Every week on What’s Working, we take a look at people and organizations that are changing lives in Michigan for the better.
Ken Lampar is the director of Macomb Literacy Partners, a program that helps adults learn to read and improve their literacy skills.
Nearly 70,000 adults in Macomb County are functionally illiterate, meaning they can’t perform tasks like filling out a job application or reading a perscription. Though literacy rates vary across the state, an estimated 8% of adults in Michigan lack basic reading skills.