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Meet New Board Member Thom Cope
We’re pleased to announce the election of Thom Cope onto Literacy Connects’ Board of Directors. Thom is an attorney at Mesch Clark Rothschild. He has served on the Literacy Connects Awareness/Capacity committee for three years. He is passionate about education and understands full well the power of reading and the
From One-Room Schoolhouse to Literacy Connects – Bob Patterson is a Lifelong Learner
A little over a year ago, Bob Patterson decided that he wanted to get better at reading aloud to his 3 ½ year old granddaughter. He went to his local Pima County Library branch to look for books on the subject, but he could only find books from an ESL
PCICEO Accountability Session
Join Literacy Connects, PCICEO, the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona, The University of Arizona College of Education, Amphitheater Public Schools, fellow community members, and candidates for an important Accountability Session focusing on education and economic success for all! What: Accountability Session Why: Learn where candidates stand, vote for education
Reading Seed, ELAA, and Administration Gain New Staff Members
We’d like to introduce our three newest staff members. We’re so excited to have them on board! Discover what each of them brings to Literacy Connects… Kate Van Roekel – ELAA Teacher Education & Training Coordinator “When I was a kid in Iowa and people asked me what I wanted to be when
Meet Board Chair Lillian Brantley-Thompson
How long have you been part of the Literacy Connects family? I joined the Literacy Connects family in August 2012 as a member of the Board of Directors. Prior to my recent selection as the Board Chair, I served on one of the board’s sub-committees as the Chair of Governance,
Reflections from our Summer AmeriCorps Intern
By: Samantha E. Loustaunau My summer AmeriCorps position has been an amazing opportunity. I applied to get experience and learn what happens behind the scenes at Literacy Connects. One of my roles is to assist in the Intensive Pronunciation Class with students from all over the world. Helping
Meet our New Staff
Mary Rodenboh has joined the Resource Team as the Development Coordinator. Mary earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Lake Erie College and began her career in the non-profit world of community theater. When her professional life took a detour, she remained active as a volunteer in a local non-profit
Best of Stories that Soar! was a BLAST!
Best of Stories that Soar! was a BLAST! There is only one way to celebrate a record-breaking and award-winning Stories that Soar! season, and that is with Best of Stories that Soar! On May 15th, over 600 people joined Literacy Connects to honor young authors and the talented Stories that
11,811 Stories Written by Local Youth!
Why are local youth writing so many stories? The Magic Box is hungry, of course! This year Literacy Connects’ Magic Box traveled around Pima County asking children to stuff it full of stories from their imaginations and personal experiences. And stuff it they did! Now it’s time for the Stories
Open House at Literacy Connects!
Come join us at our Open House & Recognition Event! Friday, April 29, 2016 4:30pm-7:00pm 200 E. Yavapai Rd. Please RSVP here for catering purposes. Enjoy the spectacular spring weather with us in our new courtyard! We are looking forward to an evening of meeting new friends and catching up with
Thank you for your support to help our community do better!
Let’s make Arizona a wonderful place to grow. “It’s fun because you can bring out your imagination and my imagination is pretty wild.” 5th grader writing for Stories that Soar! and the Magic Box Arizona Gives Day is a statewide, 24 hour, online giving experience that unites Arizonans around causes
Students Give Back
Our Adult Basic Literacy program prides itself on being an “on ramp” for our students. They come to us to prepare for the next step towards their goals. Sometimes that next step is job training, a GED program, or a promotion at work. Sometimes the next step is one that
