My Nonprofit Reviews

For the last two years I have supported the Literacy Council of Northern Virginia (LCNV) as a class aide and occasional outreach representative. My Council expereince has exposed me to the broad and worthwhile work the LCNV undertakes to meet its mission. That mission is to provide basic English instruction to those recently arrived in their Northern Virginia communities so they may better assimilate economically and socially into their new communities. The administration is excellent. providing helpful refresher instruction on TESOL (Teaching English to Speaker of Other Languages), and access to an incredible array of teaching resources. The teachers themselves reflect the diversity of the communities of which are a part and which they support. The administration and teachers have imaginatively adapted internet-based techniques to continue their instruction in these pandemic circumstances. And the students - the most ennobling and rewarding part of the program - continue to learn remotely. The LCNV team members provide invaluable support for helping assimilate new citizens into their communities, and they do it selflessly and exceptionally well.