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We are grateful to share that Literacy NRV received a $3,000 gift from Woodmen Life Insurance! Local representative Lisa Landes-Haynes...

Our "Meet the Team" series continues this week with our part-time Family READS instructor, Jill Wheeler! Jill joined us as a volunteer in...

Literacy programs intern Tess Larsen is a rising senior at Blacksburg High School and has been working at the LNRV Learning Center since...

Program Coordinator Anne Abbott has been a member of the Literacy NRV staff since January 2019. Anne started with LNRV as a part-time...

Program Coordinator Blake Hritz has been a member of the Literacy NRV staff since January 2023. Blake started with LNRV as a part-time...

Program Coordinator Brittany Hash has been a member of the Literacy NRV staff since August 2022. Her role has changed during her time at...

April 26, 2024 This week we're shouting from the rooftops: CONGRATULATIONS CHELSEA!!! Chelsea came to us last fall with a mission: to...

Imagine not being able to communicate with a doctor, help your child with homework, or read, write, or use a computer to apply for a...

by Blake Hritz, Literacy NRV ESL Program Coordinator No, you don’t need to know a foreign language to teach English! Sure it helps, but...

December 2023 Dear friends of literacy, As we approach the end of another transformative year, I find myself reflecting on the incredible...

November 2023 Congratulations to Literacy NRV's newest GED graduate, Jesia!! Jesia overcame many obstacles to achieving this goal,...

November 2023 What does it look like when adults earn the skills they need to achieve their goals? The proud, smiling faces of these...

Congratulations to Fahima for getting her Virginia Driver's License! Fahima has worked so hard with her volunteer tutors to achieve her...

Literacy NRV is thrilled to announce that we are expanding our team and expanding our impact with the addition of a temporary part-time...

October 19, 2023 PRESENTING Literacy NRV! We officially launched our new name and look yesterday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony sponsored...

June 9, 2023 Thanks to an incredible opportunity from Buzz 4 Good, LVNRV was featured on Blue Ridge PBS’s monthly BUZZ episode! Sponsored...

May 2023 Congratulations to our newest naturalized citizen, Reza Vaez! After attending our English classes to improve his reading,...

March 2023 Dear friends of literacy, As the vibrant colors of spring return to the NRV, I find myself reflecting on the growth and...

February 17, 2023 Here at Literacy Volunteers of the New River Valley, Anne Larsen is known as “Wonder Woman” because when there’s a...

April 2020 There is a great need for adult literacy services in the New River Valley, according to a report compiled by Emma Patterson...