Literacy: Spanning the U.S.
Volunteers partner with Literacy Action to teach female inmates how to
read
THV11: 3.08.2017
In January 2016, volunteers From Westover Hills Presbyterian Church
partnered with to provide one-on-one tutoring through the separation glass with
the female inmates at the county jail.
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One year later, in response to the rising interest
in tutoring services, Literacy
Action, through volunteer tutors from Westover Hills, now
offers literacy classes to 15-20 women once a week in a more traditional
classroom at PCRDF.
Beginning this year, Literacy Action will also
begin offering its first literacy class for male inmates. There are already 4
students signed up and eager for the opportunity to improve their literacy
skills. Sara Drew, Executive Director of Literacy Action, comments, -"Some
of the men in this program are veterans, so this gives them a chance not only
to voice their war-time experiences, but also an opportunity to improve their
employability when they leave the facility."
Meeting in a classroom has given the students more
opportunities to interact with their volunteer tutors to receive instruction
and to complete group projects. The student population is constantly shifting
as women transfer to prison, return home, or enter rehabilitation programs.
Yet, these challenges do not deter the students from learning. By working on
vocabulary, punctuation and writing, the tutors are able to improve the skills
that inmates will carry with them as they move forward in life.
One particular student, one of the youngest in the
class at 18, plans to return to college. She wants to make her family proud of
her again and improve her life by getting a good job. "We know that
recidivism is lowered when we can educate the inmates and give them
opportunities to change their lives," said Pulaski County Sheriff Doc
Holladay. WATCH VIDEO 📺
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Eat Drink Read - San Diego Council on Literacy
KUSI: 5.13.2017 by Milo Loftin
A signature foodie mainstay, this year's
"Eat.Drink.Read. A Culinary Event for Literacy" will challenge chefs
to think outside the "book".
"One in five adults in San Diego possess
below-basic literacy skills," says Jose Cruz, CEO of SDCOL. "Many of these adults are also
parents, and their children become adversely affected by low-level reading
skills at home. We work to address this problem through our literacy programs
which are funded, in part, through Eat.Drink.Read." WATCH VIDEO 📺
2017 Tutor
Recognition Event
Literacy For Life:
5.11.2017
Thank
you to all who attended out Tutor Recognition Event
this past Saturday at the Library Community Room! We had a wonderful turnout
and enjoyed celebrating the hard work and achievements of our valued tutors! We
were also proud to present the Jan Breidenbach Lifetime Achievement Award in
loving memory of Henry “Jim” Rooney, a tutor who devoted over a thousand hours
of time through his many years with our program. Special thank you to the event
chair, Sharaya Olmeda, as well as the other event coordinators, Michael Miller,
Val Houdyshell and Judy Scott. We would also like to recognize Faten Bsaili who
spoke courageously about her experiences with the program at the event.
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