Literacy Green Bay Inc

I have been volunteering with Literacy GB for years. I've never had a bad experience. I've tutored women from Belarus and have felt nothing but joy. If I have any questions at all, be it about a method of teaching, materials to use, or whatever, those at Literacy have been there to help me. The first woman I taught now has a managerial position at her job, with people beneath her. She is so happy!

My husband was able to volunteer with Literacy Green Bay while he was working on his Masters. He was able to share some of the stories of Mom's and Dad's that he worked with finding life sustainable jobs.

I have had experience connecting with individuals and their grown children that have had challenges moving to our community with the barrier of speaking, reading or writing in English. They were experienced engineers, government officials, and project managers in their homelands and come here to find that they can only work as unskilled labor because of the literacy barrier.

Literacy Green Bay provides a bridge for them to find their way back. Thank you for all you do!

Literacy Green Bay has a pool of highly dedicated volunteers that truly live out the mission. It is all hands on deck, and everyone understands the importance of this program on our community. If you are looking for a non-profit to be involved with or to donate to, you can't do better than LGB :)

Literacy Green Bay is an important community organization that supports individuals and businesses. Its success is seen in the individuals who confidently enter the workforce, the community, and the local schools because of the confidence they gained working with Literacy Green Bay.

I have been a tutor for many years with Literacy Green Bay. I have gained so much in understanding and appreciating what my students are going thru in their new country. The students are so appreciative and so motivated to be part of our community. What Literacy Green Bay offers is priceless, and their support to volunteer tutors is above and beyond.

Literacy Green Bay is a shining star in the community, providing unparalleled literacy programming and dedicated support to adult learners. The leadership, staff, and volunteers are highly talented and committed, and the organization is an excellent steward of its resources.

I start from Strach without speaking the language, without knowing the culture far from my family and friends! But LITERACY GREEN BAY helped me achieve my goals and pursue my dreams. English classes, tutoring sessions and citizenship. The organization assisted me on the whole process of my new life here! From 2017 ELL student to 2022 director board member! I will be Always Grateful!

I started volunteering with Literacy Green Bay Inc just about a year ago, and it has been a wonderful experience! The opportunities that this non-profit gives to the community are so, so important in my opinion. This organization helps adults in the community acquire the language skills they need to be able to be proficient and follow a wide variety of their personal goals! I think is such an important tool and opportunity for people. I have been able to tutor a gentleman and we've been working together as he continues to follow his professional goals and has returned to college! To increase his English language skills as well as the skills he would need in order to follow his dreams as an engineer. Without Literacy Green Bay, he has expressed how challenging this whole process would've been, as well as overwhelming. This is my personal story, but there are so many other volunteers and students like my case scenario in the greater Green Bay Area.

I have volunteered with Literacy Green Bay for the last year. I tutored a native-born American who could not read or write, and now I tutor an immigrant from Central America who is learning English. Literacy Green Bay holds periodic training sessions taught by enthusiastic teachers who help non-teachers like myself become confident in our ability to tutor. It maintains an extensive library of resources to supplement whichever curriculum we are using. It holds classes for beginning students, and even provides child care. The cheerful staff is always available for questions from students and tutors alike. It is a great community resource which is especially valuable as we welcome newcomers who seek to improve their language skills.

It has meant so much to be a board member for Literacy Green Bay and be able to see how the organization can make such a difference in peoples lives. All of the staff and volunteers do an amazing job with their students. It is no surprise that this fine organization has been in the greater Green Bay community for over 40 years!

This organization has been instrumental in addressing the literacy needs of our growing community. It is a collaborative agency that engages in community-wide efforts to support those in need of services.

Literacy Green Bay is a wonderful service provider for persons needing assistance to function effectively and adjust within our American society. I was trained a year and a half ago and paired with a woman whose goals were to "fit in" better with speaking in English conversations in this new country. She continues to be very excited to meet to practice and to learn. I find that I am also learning a lot by working with her. It's a win-win situation personally, and for our city, state and nation. I find that the team at Literacy Green Bay is there to assist the volunteer at every turn. The support is great. More volunteers are needed. Check it out.

I have been a volunteer at Literacy Green Bay for going on four years, starting as a tutor for an ELL student and also helping in the offices. It has been a great place to volunteer with friendly employees and with a wonderful mission.

Literacy Green Bay is a very welcoming and safe place for those who are new to our area and wanting to learn English. The classes provide not only basic communication skills, but a link to the community and a place of sharing. Literacy Green Bay extends learning opportunities beyond the basics offering assistance on a 1-1 basis with adult tutoring and preparation for citizenship and GED testing. Literacy Green Bay is an asset to its participants and the community alike, and a Great Non-Profit!

