Dahlonega-Lumpkin Chamber of Commerce

Lumpkin Literacy Approved as a Certified Literate Community Program!

Chamber News

We’re thrilled to announce that Lumpkin Literacy has once again been approved as a Certified Literate Community Program (CLCP) by the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG)—this time for 2025–2029!

This photo, taken in 2017 when our fearless leader Geoffrey Kridel received our first CLCP resolution from TCSG, reminds us just how far we’ve come—and how deeply our community believes in the power of literacy.

What is a CLCP?

A CLCP is more than a designation—it's a community-wide commitment to improving adult literacy through collaboration, education, and lasting change. The program mobilizes every available resource to:

Unite public and private partners

Support adult learners

Grow community-wide demand for literacy

Celebrate the economic and social benefits of improved education

Build a sustainable culture of lifelong learning

Why it matters:

When literacy is valued, communities thrive—educational achievement rises, school dropout rates fall, and challenges like poverty, crime, and unemployment begin to fade.

We’re proud to lead this work in Lumpkin County and honored to carry the CLCP torch into the future.