Month: <span>September 2023</span>

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Volunteer Spotlight: Fall Classes Expand to Meet Increasing Needs
September 27, 2023September 28, 2023
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Volunteer Spotlight: Fall Classes Expand to Meet Increasing Needs

In response to rising demand for English language programs, the Literacy Council’s volunteers and staff have been working hard throughout the summer to expand its Community Class Program to reach more adult learners, and work to overcome barriers that prevent adult learners from accessing literacy programs, such as transportation challenges, child care demands, and changing...

Learner Spotlight: Meet Hilda
September 26, 2023September 27, 2023
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Learner Spotlight: Meet Hilda

We invite you to meet Hilda, our featured student this month in our “Learner Spotlight”.  Featured adult learners  represent the Literacy Council’s programs, including authors from Reflections: Voices of English Learners, the Literacy Council’s literary magazine, as well as adult learners in other programs. Hilda contributed her story to the fifth edition. My name is...

Literacy Council Recognized at 60th Anniversary Ribbon Cutting on International Literacy Day
September 25, 2023September 28, 2023
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Literacy Council Recognized at 60th Anniversary Ribbon Cutting on International Literacy Day

September is all about literacy and back to school for children and their parents!  National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week September 18-22 and International Literacy Day on September 8 became the setting for a month packed with programs and events at the Literacy Council!  On International Literacy Day, the Frederick County Chamber of Commerce...