Hemet
Literacy Program
Gives Adults Reading, Life Skills
PE:
12.20.2019 by Diane A Rhoades
As
Christmas Day nears and people get ready to give and get cherished gifts,
students in the Hemet
Adult Literacy Program already have celebrated.
A
Saturday, Dec. 14, holiday luncheon brought them together to share their stories.
Looking forward to the lifelong gift of reading, each is thankful for a program
that is helping them reach their goals.
Lea
Ashworth started as a volunteer tutor in 2003 but soon became a Families for
Literacy coordinator and is now the adult literacy coordinator.
“I
have always had a huge love of reading and I am passionate about wanting to
share that with others,” she said. “I want to help our adult learners with
their reading and writing skills so they can have a better quality of life.”
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Some
want to search the internet, be able to follow a recipe, help children with
homework or read a story to them, interact with their child’s school or
teacher, be able to read and understand a rental agreement or help others by
reading a medicine label. The program has 90 adult learners and 20 tutors.
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The
program, which began in 1985, is paid for by a grant from the California State Library with
contributions from the city of Hemet. Free to adult learners, it is offered as
a service of the Hemet Public Library, where it is located. READ
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