I volunteer as a tutor and very much enjoy my weekly sessions, assisting a now naturalized citizen to understand how America works (and doesn't work) and how each American can contribute to our ongoing pursuit of a perfect union.
English is a very difficult language to learn.

I've supported Literacy Green Bay for more than 12 years as both a volunteer tutor and board member. I support this organization because I feel that literacy is the key to a prosperous community. The employees of Literacy Green Bay treat those seeking assistance with dignity and compassion. The facility is well-kept and improvements are made to the tutoring space as needed.

I have been volunteering at Literacy Green Bay for several years. The staff is always very willing to help. There is a great supply of materials to work with in the library. The teaching area is very conducive to learning. The students are appreciative, and the pay is out of this world.

Literacy Green Bay is a wonderful non-profit community organization which offers free English language classes to anyone in our community. The staff is caring, very responsive and interested in language learning and the best way to help learners reach their goals.

As a Literacy Green Bay volunteer tutor, I witness first hand the important services this nonprofit group provides in helping people from many walks of life improve their literacy and language skills thereby giving them a solid foundation on which to build a happy and successful life.

Literacy GB does a great job handling the many moving parts of adult tutoring coordination. Whenever I need new materials for my student, staff members are always willing to assist. When I'm looking for a new student to tutor, they are quick to seek a match.

I started with Literacy Green Bay as a tutor. Not only did I build a relationship with the student, our families also became friends. This non-profit brings value to our community and provides unity among all language learners. I look forward to impacting in new ways as I continue to partner with the LGB board members. Together, we can continue to do great things!
Nicole

It's been so rewarding to hear directly from learners and their families on the impact Literacy Green Bay has had in their lives! From learners who obtained their GED against all odds, to those who followed through with their volunteer tutors, accomplishing the goals they set for themselves. These real stories inspired me to take up tutoring again, confident that I'll be able to help my student with the fundament literacy skills that is LGB's mission.

I have been volunteering at Literacy Green Bay for several years and have seen it go through several changes due to staffing moves, Covid and changing clientele. I am impressed by the focused and hard work of the staff. They truly feel passionate about the work they do. The staff of teachers is multi-cultural,(which is awesome) and people are excited to explore best practices for adult learners .This staff truly recognizes just how challenging it is to be a non-English speaking person in Green Bay, and they are willing to jump into the challenge! There's a huge need for willing, open minded individuals to participate either as one on one tutors or as small group teachers. As a volunteer I truly feel supported and appreciated by everyone I am in contact with - from staff to students. It is a great place in which to be involved and I am so happy to work with such fantastic people. I see great things in Literacy Green Bay's future!

Literacy Green Bay is an amazing organization staffed by equally amazing and committed staff and volunteers. As a new board member, I'm enjoying the opportunity to see first-hand how they are making a difference in our community by helping adults and families acquire the reading, writing, math, English language, computer, and workforce skills they need to function effectively as workers and community members. We're fortunate to have such a valuable resource in our community.

I have worked with Literacy Green Bay as a teacher for many years and I have enjoyed teaching members of our community from a wide variety of ethnic backgrounds.
Teaching has given me insight about how diverse Green Bay truly is.
Julie Arneth

This is a school where all feel home. We, teachers, have got all the resources available for us so that the the learning process is at best. Environment is safe and healthy that it creates a great impact on both students and teachers. Also, we are blessed with a great use of technology that keeps us on the top. Thanks to our management that goes above and beyond the typical learning center and make every student and teacher truly feel like a star.

I just started as a substitute teacher for the English Language Learning classes. As an instructor with Literacy Green Bay, I've witness the excitement our students have to be here to learn English. They come in the morning or after work, dedicated to practice speaking, reading, and writing new words, skills, knowledge, and concepts. Regardless of their native language, our students help each other. Most importantly, their confidence grows as fast as their English skills grow.
Hmmmm.... I don't recall having as much fun as they do when I learned English as a child...
Knowing that I can use my education, experience, and time to help our students reach their goals is extremely rewarding. I am proud to tell people in the community, my family and friends that I teach here. I recommend it to business owners who have employees who are struggling with English so that they can benefit from the programs provided.
Literacy Green Bay empowers a diverse population in our community, serving men and women of all ages, races, ethnicities, employment interests, etc., to be more. They provide programs to build essential skills, such as reading, writing, math, computer, English Language, and workforce, that are used everyday and taken for granted by most people. This is pure gold. This is what makes Literacy Green Bay such an asset to our community as a whole; to our neighbors, co-workers, families, and friends - to the stranger who waits on you at your favorite restaurant or is assigned your new partner at work. Their is no other organization in Green Bay, or Brown County area, that provides all the services and programs that we do.
I'm grateful to be apart of Literacy Green Bay.

