US Adult Literacy Program

New on our Blog: Kelly Gets a Vaccine Go to www.usadultliteracy.com for a great, new, free children’s book about the coronavirus vaccine and how it works.

Ms. Luyi Chen from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene is offering a Covid-19 vaccine information presentation in Cantonese on next Thursday, 2/4 at 11am. The presentation is open to everyone (limited spots, priorities are given to elders 60 yo and above). Please see the flyer for Zoom info.

Free Immigration Legal Services at CUNY Citizenship Now! Please review their flyer for more details.

If you work part time or full time at any size business or nonprofit in #NYC or if you work in an NYC household as a domestic worker, you have the right to safe and sick leave to care for yourself or anyone you consider family. Find more information at http://nyc.gov/workers

HOY (Lunes 1/25) y mañana (Martes 1/26) tendremos un Lugar de Prueba de Covid Móvil en frente de nuestro Centro de Trabajadores de Queens (Roosevelt Ave y 72nd ...St). La van estara qui de 7:30am a 6:30pm los dos dias! Visitenos para obtener una prueba gratuita y ayúdenos a prevenir la propagación de Covid-19 en nuestra comunidad! See more

Looking for online citizenship classes?

Our Village View NORC & Wellness Together programs are looking for volunteers! Connect with our older adults through in-person and virtual services. Scan the QR or click the link to become a volunteer. https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx

Unable to go to Halloween parties because of the pandemic? Our W3 students had their own way of partying by attending their online class to learn English wearing Halloween costumes! Don’t they look like they were having fun?

Election Day is November 3. And if you’re registered, you can vote early from October 24 to November 1. Your voice matters make a plan to vote! Find your polling place and early voting site: https://voterlookup.elections.ny.gov

Thank you to NYC Council Members #CarlosMenchaca and Debi Rose for welcoming our teachers, Jon and Jinhee, to discuss the challenges of remote #adultedu & #ESOL classes, and the support and tech we need to close the digital divide in our adult immigrant students during the #Covid19

We would like to share a nice song about Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Although the video title says the song is for kids, it is actually good for everybody because it teaches history with many new or old names and vocabulary through its lyrics. Enjoy the video! Read more about this holiday on www.usadultliteracy.com #BrandNewBop #indigenouslivesmatter #indigenouswomen #indigenous #indigenouspeople #indigenousrights #nativeamerican #nativeamericanpride #christophercolumbus #columbusday #taino #tainos #tainoindian #teachersofig #elementaryteacher #elementaryschool #colonization #colonizers #middleschoolteacher #lessonplans #bipoc #poc #blackteachers #blackteachersmatter #blackteachersrock #blm #blmmovement #musicteachers #musicteacher #teachingartist

No class this Monday, October 12. We are no longer calling tomorrow’s holiday Columbus Day. We will instead be celebrating the history and the heritage of the indigenous people who lived in the country before Columbus arrived. Classes will continue on Tuesday, 10/13/2020. #indigenouspeoplesday

The Presidential election is just 32 days away! If you’re feeling a little anxious about it, you’re not alone. But let’s be very clear: your voice and your vote... matters, and our collective actions will make the difference. Here are 7 actions you can take today to protect our democracy and ensure a free and fair election. #NYCisUS #Election2020 See more

During Latinx Heritage Month we'd like to celebrate the diverse traditions and history of our Latinx community. Throughout the month we'll be sharing interesting facts, traditions, and honoring important figures. Stay tuned for more!

On Wednesday, September 30 we'll be hosting a virtual seminar with our Adult Literacy Program. Click here to reserve your spot! https://bit.ly/3kFqtAw

It's a full house! We welcomed our new and returning students to the 2020-2021 school year. We had student orientation in Chinese, Spanish, and English for our weekend and daytime students. Evening students are going to receive their warm welcome tomorrow. We wish you much success in this new school year with our program. We are confident you will improve your English and accomplish new goals with your improved English language skills. Please remember to study hard, be patient with yourself, your teachers, counselors, and office staff. We are here to guide you. We are here to push you and challenge you to reach new heights! You can do it!

Fill out the 2020 Census and enter to win! Contest Ends September 21st. Register now at https://on.nyc.gov/3hNV7aa #GetCountedNYC Llena el censo del 2020 y ent...ra para ganar! El concurso termina el 21 de Septiembre. Regístrate ahora en https://on.nyc.gov/3hNV7aa #GetCountedNYC 2020! 921https://on.nyc.gov/3hNV7aa #GetCountedNYC Fè resansman 2020 an epi patisipe nan konkou a pou n genyen! Konkou a ap fini 21 Septanm. Enskri koulye a nan https://on.nyc.gov/3hNV7aa #GetCountedNYC

Estamos tomando tiempo hoy para celebrar el comienzo del #MesdeLaHerenciaHispana, queremos reflexionar sobre los logros, historia y la cultura diversa de la com...unidad Latinx, una de la comunidades más grandes y diversas de Norteamérica. Durante el mes compartiremos historias de nuestra comunidad y personal de la organización. As we take time today to celebrate the beginning of #LatinxHistoryMonth, we want to reflect on the achievements, history, and the diverse culture of the Latinx community, one of the largest and most diverse communities in NYC. Throughout the month we'll be sharing highlights from our community and staff.

We just wrapped up two days of teacher orientation, and there’s proof of it in the screenshot. We have four new teachers and the rest of them are returning teachers . Our class offerings this year include 12 daytime classes, 5 evening classes, 3 weekend classes plus 2 elective classes. In our orientation we talked about Zoom, Google Classroom, Ventures Presentation Plus, classroom management, lesson planning, and a whole host of other things! It was both fun and informative. #backtoschool #esolteachers #adultedu #englishteachers #esol

We'd like to give a huge thank you to our University Settlement community and staff who've worked tirelessly over the past few months, reaching out to participa...nts as part of our #2020Census outreach. Through our programming, food distributions, remote learning, and wellness checksit was truly a communal effort. Across University Settlement programs, we reached out to well over 10,000 people that we serve through phone, text, email, postcards, and letters.