Volunteers make programs possible!

April is National Volunteer Month and, throughout the month, Literacy Network's Volunteer Manager Lilly Rotter connected with a few of our hundreds of volunteers to hear their personal stories. Meet two of our tutors below!

Raya is a volunteer tutor in our Community Literacy program.

Raya moved to the U.S. from Syria when she was in middle school and shares, “I want to provide support to immigrants, because I myself have an immigrant background.

She adds, "I have greatly enjoyed helping English language learners become more confident in conversing in English and helping them utilize English to achieve their personal and professional goals.”

Raya is a reliable, patient, and thoughtful tutor. Thank you for your service, Raya!

Janet has been at tutor for the HSED program for a year. Janet shares, " I consider helping my student get her High School Equivalency Diploma one of the greatest accomplishments of my life. I can’t wait to see her get her diploma in June."

Beyond helping her student reach her goal, Janet has also enjoyed connecting with her student individually, saying, "I have learned far more from her about resilience and perseverance than I could ever hope to teach her about reading or science."

Thank you for your exceptional dedication, Janet!

Join Raya, Janet, and hundreds of additional volunteers in helping students reach their goals! We are looking for volunteer tutors for our summer semester, which runs May 30th - August 21st. Learn more and apply on our website: https://www.litnetwork.org/volunteer/

A peek inside the classroom: Progress toward citizenship

Check out a few photos from recent Citizenship classes! To date, nine Literacy Network students have passed their citizenship test in 2023, and dozens more are hard at work toward this goal!

Citizenship tutor Pati Chevis completes a practice interview with Ayawa (from Togo).

Mariela (right, from Mexico, pictured with classmate Marta, of Uruguay) celebrating her passing the naturalization interview by bringing a wonderful cake that she baked to class.

Victor (from Mexico) works with a classmate

during class.

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A night to remember: 2023's Reading Between the Wines

Thank you to the hundreds of students, volunteers, event attendees, auction participants, donors, sponsors, staff, and other supporters who helped to make Literacy Network's 13th Annual Reading Between the Wines event a success!

Miss the live event or want to rewatch some of the wonderful stories? A video of the program is now available here.

Final numbers are still being tallied, but we are excited to share 2023's Reading Between the Wines has raised over $30,000 to support adult literacy education! Special thanks to Custer Burish Financial Services for providing a matching gift. You can add your support by making a gift here!

I'm Ready!, 2023's book of writing from more than 60 students, is also now available online here.

We would also like to extend our thanks to Anabel Carruyo, who served as our event emcee, and to our event speakers: Ena Langendijk, Sara Williams, Glaucia Pilarski, Beatriz Aguilar, Hatice, Jorge, Amada, and Arina.

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Learn more here.

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