MISSION To Engage, Educate, and Empower communities of adult learners by advancing literacy skills and employment opportunities to achieve a better quality of life. VISION Where continued education improves lives and builds better communities. The Adult Reading Center is a service hub that employs a comprehensive, learner-centered approach that elevates adult learners from the lowest levels of literacy and English speaking to obtaining a high school equivalency certificate, securing their citizenship, earning a living wage and becoming contributing members of their community.