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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.

ILC Spring 2020 Impact Update

ILC Fall 2019 Impact Update

ILC Fall 2018 Impact Update

ILC Winter 2018 Impact Update

ILC Summer 2017 Impact Update

ILC Fall 2016 Impact Update

ILC Summer 2016 Impact Update

ILC Winter 2015 News Update

ILC Summer 2015 News Update

New American Stories

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

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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You’re family now

December 18, 2018

Ghalia came here in 2010 from Syria with her husband, who was a U.S. citizen. For the first few years, she concentrated on being a mother. Being here was difficult because she did not know English, and all her friends and family were back in Syria. She was entirely dependent on her English-speaking husband and …

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New Americans Thank You

October 31, 2018

On November 19, 2018, The Immigrant Learning Center will once again sponsor a swearing-in ceremony for new citizens in Malden. It's always a moving experience to see a room full of people from around the world, who love this country so much, fulfill their dream of becoming Americans. At least two of them have your …

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The Good Life

October 3, 2018

Anxhel won the visa lottery in May 2017. Without any English skills or family and friends to support him, he left Albania for the United States to pursue "the good life." At the time, he was working as a waiter without much hope of advancement. As Anxhel says, there is not a lot of economic opportunity in Albania. …

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