News Flashes
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from RTO Online
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Rent-A-Center's most recent Random Act of Caring in New York State brightened the day for literacy tutors and students when the company donated 14 Acer computers to Literacy Volunteers of Oswego County New York (LVOC) to help the organization establish two new computer reading labs.
Subject Terms: Corporate support, Computers, Volunteer organizations, New York
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from ABC Online
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Australian of the Year Mick Dodson has declared adult literacy is the key to closing the gap in Aboriginal life expectancy.
Subject Terms: Ethnic groups and minorities, Quality of life, Literacy poverty relationships, Australia
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from Apache Pow Wow
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In the midst of the current economic crisis, non-profit organizations are finding changes in volunteers and funding.
Subject Terms: Socioeconomic conditions, Nonprofit organizations, Volunteer organizations, Financial needs
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from South County Independent
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Nadezdha Andreeva, 45, who grew up in Russia, was in need of language skills and educational guidance after moving to South County three years ago.
Subject Terms: Adult learners, Community literacy programs, English as a second language (ESL)
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from PND RFP Bulletin
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Target offers store grants to support nonprofit programs that impact the arts, early childhood reading, and family violence prevention in the locations where the company does business.
Subject Terms: Grants, Reading, Child literacy, Corporate support
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from Star Community Newspapers
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More families and students will continue the learning process thanks to a donation and grant from Capital One.
Subject Terms: Corporate support, Community literacy programs, Family literacy
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from Orlando Sentinel
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Angel Dumont lost his welding job in October at a Central Florida company that manufactures fuel tanks. He blames his unemployment on his lack of English.
Subject Terms: Adult learners, Unemployment, Workforce literacy, English as a second language (ESL)
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from UNESCO
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As of 15 April, 123 of 193 UNESCO Member States have confirmed that they will be taking part in CONFINTEA VI in Belém this May.
Subject Terms: Meetings, International literacy, International organizations
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from Fallbrook Village News
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"Surely, the end of all education should be service to others," said the late Cesar Chavez.
Subject Terms: Family literacy, Elementary education, Parent education, Parent school relationships
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from Herald-Mail
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When Atchara Ross came to America two years ago from her native Thailand, she could read and write some English but her speaking skills needed work.
Subject Terms: Tutors, Volunteers, Learner tutor relationships, Individualized instruction
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