BACKGROUND: Founded in 1933, the International Rescue Committee is a leading, non-sectarian, non-profit organization providing emergency relief, protection, rehabilitation assistance, resettlement ...

The IRC in Atlanta’s English as a Second Language (ESL) classes assist refugee and immigrant adults to develop the language skills critical for success in our community. Our classes help adult ...

Picking up a new language at any stage of life presents challenges, but for older adults learning English after moving to the United States, the endeavor can be especially consuming. Metro area ...

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About a decade ago, Emily Torres, an English teacher at Joel E. Ferris High School here was at a loss. She’d been teaching for about 15 years, and she knew she was a strong instructor. But Torres felt ...

When COVID-19 took hold and society started to shut down in March of 2020, hundreds of Latinos in Sussex County, Delaware, worried it would delay their American dream. Specifically, they worried about ...

For Randy Almanzar, a SLU-Madrid sophomore from New Jersey, volunteering as a teacher for SLU-Madrid’s Community ESL program has afforded him the opportunity to serve and integrate with people from ...

Lee University’s Department of Language and Literature will offer free English as a Second Language classes to the community through its Center for English Language and Literacy. Literacy classes will ...