Advocacy is speaking up for someone else. Literacy Connexus advocates for persons with literacy needs. Sometimes this voice is raised through the legislative process; sometimes it means raising awareness in churches of the need to help those in their own communities and beyond. Literacy Connexus stands shoulder to shoulder with adult learners, churches, and literacy coalitions across the state and nation, to make a difference in the lives of people who struggle with literacy issues.

Books for the Border connects church groups with communities where families lack reading materials at home. The initial emphasis was on seven Texas-Mexico border counties included among the 20 poorest in the United States. But, since poverty prevents access to books by people in every community, Books for the Border has grown to assist churches in providing literacy needs throughout the state and even beyond its borders.

Literacy Connexus offers training and support to literacy programs throughout Texas. Most prevalent among churches and faith-based organizations are English as a Second Language (ESL) classes provided as community outreach ministries. Here, adult students learn English, and at the same time, have the opportunity to form relationships with those who serve them. In addition to ESL teacher training, support for adult literacy education, including GED preparation and tutoring, is available to both church- and community-based programs.