Join the New York City Coalition for Adult Literacy

Become a Member

NYCCAL is a coalition of individuals and organizations that are working to support the adult education system in New York City.  If you would like to join our coalition, please read our definition of membership for more information on who can join the coalition.  

​If, after reading the definition, you would like to become a member or you would like your organization to join NYCCAL, you can join us three ways.
  • Attend monthly general meetings.  See dates -->
  • Join our Google Group mailing list which we use to keep information flowing about our work
  • Join a committee (Advocacy, Communications, Policy)
  • Become a dues paying organization or individual.  ​Dues Paying Membership Benefits Include:
    • Membership in NYACCE and COABE
    • Inclusion on the NYCCAL Letterhead
Click NYCCAL Invoice FY20 to access the membership invoice which includes instructions on where to send you membership fees.
If your organization needs a W-9 to pay dues, please contact Nell Eckersley.
Membership Rates
The organizational membership rates are based on an organization’s Adult Literacy budget, not the organization’s overall budget:
  • $50 for Small Provider Organizational Membership. “Small Provider”: organizations with an Adult Literacy budget of less than $250,000 annually.
  • $100 for Medium Provider Organizational Membership. “Medium Provider”: organizations with an Adult Literacy budget of greater than $250,000 but less than $500,000 annually.
  • $200 for Large Provider Organizational Membership. “Large Provider”: organizations with an Adult Literacy budget of greater than $500,000 annually.
  • ­­­­­­­$10-$100 for Individual Membership.  Dues range from $10-$100 and are to be determined at the discretion of each individual member.
NYCCAL T-shirts
We have NYCCAL T-shirts!  Sizes S, M, L, XL  $10 each
​Contact Nell Eckersley if you would like to purchase one

General Meeting Dates 

Next meeting will be Friday, January 17 at  9:30-11:30
UJA-Federation | 130 East 59th St., NY,  NY 10022  RSVP  required   

Contact NYCCAL

Follow us on social media or sign up to join our mailing list.  You can also contact using the email icon above if you have questions about NYCCAL.

Join the NYCCAL Mailing List

Before signing up, Please consider:  We use our mailing list as a place to discuss advocacy work so we ask that you consider your role in adult education before signing up.  If your primary role is as an elected officials (or their staff), vendors, funders (organizations with funding as a major role), and individuals/agencies engaged in oversight, monitoring, or evaluation with funding implications for adult literacy programs, we ask that you not join our mailing list.  ​