Concord, NH- The Couch Family Foundation has awarded a $7,500 grant to New Hampshire Humanities to support its Connections Adult Literacy Program. Connections is offered around the state in partnership with adult basic education and ESOL classes, the prisons, and refugee resettlement organizations, with participants who are both native speakers and new Americans. The program uses quality children’s literature and New Hampshire Humanities-trained facilitators to promote English language skills, foster a culture of reading, nurture conversation in which readers contribute their own ideas, stories, and interpretations, and reinforce family literacy.
The Couch Family Foundation (CFF) creates and supports quality opportunities for children and families to learn and thrive so that they develop healthy, fulfilling lives. CCF works with nonprofit organizations operating in and serving northern New England, with an emphasis placed on organizations in the Upper Valley Region of New Hampshire and Vermont. Through its support of the Connections program, CFF continues its dedication to partnering with organizations like New Hampshire Humanities that create sustainable, positive change within our communities.
“The Couch Family Foundation’s support is instrumental in helping us connect new Americans and native English speakers with expanded opportunities in the community and in the workplace,” said Jane Pauley, Development Director at New Hampshire Humanities. “We are deeply grateful for the Foundation’s meaningful investment in our literacy programs in the Granite State, and for the thousands of adult learners the Foundation has helped to empower through its support of Connections.”
New Hampshire Humanities has provided the people of the Granite State with opportunities to cultivate curiosity, connect across cultures, examine beliefs, practice civility, strengthen community bonds, and engage in civic life. Last year New Hampshire Humanities sponsored 500 free programs reaching 145,407 residents in 153 communities in partnership with 287 organizations. Learn more at www.nhhumanities.org.