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ScaleLIT promotes equal access to high quality lifelong learning opportunities in order to build healthy and sustainable communities.
Formerly CCLC, ScaleLIT was incorporated as a 501c3 in 1999 as a forum for representatives from the Hispanic Literacy Council and the North, South and West Side Literacy Coalitions to convene and share common interests in the promotion and delivery of literacy services in Chicago.
🌟 Workforce development connects people to opportunity, but those connections don’t happen in isolation.
They are built through relationships among people, organizations, education, resources, and employers.
As we close out , Becky Raymond, Executive Director of scaleLIT, reflects on why those connections matter and what a strong workforce ecosystem can make possible.
Throughout September, we’ve highlighted the people and partnerships behind this work, and the role collaboration plays in creating stronger, more connected pathways for job seekers across Chicago and Cook County.
💚 Thank you to the Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership and partners across the network for the collaboration and commitment that make this work possible.
Stronger connections. Stronger pathways. Stronger communities.
09/28/2026
🤝 What can workforce systems learn from one another? A lot!
During , we’re highlighting a recent visit by Ema Mailhot-Beutel, Director of Programs at scaleLIT, to Hennepin County, Minnesota, where she connected with partners, participated in a workforce partner meeting, and visited local workforce and education sites.
💚 Thank you to our colleagues in Minnesota for welcoming Ema and sharing their work!
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🤝 No one organization can meet every need a job seeker brings through the door.
Strong workforce development depends on partnership, sharing information, connecting resources, and helping people navigate services without losing momentum.
Hear from Germania Solórzano, Center Level Manager at scaleLIT serving the American Job Center in Pilsen, as she shares her perspective on the relationship-driven work behind a more connected workforce system.
As we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, we’re also proud to highlight Germania’s work in Pilsen and the partnerships helping connect Latino communities to resources and opportunity.
Thank you to the Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership for its continued partnership and commitment to strengthening connections across Chicago and Cook County.
09/23/2026
💚 AEFL Week may be over, but the work continues.
Throughout Adult Education & Family Literacy Week, we saw what Adult Education Moves Us Forward looks like across our community.
🪧 Signs were passed.
✍️ Stories were shared.
📣 Voices were raised for adult education.
🤝 Adult education and workforce partners came together.
💚 Learners, practitioners, programs, and partners showed us why this work matters.
Our new AEFL Week 2026 recap brings together moments from community participation and our Adult Education Matters Because… stories, advocacy, partnership, and our Co-Enrollment as Advocacy conversation.
Thank you again to everyone who participated and helped make adult education visible throughout the week.
AEFL Week may last one week, but adult education moves people, families, careers, and communities forward every day.
➡️ Read the full recap and revisit highlights from the week: https://www.scalelit.org/blog/aefl2026
💼 Strong workforce systems help people navigate opportunity.
During , we’re highlighting the people and partnerships that help make those connections possible.
Hear from Mandeep Kaur, Center Level Manager at scaleLIT, as she shares her perspective on workforce development and the importance of coordination across the system.
As the One-Stop Operator serving the Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership, scaleLIT works alongside partners across the American Job Centers to strengthen collaboration and support job seekers throughout LWIA 7.
09/18/2026
💚 What a week!
All week long, you showed us why Adult Education Moves Us Forward.
You shared your stories. You passed the sign. You raised your voices. And you helped make adult education visible across Illinois.
Thank you to everyone who participated, posted, shared, tagged, and celebrated with us during ! Every photo, message, and story helped show what adult education makes possible.
🌟 We’re also excited to recognize the two participants selected through our Adult Education Matters Because… Share Your Story activity:
🎓 Learner: Muno Mohamud — Rohingya Culture Center of Chicago
✏️ Practitioner: José Luis Mosqueda — Erie Neighborhood House
Congratulations, Muno and José Luis, and thank you to everyone who shared their story with us. Your voices remind us why this work matters. 💚
🎉 And we’re not finished yet!
Join us TODAY from 1:30–2:00 PM CT for our Virtual AEFL Week Town Hall Showcase as we come together one more time to celebrate the week, our community, and the people who move adult education forward.
💻 Join us on Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/Q0l6LBWESv2NmAieIhYYiw
Every learner. Every opportunity. Every step forward strengthens Illinois.
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09/18/2026
⭐ Adult education moves Illinois forward.
All week, we’ve celebrated what happens when adult learners have opportunities to learn, grow, build new skills, and take their next step.
We’ve shared stories. Passed the sign. Raised our voices. Celebrated learners and practitioners. And strengthened connections across adult education and workforce development.
Together, those individual steps add up to something bigger.
Every learner. Every opportunity. Every step forward strengthens Illinois.
💚 Thank you to everyone who has joined us for —and to those doing this work every day.
🎉 And we’re not finished yet!
Join us this afternoon as we close out AEFL Week together at our Virtual AEFL Week Town Hall Showcase.
📅 Friday, September 18
⏰ 1:30–2:00 PM
💻 Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/Q0l6LBWESv2NmAieIhYYiw
Come celebrate the week, hear from our community, and help us finish AEFL Week together.
09/17/2026
📣 What a great conversation about Co-Enrollment as Advocacy!
Today, adult education and workforce partners from across LWIA 7 came together at Richard J. Daley College for our Workforce System Partner Meeting to explore how stronger coordination and co-enrollment can help connect people to education, training, employment, supportive services, and other opportunities.
The conversation was moderated by Michael Matos, Director of Community Learning at scaleLIT, and featured:
🎤 Luis Narváez, Vice Chancellor of Adult Education, City Colleges of Chicago
🎤 Matt Weis, President & CEO, National Able Network
🎤 Raylynn Stokes, MS, Director, Adult Education Program, South Suburban College
Our panelists shared examples of how their organizations are connecting people across programs and resources, and sparked a great conversation about what stronger coordination can make possible.
And what better time to have this conversation than during Adult Education & Family Literacy Week? 💚
When partners work together, pathways become stronger.
Thank you to our panelists, everyone who joined us today, and the Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership for its continued partnership and support of collaboration across LWIA 7.
➡️ Learn more about at scalelit.org/aefl
09/17/2026
📣 Adult education moves communities forward.
Strong adult education systems need strong advocates—and during , adult education supporters across the country are raising their voices.
You can be part of that movement.
🗣️ Share a story about why adult education matters.
📊 Share a data point that demonstrates its impact.
📣 Make the ask: connect with your local, state, and federal elected officials and tell them why continued support for adult education matters to learners and communities.
Not sure where to start? Organizations including COABE the National Coalition for Literacy, and ProLiteracy offer advocacy tools and resources to help adult education programs and supporters take action.
➡️ Find scaleLIT’s AEFL Week resources and ways to get involved at scalelit.org/aefl
Adult education needs advocates. Strong communities need adult education.
09/16/2026
💚 “Adult education empowers people, strengthens families and builds communities.”
We couldn’t have said it better.
Thank you to Aldo Vasquez and the Chicago Public Library team for joining our celebration and sharing why adult education matters to them!
Their message is also a great reminder that we want to hear from YOU!
✍️ Adult learners and adult education practitioners: finish the sentence “Adult Education Matters Because…” in 25–50 words and share your story with us.
⏰ Submissions are due Thursday, September 17 at 5 PM.
One adult learner and one practitioner will each be selected to receive a $50 gift card and be recognized during AEFL Week.
👉 Submit your story and find everything you need to participate at scalelit.org/aefl
And thank you to our partners at Chicago Public Library for helping turn learning into opportunity across Chicago. 💚
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