With funding from The Murphy Institute Seed Funding Grant Program, The Literacy Clinic launched on August 25, 2021. Subsequently, the Louisiana State Legislature allocated $75000 to the 40th Judicial District Court, St. John the Baptist Parish, through the Louisiana Supreme Court, for The Literacy Clinic to run for a one-year pilot period. In 2022, the legislature authorized allocation of another $75000 to operate the clinic for a second year in St. John the Baptist Parish. The Murphy Institute provided funding to expand the clinic’s operation into Orleans Parish, beginning Fall 2022.