Community Foundation Action Grants and Civic Summit Recommendations
Linda, a new community member from Nicaragua, benefited from the Community ESL program that helped her learn English. When applying for a job and her interpreter did not show up, thanks to the training she received in the Level 1 ESL course, she had learned enough English to respond to the first round of interview questions about basic personal information and preferences. Her newly learned English helped her get the job! Linda’s story “is just one example of the positive impacts the …