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Zack

September 16, 2020 By Katie Gainer

When Zack was nearing the end of his time with Job Corps, which he enrolled in right after his high school graduation, he knew that he needed to find a new outlet for his desire to learn. “I wanted a place where I could continue to better myself and my skills. I needed somewhere to go and someone to keep me accountable”, Zack describes. “That’s how I found Literacy Volunteers.”

Ever since he was young, Zack wanted to be an engineer. “Well, first it was an airline pilot, but let’s focus on this for now”, he jokes. He struggled a lot in school, both with math and with reading. “I would ask for help but no one would really take the time to help me. Instead, they would just push me through to the next grade, and then I would struggle more. I tried my best to catch up but as a kid, I could only do so much.”

“I’m interested in engineering because I like math. I struggled with that too as a kid, but I liked it because I was able to finally become good at it”, he explains. “Reading is not exactly connected to my career goals, but it was a confidence thing. I didn’t want to grow up still not learning how to read.”

Zack always knew he wanted better for himself, but he discovered along the way that he had to make the hard decision to cut out a lot of people in his life who were going down the wrong path. “If I had kept hanging out with them until now, I would never complete what I want to do. So I was like, ‘Okay, I need to stop hanging out with them and do what I got to do. Focus on my future, focus on my life.’”

Even after seeing real improvement in his reading skills, and after we assisted Zack in securing a livable wage job, he still makes the time to continue classes at LVGH. “Before I first started, I didn’t know exactly how it was going to go but I decided to just show up. It’s going really well. I feel like I get better every day and can actually succeed in getting a job in engineering in my five-year plan.”

“When I’m done here, I want to go back to school again”, Zack said proudly. “I just don’t want to give up on life.”

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“I didn’t realize how helpful LVGH would be. This isn’t the end for me here. I’m going to keep coming back and improve my skills.”

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“I like how welcoming and encouraging the tutors are. They were able to help me with my dyslexia and push me to reach my goals. I always had a passion for learning and when I came to LVGH I met even more people like me and I felt like I was home.”

Joey

“Since I’ve improved my English skills I am more independent. I can go shopping, visit a doctor or fix an internet problem with a company over the phone, easily; that’s not a big deal for me anymore.”

Kelcillene

“Education helps you realize your potential, which allow you to empower yourself to do more than you thought you could do before.”

Winston

“After joining Literacy Volunteers of Greater Hartford (LVGH) I feel confident to go out with my children. It changed my life.”

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For the safety of our students and tutors, all classes remain online for the time being. Starting next week, students may come in to the office to use our devices, internet, or just a quiet space to log on to their online class. Please call ahead if you'd like to come in so we can limit capacity. Thank you!
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Foodshare’s food distribution at Rentschler Field will start back up again on Tuesday, January 12.

Foodshare has been distributing food at Rentschler Field in East Hartford since the start of the pandemic. This distribution site alone has served over 225,000 households; many new to food insecurity due to COVID-19 and has distributed over 6 million meals.

“We successfully served hundreds of thousands of people with the Rentschler Field distribution during the spring, summer and fall, but winter weather in New England is always an incredible challenge. Our team worked tirelessly throughout the holidays to find a way to keep this distribution site going through the winter, and we are happy to report our efforts were successful. Thanks to the continued support of Governor Lamont and the State of Connecticut, and thanks to a generous discount from our friends at Euphoria Event Solutions in Windsor, we will be able to continue our Rentschler Field distribution through the winter months,” said Jason Jakubowski, President, and CEO of Foodshare.

WINTER SCHEDULE
TUESDAYS starting on January, 12; with an end date to be determined.

NEW WINTER HOURS:
9:30 am – 1:00 pm

Address: 615 Silver Lane, East Hartford, CT 06118 – Silver Lane entrance; gates will close at 1:00 pm

One allocation of food per car to ensure that we have enough food for everyone.

In the event of winter weather check Foodshare’s social media as well as NBC Connecticut and FOX61 for schedule updates.

This emergency distribution at Rentschler Field is in addition to Foodshare’s ongoing efforts to provide food to a network of over 260 pantries, community kitchens, and Mobile Foodshare sites throughout the region.

Community members can access additional food resources through the following:
- www.foodshare.org/help.
- Mobile Foodshare an outdoor pantry-on-wheels, to find a site near you please text “FOODSHARE” to 85511 or go to www.foodshare.org/mobile.
- To find a food pantry and other resources near you, call 2-1-1 or go to https://www.211ct.org/.

If you are interested in volunteering or would like to donate to help us continue to serve our neighbors visit www.foodshare.org.
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