The Church has established and supports volunteer literacy programs throughout the United States and other nations. The best-known program started in Compton, California, after the 1992 Los Angeles riots and rapidly grew into the World Literacy Crusade which has gained international prominence for bringing reading and study skills to thousands.
The man who introduced Rev. Jentzsch to the assembled audience, Rev. Alfreddie Johnson, was uniquely qualified to speak on this subject, being co-founder and director of the World Literacy Crusade. “The Crusade was born from the ashes of the 1992 Los Angeles riots,” he said. “Rev. Jentzsch was there and he helped us realize that we could do so much more to re-build our communities and our people and emerge stronger than before, through addressing one of the root causes behind the social problems we were faced with.”
Legendary performer and composer Isaac Hayes, a true leader for the African-American community and international spokesperson for the World Literacy Crusade, addressed the conference telephonically from New York.
Hayes spoke to congratulate Rev. Jentzsch, but also to support the innovative program which he helped to bring to then riot-torn Los Angeles and which is now the centerpiece of Rev. Johnson’s World Literacy Crusade: “My real concern is education. Our people have been held down too long. They have been given all kinds of tags, by those who want us to believe that we cannot achieve. The study technology developed by L. Ron Hubbard offers a workable answer. I have been around the country helping to put together a number of programs that are helping our people learn how to learn.” Hayes has been an active and vocal supporter of and spokesman for the Crusade.
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