Freily was a student at LVGH from 2012 through 2014, when she took ESOL classes to improve her English. Ten years later, in her role as a Supported Employment Specialist with the Hispanic Health Council, she still remembers her time here fondly.
Read MoreGrowing up, Damian was the tenth out of twelve siblings living in the Dominican Republic. Being a part of such a big family, he was pushed to work hard and provide support by going to school all morning and working as a shoemaker at night.
Read MoreCleverton is a former Basic Literacy student who recently returned to LVGH to join our Career Pathways program. He has always been able to find work, but mainly minimum wage jobs. His goal was to find a new role that was stable, paid a livable wage, and offered potential to grow.
Read MoreHawa was born and raised in Port Sudan. She graduated from college with a Bachelor’s in Economics and worked there for ten years as an accountant. She loved her life in Sudan, but moved to the United States in 2019 to be with her husband.
Read MoreCarmelo always wanted to be a surgeon. Even when he lived in a refugee camp, he still attended school every day and pursued his dream. Finally, he made it to Costa Rica where he attended med school. He returned to Nicaragua, where he met and married fellow doctor Ericka.
Read MoreDiana grew up in Bogota, the capital city of Colombia. When she graduated with her degree in architecture in 2021, she wanted to advance her career and her cultural knowledge by learning English and preparing for the TOEFL exam (Test of English as a Foreign Language).
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