I have been a volunteer in various roles since 1999. Each role has given me much more than I gave. This experience has been life changing and given me life-long friends from all over the world.

Green Bay Literacy helps people improve the quality of their lives by training volunteer mentors and pairing them with adult learners who need to improve their English language skills, need to obtain their high school GED, or need to pass the exam for US citizenship. These skills can change lives through better and higher-paying jobs, and through opportunities for increased education and career training. Green Bay Literacy students also help our wider community by being able to better share their skills and talents through improved communication skills. It's a win-win!

Literacy Green Bay's mission is one that immediately improves the lives of its beneficiaries and the community as a whole. It is so important that our community's citizens feel integrated and accepted in their daily lives--among other things, this allows non-native speakers to make tangible advancement in their lives. We're all in this together, and Literacy Green Bay fosters exactly that type of cohesion.

I started volunteering at Literacy GB in February, 2019, as a tutor, after I retired. Then in April of that year, I also started volunteering in the offices doing general office work. I am no longer a tutor but have continued "working" in the offices, which I enjoy very much. The employees who work there are very welcoming and I know appreciate what I do as a volunteer. I have made friends at Literacy and feel a part of the organization, which I know performs a great service in the community. Grasping a better knowledge of the English language, when you now live in the US after immigrating, is a great thing.

Volunteering at Literacy Green Bay has been an amazing experience. I get to help make a difference in my community while working with a lot of awesome people. Literacy Green Bay truly makes a difference in the lives of everyone who walks through its doors. Everyone is dedicated to helping learners in their Literacy journey.

I joined Literacy as a volunteer to help provide people with an opportunity to be successful thru improved understanding and ability in English. People come to Literacy Green Bay to improve their English skills to help their children, get a better job or to just feel a part of the community. Good for them!

I have been passionate about literacy for years. I began volunteering at Literacy Green Bay in 2016. the classes and tutoring availability here is mazing. Learners come here to learn or improve their English skills, they study to obtain their GED, they study to be prepared and able to pass the US Citizenship test, or they come here needing to improve their math skills.
Incorporating the entire family as we do in the Family First program is a great way for the kiddos to learn early the importance of literacy. My last learner repeated high school here as a good way to better her English, she moved on to NWTC and then to UWGB! She graduates in May 2022! Due to her experiences in learning English, she is obtaining a degree in teaching with an emphasize on ELL students. She is already employed FT. And to top that all off, she obtained her US citizenship test! She could not have done this without the help she received at Literacy Green Bay.

Hi Everyone,

I have been employed at Literacy Green Bay since 1999. Not many people can say they have worked at a place for so long. The reason I have stayed is because I believe in our mission of helping people learn to read and speak English and to help native English speakers improve their literacy skills. Along the way, I hope to have passed along my love of reading to our students. Literacy Green Bay is a welcoming place for new and returning students and we offer childcare so that we are able to make attending class easier for our students. It is a joy to meet students from all over the world and to work with people who are so eager to learn.

I am fortunate to work at Literacy Green Bay and get to hear all the success stories of the students. Some of the successes could be: becoming a citizen, getting their GED, and even getting a library card. You can see them building self-confidence growing with each hurdle they conquer. Thank you Literacy Green Bay for being a pillar in the community.

Literacy Green Bay is a perfect place to share my love of reading and desire to work with diverse people. Often, I feel like I Learn more from my learners than they learn from me!
The joy of walking together on the journey to English proficiency and beyond is truly one of the best things I can do with my time.

My mother, Marie Fonder, was a volunteer with the Literacy Council for 23 years. During that time, she tutored, did evaluations and served as a teaching assistant in the classroom. Mom loved meeting the people she worked with and especially admired the immigrants who had traveled far to find a better way of life for themselves and their families. In spite of her gift of time, Mom frequently said that she received more than she gave and treasured her moments with those whom she met.

Submitted by Barb Derenne, one of Marie's 7 daughters. Marie passed away on October 10, 2020.

