Another great Salem gem: Mid-Valley Literacy Center

"To provide literacy services to adults in order to increase economic stability and overall quality of family life" Happy Thanksgiving 2013 Edy Pinto   MVLC Student Stories "Today is one of the happiest days of my life.  I finally passed my GED test.   A year ago if someone had told me that I was going to do it, probably I would not have believed it.  It is hard to think that a person like me, who only went to school for a short period of time, can pass a test like the GED.  With the help from the Mid-Valley tutors, that was made possible. I want to thank them all.  If I can do it, everybody can." Edy Pinto   * * * * * *  "I started the GED program at Mid-Valley Literacy Center.  I loved the smaller classes and the more personal help from the staff, volunteer teachers, and the unconditional caring support to each student.  The school's classes worked so well for me, and I was able to reach my goal of earning my GED.  Mid-Valley  Wynter Atkenson Literacy Center has helped me change my life for the best.     Thank you so much to the school, the staff, teachers, and Mrs. Vivian Ang." Wynter Atkenson Letter from Vivian Ang MVLC Executive Director As the Thanksgiving holiday approaches, I want to express my tremendous thanks to the people who helped MVLC make great progress this past year, our volunteer tutors and donors.  Without your generosity of time and financial support, this would not have been possible.  Thank you! Our achievements: 75 adults received their GED certificates 97 percent of our GED graduates obtained employment or entered college 10 students became Certified Nurse Assistants (CNAs) with full-time jobs 81 new volunteer tutors were trained and are working with over 500 adults 4 new tutoring sites were opened for a total of 26 sites in 5 counties The newest literacy site, at Albany First Assembly of God Church, has over 70 adults learning English while 50 children receive child care Our challenge: The new 2014 GED test preparation is a comprehensive program to ensure that adults have the skills and knowledge needed for college and work readiness in today's economy.  However, it takes much more preparation to achieve this level of competency.  It requires new educational materials that cost  $180  per student.  Our challenge is obtaining the funds to purchase those materials to continue helping our students succeed. If you want to donate to a worthy cause this holiday season, please consider giving the gift of literacy.  In doing so, you can change a life, change a family, change a community. Statistics show that for every dollar invested in adult literacy programs, it returns $33 to the economy of the community. Please consider donating to the Mid-Valley Literacy Center to help our students achieve their educational goals, which in turn strengthens our community. MVLC is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit. Visit our website to donate    Or make your tax-deductible check payable to: Mid-Valley Literacy Center 606 Dearborn Ave. NE Keizer, OR  97303 Mid-Valley Literacy Center 606 Dearborn Ave. NE Keizer, OR  97303 Phone:  (503) 463-1488 midvalleyliteracycenter@gmail.com www.midvalleyliteracycenter.org