Dreaming of a better life, adults work to break the costly cycle of illiteracy
Robin Erb and John Gallagher | Detroit Free Press
On a personal level, the stories of people who can't read are of humiliation and frustration, of opportunities lost and secrets kept.
On a larger scale, Michigan's literacy issue is about losing hold of the future: losses in workers' earning potential, an eroded tax base, a drain on social services and higher health care costs.
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"There is no more important work being done than that of Mercy Education Project, which is helping to craft the lives of future women leaders. I am so proud to be a part of its mission and purpose. MEP deserves the support of the entire state."
Rochelle Riley, Columnist and Author
Detroit Free Press
May 2011
"We can't support every good cause, but Mercy Education Project achieves such profound academic results within its small budget …its programs must be sustained. Too many young girls and women are in need of MEP’s services – they are counting on us.”
