Literacy Volunteers of Greater Hartford

Corinna and Julian pose with their ServSafe Food Handler Certificates after passing their exams. Congratulations! 👏

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LVGH's Annual Volunteer Appreciation Reception at Hartford Flavor Company is always one of our favorite events of the year! We get to come together to celebrate the countless hours and the immeasurable impact of our very generous, hard-working volunteers. We can't thank you enough for all that you do for our community.

A special thank you to Jean, our student speaker for the evening, and to all of the tutors who reached their five, ten, fifteen, and twenty year milestones of service with us. Congratulations, and thank you!

🩺 This Week: Free Health Screenings at HHC!
Make plans to stop by this Thursday for a free health checkup through CVS Health’s Project Health program.
No appointment. No insurance. No ID. No cost.
Screenings include blood pressure, blood sugar, cholesterol, weight, and other basic health checks to help you stay on top of your health.
📅 Thursday, June 11, 2026
⏰ 9:30 AM – 1:30 PM
📍 Hispanic Health Council Family Wellness Center
590 Park Street, , CT 06106
Take a few minutes for yourself and walk in for a free screening. We hope to see you there!

🩺 ¡Esta semana: evaluaciones de salud gratuitas en HHC!
Haga planes para visitarnos este jueves y recibir un chequeo de gratuito a través del programa Project Health de CVS Health.
Sin cita. Sin seguro. Sin identificación. Sin costo.
Las evaluaciones incluyen presión arterial, azúcar en la sangre, colesterol, peso y otras pruebas básicas para ayudarle a cuidar su salud.
📅 Jueves, 11 de junio de 2026
⏰ 9:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
📍 Hispanic Health Council Family Wellness Center
590 Park Street, Hartford, CT 06106
Dedique unos minutos a su bienestar y visítenos para una evaluación gratuita. ¡Le esperamos!

Reminder to all LVGH students and tutors that there will be no class this week.

Classes will resume with the start of the Summer Term on Monday, June 15th.

Have a relaxing week off! 🌞

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The end-of-year potluck was a huge success! 🍽️

Thank you so much to every student and tutor who brought a dish and shared their culture to celebrate finishing a successful spring term. 📝

We take a break from classes next week, and then we hope to see you all back on June 15th for the summer term. 🌞

Before Michele entered her retirement, she began thinking about what type of volunteer work she wanted to do with her new free time. She was raised with the notion of giving back to the community, and also wanted to find something that would both interest and challenge her.

Michele learned about LVGH through a friend who had been tutoring with us. "I was impressed by how long LVGH has been around and all the resources available to students and tutors. The tutor training gave me an incredible sense of comfort, that I wasn't just being thrown into the classroom."

Michele is finding that this role is challenging her in the ways that she had hoped. As she has become more comfortable in the classroom, she has asked her students for input on what it is that they would like to learn.

“I work to find ways to give them the opportunities to succeed in whatever skill they want to improve on. They want to work on spelling, but just handing them a list of words to study doesn't work because of all the challenges they are facing outside the classroom. Instead, we work on consonant blends or word endings so they learn to break the words down into chunks.”

Michele looks at her role here as being a cheerleader and helping her students recognize that they are more capable than they think they are, that they can figure things out on their own.

“My students were already productive members of society and they have innate skills, even if they don't know the exact grammar or how to read specific words. What I really admire is how hard they work, how much they want to learn, and how much they want to be challenged to move forward. I am proud to play a small part in helping the students succeed.”

After over two years spent as a tutor with us, Michele is still glad to have chosen LVGH to volunteer her time. “What is so impressive about LVGH is that they look at the students holistically. It's not just about literacy—it's vaccines, clothes, food, health clinics, help with finding a job, childcare. It's not just focused on the individual, it's focused on the community and the next generation, too.”

We're hiring! We are seeking an ESOL Program Manager to join our team here at LVGH. If you or someone you know may be interested, find more info and how to apply at: lvgh.org/careers

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