Literacy Green Bay helps so many people realize the power of reading and what an impact it can have in our lives. Learning to read is crucial-child or adult-and it brings me great pride that I am involved with an organization that is making such a different in peoples lives.

We recognize the important role Literacy Green Bay plays in the communities where our team members live and work. JBS Green Bay believes in improving education, health, wellness and strengthening our community relations. These are the types of causes we will continue to support Literacy Green Bay.
JBS Green Bay Proud Sponsor of Literacy Green Bay.

We are proud to support Literacy Green Bay's mission to ensure every adult has the ability to read, write and comprehend.

Literacy Green Bay is a wonderful organization. The staff are so willing to help anyone regardless the circumstances. They provide students with everything they need to succeed and are driven by the successes and accomplishments of the students to continue providing the amazing work they have done thus far. Fantastic organization!

Literacy Green Bay is an amazing organization! The volunteers and staff are wonderful. Their efforts are improving the lives of the people they serve. This nonprofit organization is a value to the Green Bay, WI community.

Literacy Green Bay does more for their adult learners than just teach. This organization is deeply passionate about empowering our community's people, employees, families, and neighbors with an education that helps them chart their own path for a better life. They create opportunities for people to express themselves and thrive beyond the classroom. Literacy goes beyond reading - it is job skills, language learning, and feeling like you are an important part of your community. This organization should be proud of the gaps they fill in the lives of adult learners, and the community has immense amounts of gratitude for it.

I have just started as a tutor at Literacy Green Bay. The required training program provided me with the information, tools, and confidence I needed to begin working with my first learner. She is a mother of 5 who desperately wants to improve her English speaking, reading and writing skills and has dreamed of getting an education her entire life. I am finding this to be such a rewarding experience. It is truly a privilege to be working with Literacy Green Bay to provide this much needed service to the people of our community.

Green Bay Literacy has been a great experience for this new tutor! I was trained in a very professional, informative, and courteous manner, and am happy to be sharing my knowledge/skills with my new learner. Within a few months, my learner has become more self-confident in her communication skills, and she is more capable than she thought in her writing proficiency! It’s an exciting transition to witness and share in. As an added bonus, I feel great to be helping in a really useful and tangible way.

I first volunteered as a tutor at Literacy Green Bay in 2008, and a couple of years later I took on an additional role doing testing, interviewing, and advising about curriculum placement of new students who were applying for tutors. It has been a most interesting and enriching experience to be able to meet and learn about the applicants who come from a great diversity of cultures, language backgrounds, and life experiences. Most of these people are immigrants or refugees, but a smaller number are native-born Americans who for whatever reason never developed good reading and writing skills. Invariably, they are all so appreciative and grateful for the services offered at Literacy Green Bay. The various programs offered, including one-on-one tutoring, classes, citizenship preparation, and a computer lab, make it possible to find the best option for each student. Literacy Green Bay is an invaluable asset to our Green Bay community.

I have been tutoring adult students for 10 years at Literacy Green Bay and this spring reached the milestone of 1,000 hours of tutoring. I have had the pleasure of tutoring three adults, all from Mexico, and am currently tutoring Maria. My background in newspaper work and my limited knowledge of the Spanish language have helped me, but tutors are well trained and don't need similar backgrounds. I have learned so much from my students, and my wife and I have been friends with all my students. We have been invited to many Mexican family gatherings, including baptisms, first communions and a quinceanera. I highly recommend tutoring as a way to give back to your community. You'll get as much out of it as your adult student.
Mike Blecha

I have volunteered with Literacy Green Bay for over twenty (20) years as a tutor. This organization has a staff of knowledgeable, caring, involved, and supportive people. Whenever I have a question, I can depend on a suitable/workable answer. The materials provided are extremely varied, so something that works with a particular student can be found. This is a non-profit that greatly profits our community. Frank Czarnecki

I am a volunteer tutor for an adult English language learner. We meet 2x a week and converse together, because my learner's goal is to be a more fluent English speaker. I am also a volunteer member of the Board of Directors, serving as President for the third year. We have an active Board, striving to complete action items developed during last fall's strategic planning meetings. Literacy Green Bay has been in existence since 1981, providing valuation resources and programming to English-language learners, GED students, immigrants seeking citizenship, and other adults in search of fundamental literacy services to help improve their lives. Hundreds of volunteers support our cause as we help hundreds of adult learners every year!

I have always loved the mission of this organization. The focus has always been on students who were underrepresented.

I tutored a lady from Mexico for 10 plus years through Lieracy Green Bay. The organization trained me, paired me with a perfect match, then supported me in any way needed with materials and advice and additional training, if desired. It was a wonderful experience.

