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The ILC keeps supporters engaged and informed throughout the year with a combination of mail, email and events.

The ILC Impact Update

The Impact Update is mailed a few times a year and includes stories about students, donors, events, research and more. To receive future editions, send your mailing address to info@ilctr.org.

The ILC Fall 2020 Impact Update

The ILC Spring 2020 Impact Update

The ILC Fall 2018 Impact Update

The ILC Winter 2018 Impact Update

The ILC Summer 2017 Impact Update

The ILC Fall 2016 Impact Update

The ILC Summer 2016 Impact Update

New American Stories

The monthly email newsletter New American Stories gives supporters an inside look at how The ILC students’ lives are affected by learning English. Join the mailing list here.

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In a crisis, this new American stepped up

November 30, 2020

When new Americans become citizens, they are asked if they will perform work of “national importance.” For Luz this was more than a theoretical promise. She’s been doing work of national importance since the pandemic hit. As a cleaner in a hospital, she has put herself at risk to help others stay safe, and she …

Renata

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With your support, immigrants reach their potential

October 15, 2020

It takes a special kind of courage to sign up to work in health care during a pandemic. But Renata, an immigrant from Brazil, wasn’t worried about herself when she applied for a home health aide position. “I work with elderly people,” she explained. “I worried about getting them sick.” Before she could start working …

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Your support ensures immigrants aren’t left behind

July 23, 2020

All of our lives have been interrupted by COVID-19. For the more than 600,000 immigrants with pending citizenship applications, it has meant a dream delayed. Thanks to supporters like you, dreams are coming true for students in The Immigrant Learning Center’s (ILC) citizenship classes, like Maria [pictured]. Maria, an immigrant from Cape Verde, enrolled in …

Elena

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Thanks to you, another new American aces the test

March 3, 2020

When Elena came to the United States from Colombia six years ago, she knew she wanted to become a citizen of our "accepting, free country." She came to The Immigrant Learning Center to conquer her main obstacle: the civics portion of the citizenship exam. After just a few months in Citizenship Class, studying hard when …

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Your support helped Daphne “very, very, very much”

January 19, 2020

Did you know the World Health Organization (WHO) has designated 2020 as the "Year of the Nurse and Midwife," in honor of Florence Nightingale's 200th birthday? Maybe I'm biased, but when I think of nursing, I think of immigrants and The ILC students. In fact, without immigrants, our nursing shortage would be a full-blown nursing crisis. In particular, Daphne comes to …

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You’re helping whole families to succeed

November 15, 2019

When Manalie first joined The ILC's Next Steps program to improve her English and advance her career, she asked her teacher to move her down a level. She didn't believe she could handle the work, particularly while juggling two part time jobs at Burger King and the Cheesecake Factory. Her teacher told her to believe …

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Climbing the ladder, with a boost from you

September 24, 2019

When Rosa says, "Thank God for The ILC," she's really giving thanks for supporters like you. Rosa and her children came to the United States in 2011 to join her husband. For seven years she struggled to succeed at low-end jobs because she couldn't speak English. She worked in places like a bakery and cleaning …

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You make a difference to many moms

May 7, 2019

Juan Yan came to the United States with her husband and young daughter to be closer to her in-laws nearly 10 years ago. She was a manager in a retail store in China, but since coming to this country she has concentrated on raising her children. She has three, one born in China and two …

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You help her, she helps them, we all benefit

March 21, 2019

Fatiha left Morocco to join her two adult sons in the United States nine years after her husband died. She had never worked a day in her life outside the home and had very limited education. Since 2017, she has been studying in The Immigrant Learning Center's Literacy Program. She comes to class in the …

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Your support leads to positive Karma

January 24, 2019

Karma grew up on a farm in rural Tibet. Like many Tibetan refugees, one by one, her family escaped to India. Karma left in 2008, roughly 20 years after her husband. It was a struggle to keep the family together. They would go as long as two years without speaking. In 2011, Karma was reunited …

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