Adult Basic Education is a Critical Public Policy Issue

Rooted In Literacy

The Chicago Citywide Literacy Coalition (CCLC) was created by adult literacy programs 20 years ago to network, share resources, and raise awareness. Our members have program offerings allowing adult learners to continue thriving within their communities to address the social determinants of health, work and connection.

In 2023, CCLC’s board unanimously voted to change the organization's name to scaleLIT. Unveiled at our annual fundraiser, Beyond Books, scaleLIT reflects the organization’s vision to expand services to help organizations use adult literacy best practices to more effectively serve the community.

Under the new name, scaleLIT will continue to assist its members in advancing work in its core program areas of career pathways, digital literacy, and health literacy. scaleLIT will also continue offering direct services in career pathway navigation and digital literacy.

scaleLIT's mission is to help adult education organizations secure resources and training so that under-resourced adult learners can become economically successful, and reframe adult basic education as a critical public policy issue.

See Our Programs

Board of Directors

Manny Rodriguez - President

Executive Director, Revolution Workshop
Christa Hamilton - Vice President

Executive Director - UCAN
Latisha Bell - Secretary

Regional Human Resources Business Partner-Midwest, Amazon
Jessica Goble, CPA - Treasurer

Director of Internal Audit, Paylocity
Matthew Dawson

Computer Science Learning Lead, Google
Gerardo Gallo

Assistant Branch Manager, First Eagle Bank
Ratna Kanumury

System Director of Advanced Practice Providers for Cook County Health and Hospitals System
Sheryl Morris

Executive Director, UNITE HERE Chicago Hospitality Institute
Kathy Allison - Founding Member, Emeritus

Executive Director, United for a Better Living
Lawrence Blakley - Founding Member, Emeritus

Vice President of Operations, De La Salle Institute/Tolton Center
Mary Kay Devine, Emeritus

Chief of Staff, Women Employed
Lisbeth Goble - Emeritus

Senior Researcher, Mathmatica Policy Research
Susie Karwowski, Emeritus

Managing Director, Bergin Law Offices
Carmen Kimble, PhD - Emeritus

Associate Professor, Colorado Technical University