Literacy Green Bay provides opportunities for the community to grow. During my undergraduate at UW - Green Bay, I was able to spend a summer as an intern in an ESL classroom. I was able to have one on one time with students and I was even given the opportunity to teach a few classes. This internship helped me achieve my minor in linguistics/TESOL and gain experiences I could not have had anywhere else. Literacy Green Bay gives so much back to Green Bay and I am proud to have been able to work with the great staff and a wonderful organization.

I like my school Literacy Green Bay, and my teacher too, because she helps everybody.

I appreciate Literacy Green Bay because all the teachers have patience for every students' need. They give me help step by step. Thanks to those teacher. Today I am speaking more English.

Literacy Green Bay is a wonderful place to volunteer. Staff is very supportive and training program is fun and very informative. I am not a teacher, but I speak and read English so I can teach that. It is a job that gives back 100 times. Clients in classes and in 1:1 tutoring. are so appreciative, and it is fun and gratifying to see success in their adaptation to life in the U.S. I have been especially rewarded as students I am working with get their citizenship. Literacy Green Bay is very important in our community and everyone is welcome!

I volunteer twice a week tutoring a literacy student. I take great join and pleasure in helping this man improve his writing and reading skills. We are currently working toward his obtaining his driver's license and I am excited for the opportunities that this will afford him. I find this volunteer experience extremely rewarding.

As a long-term volunteer, I have seen the very important change that improved literacy makes. Parents get better jobs, children achieve more in school, a family can realize a bigger dream. Our clients are served with energy by learner-focused teachers and tutors. It’s an amazing program and it’s my great privilege to participate.

I've been a tutor at Literacy Green Bay for close to two years, and currently work with two students who have very different learning needs. It's been rewarding to help them work on achieving their goals. They are appreciative and determined, and understand the importance of reading/writing/etc. on their daily lives.

I currently serve on the board of directors for Literacy Green Bay and no other organization in the area has a great impact in achieving it's mission to help someone better their lives through adult literacy. The stories that are told from it's students on how their lives have changed as a result of attending classes at Literacy Green Bay are inspiring and in today's political climate, it is very refreshing to hear such success in achieving the American Dream!

I joined the Board of Directors for Literacy Green Bay in 2017. During my time with the organization, I have been continually impressed by the commitment of the team and all of our volunteers in advancing the mission of creating a community literate in the English language in Green Bay, WI. Even more so, I am truly moved by the dedication our English Language learners display on their pursuit of personal improvement through language courses, continuing education, and/or citizenship. By being part of this organization, you can feel the difference you are making.

Awesome organization! First handedly went to one of their fundraiser events where I got to witness what they do for our community. This place is needed! Wow! Such transformation in people's lives.

I'm particular with what organizations I support. After touring and learning more about what Literacy Green Bay has done, continues to do, and has plans to do for the community - I was completely impressed. So impressed, in fact, that I joined the Board of Directors to be a part of mission and vision.

Literacy GB is assisting our company in becoming a more diverse company. They have provided us guidance and completed an assessment to help us with our language needs. They made it a point to learn as much about our business and industry as they could to provide the right amount of guidance. We are extremely pleased with the services that they have and continue to offer for us.

We have been working with Literacy Green Bay for many years and have found them to be an amazing group of people - truly dedicated to giving the gift of reading to adults in our area. The stories of the people they have helped are amazing and I am proud to be a supporter of this organization!

My experience is satisfactory, Dorthy has much patience so she is good teacher. Literacy it is a peaceful place so the people are charismatic, in this place, we are learn and we are not paying, I am motivated about this opportunity.

Thank you very much.

im a like my teacher calass. they help me lorn english

I like to come to classes because my teacher are very nice she teach my many tings that I need.

i lake may class. i lake learn english
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i very like my teacher. and i like stady english. I like Literacy school

Real, I can imagining in an experience literacy green bay,
I have been two years almost. there is different student and senior education .
they have patient .and, tray to understand as they can.
My an expectations is high.first my friend told me is there class .
I interested when they know I'm encourage they gave tutoring teach
and, helped how to achievement my hope and my family building up good
life and be some one to understand not be ignorant.
and I say high literacy Green Bay

THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING IN THE PATIENCE .I LIKE THI SCHOOL THE TEACHERS I NEED HELP BECAUSE I WANTS LEARN ENGLIS AND I WANT TO BE CITIZEN.

