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LIFT (Literacy Investment for Tomorrow) began in 1988 as a 501 (c)(3) not-for-profit corporation to improve literacy services throughout Missouri. Based in St. Louis, LIFT opened an office in Kansas City in 1998 and another in Jefferson City in 2000.
LIFT's mission is to develop and promote resources to increase the literacy skills of Missourians so all individuals can reach their personal and economic potential.
LIFT provides access to research information, instructional materials, and support for teachers, tutors, and others in the field. In addition, LIFT provides referrals statewide to literacy programs and support services for people seeking to improve their literacy skills. LIFT also refers interested tutors to appropriate literacy programs in their communities. |
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The Missouri PIRC serves parents, schools, and community organizations throughout the state by providing a wide range of information, training, technical assistance, and resources to help parents promote their children's achievement in school. A collaborative effort of LIFT (Missouri's Literacy Resource Center), the Parents as Teachers National Center, Inc. (PATNC), ParentLink, Practical Parenting Partnerships (PPP), Missouri's Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), and the St. Louis Public Schools, the Missouri PIRC disseminates parent-related information to parents in all areas of the state. On another level, the Missouri PIRC partners provide intensive services targeted to parents in urban and rural communities in Missouri with children attending low-performing schools. During this three-year project, more parents will receive information and training to help them better understand Missouri's accountability system, their options and choices, and ways to improve their ability to help their children succeed in school. |
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