quality of life by reducing the need for welfare support, increasing vocational training, partnering in inmate re-entry programs, developing a culture of literacy, and addressing substance abuse prevention, voter registration, education, anti-poverty and crime prevention