I like Literacy school because the teacher help me more speak, reading,write, understand and communicate people.
When star on June do not too much in the school but now I understand more.
I love the teacher because they are very beautiful and help me much.

This Organization is helping me to improve my English skill. Since i came here I learn how to write and read in English. I hope everyone will come to join us because it is a very good place for study. Even the teacher they are very nice too.

I like this school because help me a lot whit my pronunciation ,grammar,reading and writing .The teachers are so specials for me ,they are so nice respectful of the others students . i learn new things . all people works here help me all the time whit anything i need ,i really appreciate thank you

the class i like very much because understand more the conversation and help me with the grammar and i like it the teachers your creativity

I've been a teacher at Literacy Green Bay for almost 18 year, and I LOVE it! Literacy Green Bay welcomes everyone and especially helps immigrants improve their English and increase their employment skills. This service benefits the entire family and the overall community. Students are very grateful for their improved skills, thanks to Literacy Green Bay.

I have been a board member of Literacy Green Bay for more than two years , and prior to that was a tutor for several years. Literacy Green Bay provides a valuable service in the greater Green Bay community, providing English language instruction to learners of many national backgrounds, and basic reading and writing skills to American-born adults who lack those skills. All the learners are seeking a better life for themselves and their families, and realize that a knowledge of English is essential. Literacy Green Bay provides classes and individual one-on-one tutoring...and both the tutors and learners are dedicated and passionate. The organization is extremely well-run on a minimal budget, due to the dedication of its staff and volunteers. Lise G

I began as a board member/volunteer with Literacy GB not knowing the true impact that is provided. After talking with staff, current and past students, i have been enlightened to the difference the services make on the individuals and the community. Knowing I can be part of such a wonderful organization brings pride and joy.

I have ben being tutered at Literacy Green Bay for six years. When I first started coming I could not read spell or write vary well.

We have ben reading story books, writing book reports, and using flash cards. We practes word lists . We use books like Specific Skill Series and we have started doing crosswerd puzzels since it seems to help whith my spelling although my teacher says I use "inventive" spelling.

Now I am able to pick up a newspaper to read and I can shop in stores without help reading the labels.

I have holped Literacy Green Bay by talking to new tuters about how evirything started whith me here.

Lyle, Green Bay, WI

I started with Literacy Green Bay in 2013 in the group class. After about six months I was paired with a tutor. In the time I have been with Literacy I have spent many hours with my tutor. My English has improved and I have become a citizen of the USA. Literacy Green Bay has had the resources to help me progress including a place to meet, materials to use, and help with my educational needs. My experience has been great.
Manuel

I have been involved with Liteacy Green Bay for approximately 8 years since retiring . I have worked as a tutor and also do initial evaluations on students new to the agency and periodic revaluations to check on progress. I have worked with "helping agencies" all of my adult life and can proudly say that the efforts at Literacy Green Bay are truly transformative for our clients. It is so refreshing to be working with individuals that are motivated to the "nth" degree to improve their lives and the lives of their families. It is amazing to see individuals tackle and master the near impossible - learning the English language! It is also refreshing working with colleagues who are so selfless in their efforts in working with their students. The efforts of the volunteers and extraordinary professional staff leads to an exhilarating level of positive energy that is so refreshing in this day and age.

Learning English at Literacy Green Bay has helped me on many things. I'm now able to read the newspaper, I can make doctors appointments over the telephone and I'm also able to help my children with their homework. My reading, writing and speaking have improved a lot since I started studying at Literacy. I'm now able to fill out job applications and write a resume. I basically feel confident and independent because of the skills I learned at Literacy Green Bay.

Among the best nonprofit service organizations in our community is Literacy Green Bay. Although it is run by a small staff, the results they achieve are big acccomplishments. I have been affiliated with Literacy Green Bay for many years as a tutor and community business partner. Over that period, I have observed a high degree of dedication from the director and other managers; excellent communication between the staff and volunteer tutors; and exceptional educational support for tutors and learners. Through the efforts of Literacy Green Bay, learners achieve their goals and become better citizens of our community.

Literacy Council and my English tutor are being helping me and my family a lot. We have doctor's appointments so often, because of my daughter's health condition. Now I don't need to ask anymore for an interpreter and wait longer on those appointments because we are waiting for them to came and help me with the translation. I can do it by myself!!! It was the same situation on my daughter's school. Also I could finish a program at NWTC all on English with goods grades. something I didn't imagine I could do some day, Thank you!!!!

