Literacy Volunteers of America – Prince William, Inc. was recently awarded a $1,000.00 grant from the Walmart North Stafford, Store #2438. Thanks to the generous grant support from our local partner, the LVA-PW ESL and Job Readiness Program for New Immigrants can offer English language and job readiness skills to new immigrants with families in…
Year: 2020
Dollar General Literacy Foundation Awards Literacy Volunteers of America – Prince William With $5,000 Grant
The Dollar General Literacy Foundation recently awarded Literacy Volunteers of America – Prince William, Inc. a $5,000 grant to support our ESL and Job Readiness for New Immigrants Program. This local grant is part of more than $8.6 million in grants awarded to more the 950 schools, nonprofits, and organizations across the communities Dollar General…
New Program For Local Businesses
This fall, LVA-PW was awarded a generous matching grant from the Virginia Literacy Foundation (VLF) to expand our ESL program offering to the local business community. We recently completed a pilot program to offer instruction with a local employer: El Paso Mexican Restaurant on Golansky Blvd in Woodbridge. Our 9-week program helped native Spanish speakers…