In the decade since the World Literacy Crusade (WLC) was established as a community response to the Los Angeles riots it has expanded throughout the United States and around the world.

In the United States, the World Literacy Crusade focuses heavily on inner city areas. With real education − the ability to learn and to think for oneself − young people turn away from gangs, crime and drugs as doors are opened to real success in life.

WLC also helps entire families by improving the literacy levels of parents, enabling them to better help their own children.

WLC further contributes to its communities by providing tutoring programs to assist local schools, such as an Englewood, California high school and a local elementary school, where the application of Study Technology has achieved major improvements in student test scores.

Isaac Hayes stated it succinctly: “This program hits at the heart of violence among our youth. It’s about more than getting an education. It is about getting hope and finding a way out.”

Contact the World Literacy Crusade at (310) 537-2273

“Here’s a statistic: Out of a typical sampling of 500 inner city youth, Rev. Johnson would normally expect as many as 45 to die and at least one hundred to go to jail each year. Of the more than 700 young people who have gone through the program in the last few years, only one has died. Two have gone to jail.”

Isaac Hayes
Entertainer & International WLC Spokesman