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Your support can change lives. 40 - 70% of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults have low literacy. In some communities this can be as high as 90%. As an Aboriginal-led charity we support local people to deliver literacy classes in their own communities. These community-led Campaigns give...

Thanks to your support, we are lifting adult literacy in Indigenous communities across the country. I started with Literacy for Life in my hometown, Tennant Creek in 2021. I saw firsthand the positive impacts a community-led approach can have on students and staff. While working on the Campaign, I...

Screenshot from bbc.co.uk Photo: Jack Beetson. Credit: Joy Lai/State Library NSW. Jack Beetson recently shared his remarkable personal story with the BBC's global audience of 318 million weekly listeners.  You can find his radio interview here. The BBC wrote on their website: Jack Beetson is...

NAIDOC Week 2026 will run from 5-12 July. The official NAIDOC Week website is a great resource for finding out how you can help mark this important celebration.  This year's theme, Fifty Years of Deadly is an important milestone to celebrate. It's also a reminder that while we honour what came...

The life-changing impact of Literacy for Life Foundation's community-led reading and writing Campaigns was highlighted in this ABC News piece. With more than 500 adults nationwide having graduated thanks to the program, these results demonstrate the impact of community-led education and the clear...

National Reconciliation Week takes place every year between May 27 and June 3 and this year's theme is 'All In'.  These dates commemorate two important events in the journey of reconciliation: the 1967 referendum and the High Court's Mabo decision.  This year's theme, 'All In', is a call for all...

Zaiden with his parents Robyn and Mark at their graduation. Photo by Rainy King A Message from Jack Beetson: Urgent Donation Appeal It’s important to hold on to what’s real. And there's nothing more real, or more positive, than the part our supporters have played in changing a little boy’s life....

Literacy for Life Foundation has received four years of funding to continue with its successful community-led model in Far North Queensland under the Australian Government’s new Skills for Education and Employment (SEE) First Nations Program. The funding enables Literacy for Life to support four...

Watch the emotional moment Literacy for Life Foundation graduate, Clarrie, reads a letter he received in the mail. Clarrie took part in the community-led Aboriginal adult literacy Campaign in Brewarrina, which was the subject of the documentary In My Own Words, which can be viewed on our website....

National NAIDOC Week 2025 runs from 6-13 July and marks 50 years of honoring and elevating Indigenous voices, culture, and resilience.  The 2025 theme is The Next Generation: Strength, Vision and Legacy. It celebrates past achievements and the bright future ahead, empowered by our young...