by kevincatesdesign_qgbdg1 | Oct 23, 2017 | Events, Literacy Action Blog
BHP has awarded Literacy Action of Central Arkansas a $6,700 donation to support literacy programming in Faulkner County. By Log Cabin Democrat Aaran Mattson, Literacy Action’s Faulkner County program coordinator, and her student use the program’s current equipment...
by kevincatesdesign_qgbdg1 | Oct 17, 2017 | Events, Literacy Action Blog
Student and Tutor of the Year Award Winners We had a great time on September 29th honoring our students and tutors at Shine a Light on Literacy. We were pleased to present our Student of the Year Award to Christina Cook. Christina worked incredibly hard this year to...
by kevincatesdesign_qgbdg1 | Oct 17, 2017 | Events, Literacy Action Blog
A wonderful story of continued success about our partner program with the women of Westover Hills Presbyterian at the Pulaski County Regional Detention Center! Here’s just a snippet of the article written by Rachel Herzog from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Four...
by kevincatesdesign_qgbdg1 | May 20, 2017 | Events, Literacy Action Blog
As a tutor for Literacy Action of Central Arkansas, I teach English as a Second Language (ESL) classes and I tutor one-on-one with adults who want to improve their literacy skills. In April 2017, I started tutoring Angela. Angela is from Venezuela. She and I meet...
by kevincatesdesign_qgbdg1 | May 20, 2017 | Events, Literacy Action Blog
The Arkansas Literacy Councils 2017 Student of the Year was our very own James Hawkins from Conway! Many thanks to the ALC Board, and to James’ tutor, Michael Siniawa, who wrote the nomination for James below. And, of course, to James Hawkins, for being such an...
by kevincatesdesign_qgbdg1 | May 20, 2017 | Events, Literacy Action Blog
Literacy Action Receives $15,000 Grant from the Dollar General Literacy Foundation to Support Adult Literacy This week, the Dollar General Literacy Foundation awarded Literacy Action of Central Arkansas a $15,000 grant to support adult literacy. This local grant...
