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Our Impact |
Every day, English At Large volunteers are helping adults to change their lives. Together, these volunteers invest more
than 10,000 hours of personal time annually to help others improve their English literacy skills.
The impact is clear. With their new skills, our learners engage more with their
families, achieve greater success at work, and contribute more to the communities
around them.
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2008 Learner Achievements
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• 38% Found a job or made progress in their current job
• 33% Increased civic & community involvement, including attaining citizenship and voting
• 24% Improved personal and family health
• 20% Increased involvement in their children's education
• 15% Attained household & financial management skills
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To learn more about our learners, read the One-to-One Tutoring Profile for Fiscal Year 2007.
Success stories
Read below for the individual stories of some English At Large students and volunteers.
Giving the gift of confidence
Every Friday morning, in a local restaurant in the heart of Woburn Center, Selma Adler and Amina Mohamed sit down, drink coffee and begin their weekly English lesson. Sitting near a window on a beautiful autumn morning, Selma reaches for a cookie, baked by Amina, and asks her learner, “Did you remember to talk to the landlord about the oil for the heat?”
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Using English to Advocate for her Son's Education
Imagine that your son is living with autism, a serious neurological disorder requiring focused learning techniques that can be unique to each child. Now, imagine that you cannot advocate for his educational rights because you lack the English language skills to communicate his learning needs to his teachers. Shiei Kuida, a Japan native who has been living in the United State since 1993, did not imagine this story. She lived it.
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Motivated, Successful and Giving Back
Violeta Jeliazkova arrived to the United States knowing only 200 words in English. She now runs her own graphic design business, speaks confidently with her clients and sits on our board advocating for other English learners.
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Gene and Joe
Reading part of the daily newspaper was once difficult for Joe, a student with English At Large. Now he can read much of it
and is eager to read more, thanks to his resolve and diligence and the help of his tutor, Gene.
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Finding Fulfillment through Teaching
More than 10 years ago, volunteer Joanne Mason gave a friend a ride to the emergency room. While there, she learned of a
neighboring patient who was unable to read a label and mistakenly drank rubbing alcohol. Mason found the incident tragic.
It inspired her to volunteer and eventually to consider a new career direction.
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Helping Adults Achieve Success
Peter's son Andrew invited the boys from his kindergarten class to his birthday party. A few days before the party,
Andrew had heard from everyone except his best friend. Peter called the parents and asked if their son could come.
Peter was surprised to find that the parents could not understand what he was saying and were unable to read the invitation.
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