Kala came to Milwaukee from Liberia, a country still recovering from decades of civil war and struggling to provide access to education for its people. She knew she had to become proficient in English in order to find a good job and build a better life here. Kala turned to the International Learning Center for help, enrolling in…
Evan, Kala, and Antrell are just three of the thousands of people who benefit from Neighborhood House programs each year. Listen to their stories…. [wpvideo k1teuCS4 autoplay=true w=800]
[slideshow] “From age eleven to twelve, I was a menace to society. The police knew who I was just by my walk. The people I was around had me doing things that could have gotten me locked away– from fighting with people in the neighborhood to running from the police.” Dyrell Minor, winner of the 2012 Ray Woods Youth…
New crop of new student stories from teacher Dominika’s Fall 2010 Pre-GED class are now online. Students typed up their multiple drafts on the school computers, editing each draft with the help of Nong Xiong and our great volunteers Rod Botts and Melissa May. Students also learned how to e-mail the most polished drafts to…