Asheville has so far received 17 adult Afghan newcomers through Operation Allies Welcome. The first eleven to arrive have been matched with Literacy Together tutors for one-on-one instruction and are also taking ESOL classes at AB Tech - for a total of 15 hours per week of English lessons. The next six have arrived in recent days and are scheduled for registration with both AB Tech and Literacy Together.
We've been working very closely with staff from AB Tech and Catholic Charities, and along with Catholic Charities, we've experienced an outpouring of support from the community. If you'd like to offer the Afghan newcomers any kind of support other than tutoring, please contact Catholic Charities at WROrefugeedonations@ccdoc.org.
We are so grateful for the ways people are stepping up to welcome our new neighbors! We also still have over 40 people from other countries who've been waiting for weeks or months for a tutor. To sign up to become a volunteer tutor click here.
Thank you, Asheville!
Give!Local 2021
We have been chosen along with 45 other area nonprofits to participate in Give!Local again this year - 100% of your donation goes to your chosen nonprofit.
They have stepped in with a $5,000 grant to help us cover costs to support our ESOL program. We are working on training new tutors to reduce our waiting list and serve our Afghan newcomers. This effort requires more staff time, and this grant will be a part of the solution.
Combined Federal Campaign
Are you a current or retired federal employee? Literacy Together is a registered CFC Charity - #50157. You can find us here.
A message about the CFC from Vice President Kamala Harris:
Literacy Together has maintained Guidestar's Platinum level of transparency
GuideStar is the world’s largest source of information on nonprofit organizations, and the platinum rating is GuideStar’s highest level of recognition.
This is James. In the first photo, he's holding "The Little Engine That Could," the first book Dolly Parton's Imagination Library sends out. In the second photo, he's portrayed with "Look Out, Kindergarten, Here I Come!," the last one of the 60 books the program mails to registered children until they turn 5 years old. James graduated from the program a few months ago. Congratulations!
122 NEW VOLUNTEER TUTORS have joined Literacy Together in October! Is someone you know ready to work with us? People cansign up online to volunteer or they can send an email tolaura@lit-together.org.
Thank you to United Way of Asheville and Buncombe County for featuring Literacy Together in its November newsletter! United Way of Asheville and Buncombe County is celebrating 100 years of community service and they have a message to share: "We invite you to join us as we all work to create a UNITED and resilient community where everyone belongs and everyone thrives."
We want to thank Asheville Today for featuring our online volunteer orientation meetings in its daily newsletters :)
THANK YOU to all of you who have donated items from our Amazon Wishlist!
Do you have kids' books you'd like to donate to our little libraries? Please contact laura@lit-together.org.
