Literacy Together Blog

Adult literacy student William has three words to describe his tutor: kind, awesome, and friend. His tutor, Irene, counters with

Four years ago, Cristhian stepped off a plane in the mountains of western North Carolina and into a new life.

New volunteers often ask about the training they will get as they prepare to tutor their first student in our

Last spring, Aliyah, a junior at The Franklin School of Innovation (FSI), was searching for a meaningful internship—something that would

For many immigrants, moving to the United States means more than a change of language and culture. It also means

Adult Literacy tutor Tim Gailey has a storied past. As a young ROTC recruit at Davidson College in the 1960s, Tim

At 3:00 in the afternoon, Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church looks quiet, but inside there’s a hubbub of giggling, snacking, and

Alba and Jazmin come from different countries, different educational backgrounds, and different circumstances, but they’ve become friends while learning English

About three years ago, Abiu arrived in the United States from Mexico. After a few months of living here, he