We are so thrilled to spotlight this amazing achievement by our beloved Family Literacy Coordinator, Anne Abbott! She was nominated for the 2025 Toyota Family Teacher of the Year award and was named their runner-up. We are so thrilled that she is a member of our team and that her extraordinary contributions to family learning have been recognized on this national level. Since 2008, Anne has impacted 200+ adults and 300+ children through Family READS, a program for English language learners,...

Lenny, 81 years old, came to us for reading help after his wife went to live in a nursing home. Now that his wife is not around anymore to read for him, he realizes he needs to learn to read better to live independently.  Lenny is now working one-on-one with an LNRV volunteer tutor to learn new literacy skills to achieve goals such as being able write a note on a card, read his mail, pay his bills/write checks, fill out forms, and write down a phone message. Lenny has had a long and...