This literacy council has new equipment and space and is teaching more people to read English. But they always need more people, money, staff, offices. - - Donna Poisl
Laura Oleniacz, Sun Journal Staff
Craven Literacy Council staff tell of one of their success stories: A man who learned to read well enough to take his wife’s grocery list to the store to buy all of the items on the handwritten paper.
The council’s volunteers helped that man and 224 others work on basic literacy skills in Craven, Jones and Pamlico counties last year, and they hope to help even more this year since they moved to a larger office last week.
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This country was built by immigrants, it will continue to attract and need immigrants. Some people think there are enough people here now -- people have been saying this since the 1700s and it still is not true. They are needed to make up for our aging population and low birthrate. Immigrants often are entrepreneurs, creating jobs. We must help them become Americans and not just people who live here and think of themselves as visitors. When immigrants succeed here, the whole country benefits.
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