I am a tutor for Literacy Green Bay and out of all the volunteering I've done over the years, this is by far the most rewarding. To see someone new to American and English, learn to adapt to our country is a great experience. As their English improves, their personality comes out.

I have been an instructor at Literacy Green Bay for many years, and would like to express my respect and appreciation for this organization. Teaching adults to communicate in the English language is personally very rewarding. These students are very enthusiastic to learn and to become productive members of the local community. Literacy Green Bay provides the resources and facilities to carry out this important mission, thereby improving the lives of many people every day.

Literacy Green Bay is highly respected locally and throughout the state for their outstanding programs. It has received a number of awards including the Ethics in Business Award last year. The agency is proactive in responding to the needs of their community and their clientele. Literacy Green Bay has been very involved in helping other nearby literacy councils with program and board development, training and resources. The staff is knowledgeable, professional and pleasant to work with. The agency and staff work collaboratively with other nonprofits.

Phenomenal describes the work of Literacy Green Bay!
This organization serves our community in many ways: one-on-one tutoring and classroom instruction for English language learners, citizenship classes, computer instruction,child care and tutoring, and workplace language instruction.
Literacy Green Bay relies on many volunteers to support their work. Most importantly, this organization's professionals provide training for the volunteers they recruit.
I am proud to be associated with Literacy Green Bay.

I am a teacher at Literacy Green Bay. The staff members are so supporting and caring. They are knowledgable and professional.

The students are wonderful to work with. This job is so rewarding. In 30 years of teaching, I cannot remember
having this much fun. It is the highlight of my day and i enjoy coming to work.

The staff at LGB are the best. Their relentless efforts in their education of literacy is the highest. The volunteers give so much of their time and dedication to helping others.

I have volunteered with Literacy Green Bay as a tutor and materials writer. The staff at Literacy Green Bay are hard-working, dedicated, and concerned about everyone who walks through their doors. Students who have gone through a language or test preparation program talk about how their lives were changed because they could get their GED, take the citizenship test, find a better job, talk with their childrens' teachers, and navigate the healthcare system, among other tasks. Volunteers also benefit from professional development sessions, friendships developed with the staff and students, and in the case of one young woman I know who helped with childcare, finding her field of university study--English as a Second Language. Literacy Green Bay truly benefits all those involved with the organization.

Literacy Green Bay is a wonderful organization of people dedicated to helping others improve their core literacy in math, English, (speaking, reading and writing) and computer skills. The organization is committed to helping adult learners become better parents, workers and community members through this effort. LGB is focused on helping others improve their livelihood through assisting them with their core literacy skill improvement - therefore allowing them to prosper and advance both personally and professionally.

This is an excellent organization for promoting literacy in our community. It is also a great place to give back to our community through volunteering.

What a wonderful 20 or so years I've had as a volunteer at Literacy Green Bay! I started as a tutor, taught classes, served on the board, managed the workforce development program, and participated as a tutor trainer, which I still am today. I'm so proud of the hard work my students have put in reaching their Literacy goals. We can never do enough to support Literacy in our community. It builds character, creates good citizens, and connects us as family. Hooray for our volunteer tutors and the program staff at Literacy Green Bay who make it all possible.
Dorothy Seehausen

I have been a board member of Literacy Green Bay for five years and I am always impressed with the organization. We have many volunteers that donate several hours of their week to Literacy Green Bay and it shows...we have a great success rate of students achieving their goals, they are offered jobs, receive promotions and many have learned to read to their children in English. We are also helping adults receive their GEDs, which allows them to apply for better jobs, which results in better wages for them and their families. If you can't read, it is hard to succeed; we help people read and write so that they can accomplish all their dreams and goals! Beyond that, our tutors continue tutoring for years and years, forming lifelong friendships with their students.

I have been involved with Literacy Green Bay for almost six years and I continue to be amazed by the support our organization receives both from the community and individual volunteers giving their time to be tutors. Our current Executive Director has been involved with Literacy Green Bay for over 20 years and she is as passionate and energetic today as she was when she started. She has an in depth understanding of the needs in our community and what our organization needs to provide to meet those needs.

It's so rewarding to see the impact that our services have on the lives and families of our students. They are so determined to work hard to improve their English Language skills enabling them to provide for their families and be active, contributing members of our community. The pride and confidence that is gained through their education is very inspiring.

I was attracted to the Literacy GB board of directors because it was a chance to become involved in an organization tackling a fundamental issue for NE WI. Literacy GB gives the students a chance to improve the english (and other) skills that are crucial for their advancement in their educational and workforce careers. While area classrooms and workplaces benefit from better communication, the whole community benefits from the increased opportunities for day to day human interaction.

