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The Capital Area Literacy Coalition, operating under the name The Reading People, is dedicated to eliminating illiteracy in the Lansing community by offering free educational support. Their programs focus on empowering adults with personal or professional literacy goals, as well as assisting immigrants and children at risk of falling behind in their education. Believing that literacy is essential for personal freedom, The Reading People strive to unlock new opportunities for individuals on their language-learning journeys. Through their comprehensive services, the organization aims to create pathways that lead to improved literacy and a brighter future for all participants. Generated from the website

Creating Heroes Stephen's Way is a nonprofit organization located in Lansing, MI, dedicated to promoting mentoring, literacy, and personal growth for challenged troubled youth and adults in the criminal justice system. Through their youth and young adult program, they provide opportunities for reading, writing, and creating comics, as well as a space for games and socializing. Additionally, they offer a program for young adults and adults that focuses on computer and instructional training, helping individuals with criminal offenses reintegrate into society by providing them with interpersonal and employment skills. The organization, led by CEO Jerry Norris, operates out of a 9,700-square-foot building that was previously a church, embracing a creative chaos approach and encouraging experimentation. Membership at Creating Heroes Stephen's Way is open to all, with no fees or applications required, and individuals are even allowed to use pseudonyms. The organization's mission is to recognize and encourage the heroic traits in everyday people, particularly those who may feel least heroic, and they rely on grants, private donations, and solicitation for fundraising purposes.Generated from the website