CARGILL CARES: A Library/Corporate Partnership Program Available to Purchase

In early 1992, the American Library Association announced a new partnership with Cargill, a worldwide company based in Minneapolis that is a major merchandiser, processor, and transporter of agricultural and other commodities with 800 locations in 55 countries. The Cargill/ALA program was created to develop and implement family literacy projects around the world and is Cargill's third “Cargill Cares” international community service program. The focus of this project is on meeting the needs of educationally disadvantaged families and the development of community partnerships among the hundreds of Cargill locations, public libraries, literacy providers, and other community‐based agencies.