by kevincatesdesign_qgbdg1 | Mar 14, 2018 | Events, Literacy Action Blog
From Gangbanger to Bishop Bodyguard “I chose the streets instead of my education.” When Michael was going to elementary school, it simply wasn’t required for him to attend regularly. “I wanted to be my own person and do what I wanted to do. They didn’t...
by kevincatesdesign_qgbdg1 | Feb 21, 2018 | Events, Literacy Action Blog, Uncategorized
Finding Her Voice: Beatriz Chavez When Beatriz Chavez came to Literacy Action’s Conway Office in January 2017, she already had a strong foundation of English. But, that hasn’t stopped her from wanting to learn more, practice her speaking skills, and dream...
by kevincatesdesign_qgbdg1 | Feb 12, 2018 | Events, Uncategorized
$1,500 parish grant boosts new family reading program at Little Rock learning center By: Aprille Hanson, Associate Editor, Arkansas Catholic, February 10, 2018 In the rush of everyday life, reading with a child can easily be pushed aside. Couple that with knowing...
by kevincatesdesign_qgbdg1 | Jan 19, 2018 | Events, Literacy Action Blog, Uncategorized
Literacy Action Receives $22,000 from Party With a Heart’s Fundraisers in 2017 Thank you Party with a Heart for supporting us in 2017! Party with a Heart is a nonprofit organization that increases awareness, education, and support for causes within our community...
by kevincatesdesign_qgbdg1 | Dec 27, 2017 | Events, Literacy Action Blog
Heflin Youth Foundation Awards $5,000 for New Family Literacy Program In 2018, Literacy Action of Central Arkansas will start its pilot family literacy program, Project LIFT (Literacy Inspiring Family Transformation). We are excited to be among the first recipients...
by kevincatesdesign_qgbdg1 | Nov 6, 2017 | Events, Literacy Action Blog
From Sharecropper’s Son to Reading Enthusiast John* was born on the day World War II began, Pearl Harbor Day in 1941, in the east Arkansas flat delta farmlands. He was a sharecropper’s son and went to very poorly funded “colored” schools in Keo, 20 miles...
