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Iowa Lakes Community College is hoping to grow a program its recently started for English language learners at the Spencer campus. Every Wednesday from 9-10 a.m., English as a Second Language students and volunteers sit outside McCreary’s at the Dock and practice conversational English.

Kennebec County Career Navigator Karen Morin supports job seekers getting hired at Maine General Hospital in Augusta. Three people have had job offers thus far while the rest are in the process of getting hired. Career Navigators are part of the Maine Jobs and Recovery Plan (MJRP) which has committed $6 million dollars to address … Continue reading Career Navigator, Strengthening Maine Workforce Program Help New Mainers get Jobs at Maine General

Kennebec County Career Navigator Karen Morin supports job seekers getting hired at Maine General Hospital in Augusta. Three people have had job offers thus far while the rest are in the process of getting hired. Career Navigators are part of the Maine Jobs and Recovery Plan (MJRP) which has committed $6 million dollars to address … Continue reading Career Navigator, Strengthening Maine Workforce Program Help New Mainers get Jobs at Maine General

Douglas Matute, who oversees a Debate en Español program, moved to the U.S. at age 15 and didnt speak any English but had "a stubbornness to not fall behind."

River Parishes Community College (RPCC) recently began offering English as a Second Language (ESL) classes at its St. Charles campus at no cost to local adult residents wishing to learn the English language.

All the upcoming events and gatherings in the Detroit Lakes area.

Greater Orange Area Literacy Services (GOALS) is currently accepting new participants in our literacy program. Our program focuses on teaching

Lenoir Community College's Centro Educativo Latino celebrated 302 of its continuing education students with a bilingual graduation in June.

A new Wisconsin program strives to create a "win-win" scenario for regional food shelves and independent farmers. This month, a new directory went live where local producers can create a profile of their operation, including the types of food they grow. The online tool allows hunger-relief organizations and meal programs to search for farmers who are given grants through a larger program to produce a certain amount of food to be donated. ...

When Diana Patricia (Torres) Roberts — or “Patty” as most of her loved ones know her by — moved to the U.S., she faced challenges in the public school system.