Training for Volunteer Tutors of Refugees
In collaboration with Pima Community College’s Refugee Education Program, and the University of Arizona’s Second Language Acquisition and Teaching program, Literacy Connects is offering training sessions for volunteers who teach or tutor English with low-literacy adults from refugee backgrounds. The training offers teaching strategies that help students develop receptive and oral English language skills, as […]
“Don’t Be Afraid.”
Ana (third from left) with tutors and other GED gradsLiteracy Connects is proud to announce the June 1, 2017 HSE/GED graduation of nine adult students! You may remember Ana as our inspiring student speaker from last year’s Get Connected event. We’re excited to share that she was able to take the stage earlier this […]
Dreams Come True for Refugee and Immigrant Women
The second cohort of our Women RISE interns have all completed their job-readiness training and are ready to take on the world! Two of the Women RISE interns secured their dream jobs with help from the program. In their own words… “I highly recommend this program to all those women who want to incorporate into […]
The Best of Stories that Soar!
Best of Stories that Soar! 2016-2017 Soars to New Heights A special message from Sharon O’Brien, Artistic Director of Literacy Connects’ Stories that Soar! How to sum up the efforts and success of an entire season of creativity, connects and story sharing magic in using only words? Starting with gratitude, one of the things I […]
Refugees and Immigrants Tell Their Stories
A proud bookmaker holds up her book for the camera. The Tucson Museum of Art and Literacy Connects Help Refugees and Immigrants Tell Their Stories Thanks in part to a generous grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), the Tucson Museum of Art and Historic Block (TMA) and Literacy Connects (LC) […]
You’re Invited…
…to stay at home and enjoy your favorite beverage over a good e-book! I’d like to share some of my favorite stories with you. Will you join me? All you have to do is click here to scroll through our e-book to experience exciting and heartwarming stories from our Stories that Soar! student authors. […]
ELAA Student Shares Love of Reading
In 1992, Esperanza came to the United States from Colombia, with multiple college degrees–one a master’s degree in Spanish. She taught Spanish classes at Pima Community College while also working in facilities maintenance at both the University of Arizona and El Conquistador. Despite all of her hard work she was disappointed in her English skills […]
UA Eller Students Connect with Women RISE Interns
Last month a group of a dozen graduate students from the University of Arizona’s Eller College of Management visited the Literacy Connects campus to connect with our Women RISE interns. The visit was only a small part of several events around Tucson, all part of the Eller College of Management’s Spring Community Outreach. The University of […]
In Commemoration of Dr. Neil Russakoff
Reach Out & Read Southern Arizona Dr. Neil Russakoff Leaves Lasting Impact Dr. Neil Russakoff was a strong advocate for Reach Out & Read Southern Arizona, and served on the Reach Out & Read Southern Arizona‘s Advisory Council. He was incredibly dedicated to his patients. He will be greatly missed. We would like to share some […]
Building Our Community Together
April Is Volunteer Appreciation Month For the first time ever Literacy Connects hosted one event to bring together every volunteer from every program with the theme “Building Our Community Together”. The result was phenomenal. The Literacy Connects staff welcomed close to 250 volunteers at Amphitheater High School on Stone Avenue. Bringing Out Community Together The program […]
