by Julie Slack | Sep 15, 2026 | Adult Basic Education (ABE), First Literacy Grant Projects, Resources
First Literacy Grant Funded ProjectPartner Program: The House of the Seven Gables Project Description: This ESL class focuses on the English skills needed to find and succeed in a job. The course involves workplace vocabulary, interviewing procedures, resume writing,...
by Julie Slack | Sep 15, 2026 | Adult Basic Education (ABE), Digital Literacy, First Literacy Grant Projects, Resources
First Literacy Grant Funded ProjectPartner Program: Osterville Village Library Project Description: Literacy à la Carte is an immersive, café-style literacy experience where participants “sample” books and media in multiple formats, from traditional print to...
by Julie Slack | Sep 15, 2026 | English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), First Literacy Grant Projects, Resources
First Literacy Grant Funded ProjectPartner Program: Community Action, Inc. Project Description: The “Jump Start ESOL” project provides students who have been on the waitlist for ESOL classes at Community Action, Inc. for over a year and a half with the opportunity to...
by Julie Slack | Sep 15, 2026 | Digital Literacy, English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), First Literacy Grant Projects, Resources
First Literacy Grant Funded ProjectPartner Program: Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center (BCNC) Project Description: This 12-week pilot program targets BCNC’s adult ESOL students representing immigrant and low-income learners from Asian and other immigrant...
by Julie Slack | Jan 14, 2026 | Adult Basic Education (ABE), Digital Literacy, First Literacy Grant Projects, Resources
First Literacy Grant Funded ProjectPartner Program: Blue Hills Adult Education Project Description: Many students have very limited digital literacy skills, and this makes it hard for them to access resources the teachers use and also limits some students to only...
by Julie Slack | Jan 9, 2026 | Adult Basic Education (ABE), English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), First Literacy Grant Projects, Reading, Resources
First Literacy Grant Funded ProjectPartner Program: Jewish Vocational Service (JVS), Hyde Park Project Description: Develop and pilot a summer family literacy class. The remote class will cover English skill development, phonics, and literacy acquisition skills that...
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