Literacy Council of
Norristown

LCN is a non-profit, non-religious-affiliated organization founded in 1984.

• 1984: Katharine Dosch and Margaret Geary represented the First Presbyterian Church of Norristown at a meeting of the Norristown Ministerium that focused on literacy. This was the beginning of what would become the Literacy Council of Norristown.
• March 1984: Martha Lane of the Lutheran Church Women's Volunteer Reading Aides program trained LCN's first tutors.
• 1986: The LCN received its first grant from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. By this time, LCN had 67 tutors.
• 1987: LCN was incorporated as a non-profit corporation run by a Board of Directors.
• 1990: English as a second language classes are begun.
• 2000: First workplace outreach program to LeBus Bakery in King of Prussia.
• September 2004: LCN celebrates its 20th anniversary with a gathering of past and present staff, tutors, students, and community leaders.

• LCN has approximately 100 tutors per year, serving about 120 adult learners in our one-on-one program.
• We offer evening English as a second language classes.
• LCN provides outreach to workers in the workplace. Our classes for workers at King of Prussia Mall teach English literacy skills that workers need to perform effectively.