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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
CONGRATULATING THE WORK OF AQUINAS LITERACY CENTER AND 25TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY
WHEREAS, was founded in 1996 by the Adrian Dominican Sisters- a Catholic Religious Institute of Dominican Sisters- in response to the needs of immigrants to learn English as a second language through individualized tutoring; and
WHEREAS, from humble beginnings in the basement of the Our Lady of Good Counsel Convent, Aquinas Literacy Center has served McKinley Park and surrounding communities for twenty-five (25) years; and
WHEREAS, Aquinas Literacy Center is known as a place of hope for the immigrant population as they strive to help every individual who walks through our door; and
WHEREAS, Aquinas Literacy Center takes a holistic teaching approach and provides English as a Second Language (ESL) participants with weekly tutoring sessions, conversation groups, writing workshops, book clubs, computer-based instruction, and computer literacy; and
WHEREAS, Aquinas Literacy Center's goal is to enable learners to transform their lives by acquiring skills to become successful parents, productive workers, and responsible residents; and
WHEREAS, the Aquinas Literacy Center programs are free of cost and facilitated by trained volunteer tutors; and
WHEREAS, the Aquinas Literacy Center moved to its new location at 1751 W. 35th St., Chicago, Illinois in 2017. The new facility has allowed the organization to expand its mission of helping neighborhood residents learn English and gain other necessary skills; and
WHEREAS, during the pandemic, Aquinas Literacy Center did not stop serving their participants and moved their literacy training, volunteer tutor development, and organization's events online; and
WHEREAS, Aquinas Literacy Center's atmosphere of mutual teaching and learning brings together diverse people of various ages, cultures, and socioeconomic backgrounds; and
WHEREAS, the program's motto "Each one, Teach one" highlights their one-on-one learning experien...
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