Grants are helping several programs that help Spanish immigrants learn English, life skills and become assimilated into the mainstream. - - Donna Poisl
By Submission -- GACHA
SUSSEX COUNTY - The Governor's Consortium on Hispanic Affairs has awarded $150,000 in grants to support five community-based programs that help Spanish-dominant immigrants improve their abilities to read, speak and write in English. According to Dr. Christine Cannon, consultant to the Arsht-Cannon Fund of the Delaware Community Foundation that funded the grants, "When linguistic isolation in families is reduced, opportunities and the quality of life for all members improve." The five programs selected from 23 nonprofit organizational applicants throughout the state include churches and community centers and literacy programs.
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