Danny and his tutor stuck through the difficulties of the pandemic and continue to put in three to four hours of instructional time a month. His hard work paid off because he has a job working at Mercury Marine and wants to become a bartender next.

Danny believes in the power of learning English and recruits other students to come to Fond du Lac Literacy Services (FLS). He shares with them how the one-to-one tutoring helped him gain confidence.

“I’ve noticed that people don't want to wait anymore. They don't want to just put off something [they] want and need to do. They just realize how much more they needed [English] because of not being able to do things face-to-face, having to use more of virtual platforms, and talking over the phone,” shared Juana Montes-Hernandez, Coordinator of Fond du Lac Literacy Services (FLS).

FLS is innovating with drop-in sessions and community resource fairs to meet the needs of immigrants and refugees in their area.

Laura joins us as our new Vaccine Community Outreach Northwest Regional Specialist. Before coming to Wisconsin Health Literacy, Laura worked in a variety of fields over many years. Most recent positions in education, government work and insurance have helped push her to further her education.

Laura shares, "The ability to help people overcome barriers and helping to assist them in making informed choices about their health is more important than ever. Education is the forefront to slowing the spread of COVID-19, and having the opportunity to get easy to understand, reliable information into people’s hands is something that I am honored to be doing.”

This virtual workshop is for any adult in the community. Participants will learn about diabetes and the signs of prediabetes.

When: Thursday, April 21 at 6:00pm-7:00pm

This virtual workshop is for any adult in the community. Participants will learn how to more safely and effectively use prescription pain medicines.

When: Thursday, April 28th at 6:00pm-7:00pm

The student economic development manager is primarily responsible for guiding adult students with successfully obtaining industry specific credentials and advancing toward their employment career goals through different programs such as the Transportation Academy, Bilingual Construction Training, Bilingual Manufacturing Training and Bilingual

Customer Service Training, among others. The student economic development manager will coordinate innovative adult training programs by developing meaningful relationships to motivate students, assist in developing student career pathways and connecting students to better employment opportunities; as well as supporting program reports by collecting and appropriately filing the required data. The student economic development manager must be bilingual (English/Spanish), flexible and passionate about adult education and an advocate for students and the mission of Latino Academy.

The education manager is primarily responsible for guiding adult students towards successfully obtaining their GED (General Education Development) Diploma and advancing toward their educational career goals through different programs such as ESL, Adult Education, Computer and more. The education manager will coordinate innovative adult education programs by developing meaningful relationships to motivate students, assist in developing student career pathways and connecting students to better employment opportunities; as well as supporting program reports by collecting and appropriately filing the required data. The education manager is bilingual (English/Spanish), flexible and passionate about adult education and an advocate for students and the mission of Latino Academy.

The Racine Literacy Council a small nonprofit organization is hiring a full-time Executive Director this position leads and manages all perspectives of the Racine Literacy Council. This position encompasses everything from personnel, finance, educational programs, volunteers, fundraising, grant writing, community outreach, marketing, programs, and information technology to facilities. The Executive Director is responsible for implementation of policy and organizational objectives as set by the Board of Directors.

The Racine Literacy Council a small nonprofit organization is hiring a part-time Adult Basic Education Coordinator. This position leads and manages all perspectives of the Racine Literacy Council. This position encompasses everything from personnel, finance, educational programs, volunteers, fundraising, grant writing, community outreach, marketing, programs, and information technology to facilities. The Executive Director is responsible for implementation of policy and organizational objectives as set by the Board of Directors.