2025-01-20T05:36:01-08:00 2024-06-30 412208930 VREDEVELD HAEFNER LLC 10302 20TH AVE NW GRAND RAPIDS MI 49534 990 2023-07-01 382725232 Literacy Center of West Michigan LITE 6164595151 207 Fulton St E Grand Rapids MI 49503 Wendy Falb Executive Director 6164595151 2024-11-08 true true Michael J Vredeveld P02353300 6166488447 2025-01-20 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z Wendy Falb 207 Fulton St E Grand Rapids MI 49503 1879734 false X www.literacycenterwm.org X 1987 MI The Literacy Center of West Michigan is committed to bringing about a just and vibrant West Michigan through the power of literacy 17 17 76 225 0 0 2291448 1478477 180058 217847 11221 25632 95192 104270 2577919 1826226 0 0 0 0 1373059 1628902 0 0 164747 448747 422206 1821806 2051108 756113 -224882 1672839 2192919 358633 1103595 1314206 1089324 The Literacy Center of West Michigan works alongside 1,294 immigrants, refugees, and native speakers of English annually to provide literacy support tailored to meet adult learner needs and our communitys priorities. false false 1583635 0 0 The Literacy Centers Family Literacy program has grown to be the largest in Michigan and one of the largest in the country. Instructing more than 380 parents of young children in 4 school districts and head start, the program recognizes that the whole family benefits when parents strengthen their literacy skills. In 2024, the Literacy Centers program was selected as one of three partners in a national cohort of high performing family learning systems. 0 0 0 A key player in workforce development, the Literacy Center offers context-specific programs for businesses and job seekers. We are the largest provider of integrated education and training (IET) for trade certification programs in Michigan, delivering pre-employment certification classes in pharmacy technician, medical billing, certified nurse aide, and construction. 0 0 0 The Literacy Center delivers high-quality English language and literacy instruction to adults across multiple program offerings, including one-on-one tutoring, citizenship classes, family literacy classes, workforce development programs, community classes, and health literacy programs. Thirty professional instructors and 182 volunteer Literacy coaches drive the work. 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Upon acceptance by the finance committe, a copy of the return is provided to members of the Board of Directors. Pt VI, Line 12c The Organizations conflict of interest policy is reviewed annually. The Board members have an ethical duty to disclose circumstances when there is the existence or appearance of a conflict of interest and to exclude themselves from any decision of action where such a conflict of interest exists. Pt VI, Line 15a The compensation process includes a review and approval by independent persons, comparability data, and contemporaneous substantiation of the deliberation and decision. Pt VI, Line 19 The Organizations governing documents are available upon request and on the Organizations website.