We invite you to meet Hilda, our featured student this month in our “Learner Spotlight”. Featured adult learners represent the Literacy Council’s programs, including authors from Reflections: Voices of English Learners, the Literacy Council’s literary magazine, as well as adult learners in other programs. Hilda contributed her story to the fifth edition. My name is...
September is all about literacy and back to school for children and their parents! National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week September 18-22 and International Literacy Day on September 8 became the setting for a month packed with programs and events at the Literacy Council! On International Literacy Day, the Frederick County Chamber of Commerce...
This month’s Volunteer Spotlight recognizes Dr. James Grissom, “Jim”, who has volunteered with the Literacy Council since 2016. Jim has dedicated his life to serving the community as a medical doctor. After retiring he chose the Literacy Council as the place to continue making an impact. Jim became a tutor in 2016, his first involvement...
Written by Catherine Coundjeris, Book Club Facilitator and Writing Classes Instructor. This summer book club at the Literacy Council met for three sessions and had the special treat of reading, All You Can Ever Know by Nicole Chung. It was a page turning memoir of Chung’s autobiographical experience in a cross-racial adoption. Chung, a Korean...
“This is a great partnership between the tourism community, Maryland Commerce, and our federal partners at the U.S. EDA. We are pleased to award this grant and look forward to seeing these projects come to fruition.” Maryland Commerce Secretary Kevin A. Anderson The Literacy Council of Frederick County has been awarded a multi-year grant through...
We invite you to meet Flor, our featured student this month in our “Learner Spotlight”. Featured adult learners represent the Literacy Council’s literacy programs, including authors from Reflections: Voices of English Learners, the Literacy Council’s literary magazine, as well as adult learners in other programs. Flor contributed her story to the fifth edition, and shared...
The Literacy Council of Frederick County’s Board of Directors at its June Board Meeting approved its slate of new officers for the coming year fiscal year which begins this month. We are also excited to welcome and introduce our two new members! New officers (from left to right) include President Sharon Jacko, Lt. Col. USMC (Ret.);...
Small nonprofits like ours make a big difference for the communities who live here. We are thrilled to have Spur Local, formerly the Catalogue for Philanthropy, support our work! After a rigorous review process, we are proud to announce the Literacy Council of Frederick County’s selection to the 2023 Spur Local class of critical local...
Welcome to our monthly Learner Spotlight! We invite you to meet students from two of our Parent Literacy Program classes who are featured this month in our “Learner Spotlight”. Featured adult learners represent the Literacy Council’s literacy programs, which also include our Tutoring, Community Class and Workplace Literacy Programs. Congratulations to all the mothers who...
As the Literacy Council celebrates our 60th anniversary of providing the Frederick County community with essential adult literacy programs, our volunteers are the driving force behind six decades of impact. Samantha Purvis is one of those passionate volunteers who we are honoring in this month’s Volunteer Spotlight as a tutor and class instructor. Samantha joined...
