The Boston Foundation
Verizon
Nellie Mae Education Foundation
Herald Media Inc.
The Immigrant Learning Center
Massachusetts Department of Education
Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners
Got Books
Herald in Education
WGBH
Renewable Energy Trust
Houghton Mifflin
UMass Boston

 

partners

The MLF collaborates with leading businesses, educational institutions and organizations to develop and deliver literacy education initiatives that support the goals of the Commonwealth. We salute our partners in literacy.

  • Herald Media
  • Verizon Foundation
  • Nellie Mae Education Foundation
  • The Immigrant Learning Center
  • Massachusetts Department of Education
  • The Boston Foundation
  • Got Books?
  • UMass Boston
  • The Renewable Energy Trust
  • Houghton Mifflin
  • The Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners

To become an MLF partner

To discover how to a partnership with the MLF could benefit your organization, please contact Carol Anne Conroy. cconroy@bostonherald.com, 617.619.6555


partner news & events


ALLEN EDMONDS ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MLF
Save on Allen Edmonds Shoes and Support a Great Cause
Allen Edmonds Shoe Corporation is pleased to announce a special one-day event at its two retail stores in Boston to benefit the Massachusetts Literacy Foundation as part of its “Leave an Impression Charity Event Program.” On Friday, September 11th, customers will receive 10% off their entire purchase of Allen Edmonds men’s shoes, belts, shoe care items and accessories. In return, Allen Edmonds will generously donate 10% of the event’s net proceeds to the charity to support their mission of providing literacy education programs and building partnerships to strengthen outreach and outcomes.
Read Press Release (PDF)



2008 Verizon ESL Technology Awards Grant Presentation
Most Massachusetts residents recognize Verizon as the leading communications provider of phone and internet service that they indeed are, but in fact, Verizon delivers so much more to the communities they serve. This year, eight nonprofit organizations will be able to expand the reach of their innovative, technology-based literacy programs across the commonwealth, as the result of $185,000 in grants from the Verizon Foundation.
Learn more about the 2008 award winners. (PDF File)
Front row (left to right): Priyanka Sharma, World Education; Liz Hughes, Quincy Community Action; Silja Kallenbach, World Education; Diane Portnoy, The Immigrant Learning Center; Donna Cupelo, Verizon; Lisa Jochim, UMass/Dartmouth Labor Education Center; Kermit Dunkelberg, Holyoke Community College; Jeff Hayden, Holyoke Community College; Jen Smith, English for New Bostonians.

Second row (left to right): Maria Lockheardt, Worcester Public Library Foundation; Debbie Burke, Malden Mayor's office; Don Edwards, Operation Bootstrap; Gregory Hastings, English for New Bostonians; Claudia Green, English for New Bostonians.