AmeriCorps Member needed for Adult Literacy
The Durham Literacy Center is looking for a full-time AmeriCorps Member for our Adult Literacy Program. AmeriCorps members are an...
Dollar General Literacy Foundation awards $10K to DLC
Press Release The Durham Literacy Center Receives $10,000 Grant from the Dollar General Literacy Foundation to Support English Language...
Kenyatta, Maurisha, and Stacia earn high school equivalency diplomas!
Three of our most recent YEP graduations -- Kenyatta, Maurisha, and Stacia -- earned their high school equivalency diplomas and walked in...
Leader in Literacy Dr. Phail Wynn Jr.
Durham Literacy Center Holds Annual Breakfast, Honors Duke University’s Dr. Phail Wynn Jr. with Leader in Literacy Award A few years ago,...
Meet Hamid Bajien
Dear friends of Durham Literacy, I am excited to introduce you to Hamid Bajien! Hamid has been a student in the Durham Literacy Center’s...
Duke Employee Giving funds awarded to a new DLC initiative!
“When you take an age group like that, 18 to 24 years old, that’s a point in life when they’re ready to launch,” said Joan Zec Nelson,...
Overwhelming Generosity: Mortgage Pay Off!
We are delighted to announce that we have received a major gift to retire, in its entirety, the outstanding mortgage obligation on our...
GED graduates moving on (DLC Newsletter)
We are so proud of the eight Adult Literacy and Youth Education Program (YEP) students who graduated with GED diplomas in 2016-2017! The...
Wrapping up the academic year
2016-2017 was a rich year for our programs. 325 adults and out-of-school youth pursued academic, career and personal goals as students in...
Honoring Mary Dunn Siedow (1942-2017)
It is with great sadness that we share the news of the death of Mary Dunn Siedow, the first executive director of the Durham Literacy...