As Green Bay moves forward through the changing social and economic patterns of the mid-21st century, we have to strengthen our community by increasing the cooperation and interaction between the diverse cultural and ethnic groups. Removing language barriers and allowing involvement in work and school life are key to pulling the community together.

The staff and tutors are dedicated to the cause and it shows.

I am extremely proud of my affiliation and Board Membership with Literacy Green Bay. Sometimes I feel that people underestimate the important work Literacy does and the contributions they make to our community. It is so inspiring to hear how the classes, tutors and staff have helped people not just with their English skills, but with helping them to integrate into our community and become active participants. It helps to make them better, more productive parents, employees and citizens. It helps them to truly feel part of their community and this country. And the pride that they exhibit tells us that what we are doing is truly meaningful.

Ever since I became a member of the Board of Directors for Literacy Green Bay I have been impressed with the amount of life changing programs that are offered by the organization. We are meeting the needs of an often overlooked population in our community and for that I am proud to be associated with this organization.

While there are other great non-profits out there, Literacy Green Bay is my favorite! I joined the Board of Directors almost six years ago and have enjoyed seeing this organization give so much back to individuals as well as strengthening the members of our Green Bay community. The work that the LGB staff, volunteers and board members do gives me hope that we still live in a world that truly cares about helping others become self-sufficient and better geared to be fully functional adults, parents and employees. I look forward to staying involved in this organization after my second term is up, becoming a tutor to continue to give back to this great non-profit.

I began tutoring for Literacy Green Bay about six months, the 12-hour certification was a valuable experience for anyone who wishes to teach, the experienced instructors share their wisdom and emphasize learning style preference for engaging students. I was impressed at the commitment to quality instruction that the organization and the volunteers commit to before every entering a classroom or tutor session.

I meet with my student regularly at the Literacy Center and all of staff have been helpful answering questions, providing information and resources. The center is a humming with activity everyday, with students of all ages with diverse backgrounds and educational goals. It truly is a place where students are inspired daily and they in turn inspire their teachers and volunteers.

My student wants to obtain his GED and is more dedicated to his homework and our classtime than any student I have ever had.

I have just started tutoring an ESL student who would like to speak better English in order to help her children speak better English and so that she can obtain a job. Literacy GB has given me all the tools to help my learner become more productive and to live a better life in Green Bay, WI!

About a year ago I entered the world of the tutor of English as a Second Language. I started with the twelve hour certification training program. It was very well organized and presented positively to my group of about ten potential tutors. After completion I was given three options of three very different individuals to choose as my first learner. I selected a gentleman from Puerto Rico and have spent the last year with him. My personal journey to Literacy Green Bay took about two years after I retired. It is the right fit. The staff is knowledgeable and helpful. I rest my case.

I tutor an ELL student who's goal is to earn his GED. My student has four children and a full time job. He is dedicated to learning and has steadily advanced. I know that he will be able to achieve his goals. It is a rewarding experience to be able to help him fulfill his dreams - the American Dream. Literacy Green Bay makes this possible for my student and many others.

Before even starting my tutoring experience, I already feel that the time spent in training has been a valuable one to help understand the needs of adult learners and the value of giving my time to a student. Literacy Green Bay volunteer instructors do an outstanding job of preparing you for the role of tutor. They instill a passion for assisting others on their road to learning the English language and becoming productive and contributing members of their community. It is evident that everyone involved is dedicated to providing all of the support that is needed to both tutors and students and they do so in a way that helps you to validate that the time spent giving back is valuable and worthwhile.

The combined efforts of the staff and scores of volunteers at Literacy Green Bsy is an exemplary model of changing lives. With a modest budget, and steadfast dedication to literacy, LGB provides opportunities to adults with a commitment to making a better life for themselves and their families. As a former board member and volunteer tutor, I have seen first hand the life changing results of this organization's tireless work. Literacy is the gateway skill to productive employment and responsible citizenship. Community members can point to Literacy Green Bay with pride

Literacy Green Bay is helping to empower people in our community to gain the skills (literacy and beyond) and knowledge to achieve their personal goals which in turn helps better society on the whole. Great place to be a part of in any capacity!

I volunteer to tutor an adult ELL student. Literacy Green Bay does an awesome job testing the students and then providing appropriate curricular materials to use in tutoring. My student is so grateful and the time I spend is so rewarding. I highly recommend giving this venture a try!!