Vision: MLC envisions a literate Minnesota in which all residents have full access to high-quality learning and service opportunities that will enable them to reach their potential and contribute fully to their communities.

Mission: To share the power of learning through education, community building and advocacy

Niche: MLC's niche is to provide Minnesota with leadership in programmatic expertise, educational technology, constituent networking, volunteer training and national service support.

Core Values
Promoting the power of learning.  We believe that lifelong learning improves lives.
Maximizing human potential.  We believe individuals maximize their potential through teaching, learning and community involvement.
Empowering communities.  We believe we can break down barriers and build up communities by engaging all individuals in educational and service opportunities.
Welcoming cultural diversity.  We believe that cultural understanding creates positive learning environments.
Enhancing equality and justice.  We believe that open access to educational opportunities creates more just and peaceful communities.
Making a difference.  We believe in providing excellent opportunities for individuals to make a difference through their ideas, talents, skills and resources.

Goals
1. MLC will invest in being a high-performing organization.
2. MLC will focus its strengths on lifelong learning.
3. MLC will invigorate literacy networks throughout Minnesota.

For further information about progress towards these goals, please contact Eric Nesheim, MLC Executive Director.

MLC Diversity and Inclusion Statement
Minnesota Literacy Council strives to promote greater learning that will enable Minnesota residents to reach their potential and contribute fully to their communities. We understand that diversity and inclusion in our work culture help create positive environments that foster greater learning.

MLC’s employees, volunteers and board members live and work in increasingly diverse communities. We bring our services to a variety of groups of people, and understanding their differences is critical to serving them. We see diversity as many dimensions, such as age, gender, education, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, differing abilities and personality, and as an organization, we will make every effort to embrace our differences and similarities.

It is our vision to:
• Understand and appreciate differences among people,
• Utilize that understanding and appreciation to improve our literacy services, and
• Foster a work culture that is welcoming and inclusive to all.

We envision MLC to be a leader in diversity in the literacy field. In this vision, we will strive to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve in our staff, volunteers and board.