Aotearoa New Zealand's attention to adult literacy and numeracy (L+N) education arose from the results of the OECD / Statistics Canada International Literacy surveys begun in the mid-1990s, when, as a nation, the country achieved unexpectedly low results for L+N proficiency. The Government responded with an adult L+N strategy (Ministry of Education, 2001) that spellt out initiatives in building professional capability for delivery, improving the quality of the system, and ensuring that larger numbers of learners could access L+N learning. Over the next 10 years, further measures were included, such as credentialising tutors, expanded funding for educational provision, a national literacy centre housed in the University of Waikato, a national set of L+N learning descriptors, and a standardised, skills-based national assessment tool. In this context, Literacy Aotearoa, a partner on this project and the nation's largest adult literacy provider, serves approximately 8,000 adult L+N learners across the country, and more than 50% have no school qualifications (Literacy Aotearoa, 2018). For learners who enrol at a Starting Points level, learning progress can appear glacial from an external perspective, especially when learners are dealing with a range of social issues. Along with growing interest in the broad outcomes of L+N learning, Literacy Aotearoa has investigated alternative ways to express the value of L+N learning beyond the mastery of skills by focusing on the impact of L+N in people's lives. This report examines and summarizes a project focused on an adult learner population that is currently marginalised economically and socially. Many such learners participate in adult L+N programmes. The project helped fill the existing gap in knowledge about the broad range of outcomes adult L+N learners experience from participation in L+N programmes that enhance their wellbeing, and how to capture wellbeing outcomes in a robust and manageable way. The project also tested out the efficacy of digital technologies through combining the use of social media and teaching and learning tools in innovative ways.