NCFL recognizes its hometown Congressman

Rounding out the 2010 Adult Literacy and Family Literacy Week, NCFL applauds its hometown representative, U.S. Congressman John Yarmuth upon his Literacy Leadership Award from the National Coalition on Literacy.

Awarded by NCFL’s president and founder Sharon Darling on Wednesday evening in Washington, D.C., this honor recognizes Yarmuth as a tireless advocate for literacy since his election in 2007. He supports family literacy programs, champions Even Start programs and introduced the 2009 Literacy Education for All, Results for the Nation (LEARN) Act.