For the next three days, I am fundraising on behalf of Literacy New Jersey. As you may know, I volunteer as an English as a Second Language (“ESL”) Tutor with Literacy New Jersey. This is my third year teaching. It has been a life changing experience. The students in my class are some of the hardest working people I know. Several of them are caring for children, have multiple jobs, are enrolled in school, and also take ESL lessons with me for two hours every week. 

If you’ve been watching the news, feeling helpless, and wondering, “what can I do?” this is something good you can do. Literacy New Jersey is a local state run program. It's a small organization with a *HUGE* impact. But we need your help.

Here's how you can help:

• Donate: Contribute whatever you can. No amount is too small!
• Spread the Word: Share my fundraising page with your friends, family, and social networks. Let’s spread awareness so we can raise more!

My students illustrate the importance of these classes better than I can. Below are some of their testimonials: 

“I am learning English to help me in my work, to provide a better life for my family, and to become a useful member of my community. This program has been a great help to me, since I work in an office writing and answering emails. It also helped me a lot with my son’s homework and being able to communicate with his teachers. Now I can speak, hear, and understand English better thanks to this wonderful program.”

-S.M.

“[Literacy New Jersey] helps me in my profession. It is very important to help my children with their homework [and] allows me to be useful in my community.”

-I.T.

“This program is very important to me because the classes are free and the schedule is flexible. Also, this program helps me to improve my English skills in my job and in my daily activities. In addition, this program provides me a support to continue studying my professional career and look for better job opportunities in my life.”

-R.E

“I have taken the ESL class for about nine months, and I can feel my English communication skills improved significantly. I gained huge confidence in English speaking, which opened a door for my college study. In my opinion, this ESL program is great despite being free of charge.”

-T.P.

“This program helps me interact better with people at work, take online classes for my English degree, and communicate with my colleagues and professors. I’m very grateful that Literacy New Jersey offers it for free and with a wide variety of schedules, since with work, it’s often difficult to find a suitable time to study English.”

-F.R.

Please donate. Please share with your networks and ask them to help.

About the Organization

Literacy New Jersey provides free instruction to adults who need help with reading, writing, math, and speaking English. Trained volunteer tutors work with adults in small groups to help them improve their language and literacy skills so they can reach their life goals. Our students are dedicated adults working hard to make a better life for themselves and their families. Last year alone, 5,347 students spent 181,588 hours learning from Literacy NJ tutors.

We need your help to continue meeting the needs of our 1,808 students and to continue training and supporting more than 400 tutors. Thousands of personal and professional goals are met by our students each year. Help us meet our goal – in three short days – and continue empowering our adult learners.

Thank you for standing by me in this effort. Your support means the world to me! Let's do this together!