LVA affiliates have reported working with a wide range of collaborators to provide family literacy services including:

Head Start Public school Public library WIC program Child abuse prevention agency Housing authority Adult education program Community college Federal free breakfast program Department of Social Services Catholic Charities Food pantry Extension program Family shelter University graduate program, Learn and Serve program, work/study program Hospital/healthy start program for families with newborns Organizations providing training for teenage babysitters (train the babysitters)

Junior League Volunteers of America Salvation Army Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) Credit union Bank Senior center/group Church/religious community Recreation center Boys/Girls club, YMCA Family service agency Neighborhood health clinic/mobile health unit Child care center Even Start program Summer camp RIF (Reading is Fundamental) Local bookstore

These programs report that the most widely and effectively used outreach and recruitment strategies include:

• Word-of-mouth, parent-to-parent and child-to-child
• Door-to-door
• Flyers in simple English and other languages
• Talks in meetings where parents and/or those who work with parents are present
• Announcements through schools, libraries, and other organizations serving families

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