Health literacy/Read and seed
Health literacy
The KLC offers free a
health literacy series with helpful tips for managing your own and your family’s health. Featured topics include exercise, nutrition, self-care, art therapy, stress management, and wellness.
Sessions are held at Goodwill Industries and Interfaith Homes. In October, we will welcome the Bronson School of Nursing at both sites, for a special series of classes and health services.
read and seed community garden
Read and Seed blends Health 
Literacy and Parent Literacy into a fun and engaging multigenerational program where families learn about:
- Gardening & fresh vegetables
- Healthy and delicious recipes
- Fun, literacy-based family activities
Families are invited to join us in the garden for monthly Family Literacy Days so they can learn together in a beautiful outdoor setting. We will have fun with tips and strategies for keeping families living healthier lives and nurturing a lifelong love of learning.
The Read and Seed garden grows lots of delicious fruits & veggies including beans, strawberries, corn, lettuce, spinach, pumpkins, tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, garlic, chives, and zucchini. We even have sunflowers and a butterfly garden! Browse the photo gallery below.
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Parent, Health & Workforce Literacy at the KLC
Read and Seed Family Literacy Day (City of Kalamazoo)
family literacy days
Family Literacy Days will be back for the 2024 season! From May – November, we host monthly gatherings in the community garden. Families enjoy fun and creative activities designed for all ages. Our special focus on multi-generational literacy means parents and kids will love learning together about everything from gardening, to healthy eating, to wellness and of course, reading & writing skills.
Family Literacy Days are monthly on the third Wednesday, 5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. at 420 E. Alcott St. (the garden is behind the Goodwill building). Contact Kamaria at (269) 382-0490 ext. 263 or knichols@kalamazooliteracy.org with any questions. All are welcome!
In case of rain, main activities will take place indoors in the Adult Education and Training wing inside Goodwill Industries of Southwest Michigan.
Browse below for more photos.
Kalamazoo Literacy Council is a member organization of ProLiteracy.
