Free Adult Education in Chatham County
When Miriam Lopez arrived in the US in 2000, she came for the same reason most people do: to make a better life for herself and her family. Over the years, she has worked hard, put down roots, and is now the proud mother of three daughters and a six-year employee at Mountaire Farms, a […]
Chatham Literacy celebrated its learners with a festive Student Appreciation Event on Tuesday, December 10th. The office was transformed into a winter wonderland, complete with Christmas decorations and a tree that captured everyone’s attention. Learners from ESOL, Financial Literacy, and Citizenship classes gathered to share their experiences and enjoy hot chocolate and Mexican sweet bread. […]
Earlier this year, Laura and Elizandro Villaseñor passed their citizenship exam with the help of Chatham Literacy tutors, Mr. and Ms. Mirkovich. Every Tuesday morning for almost a year, they learned about U.S. government and history. One of the reasons why they wanted to become citizens was for the ability to vote and be a […]
We’re overjoyed to announce that 12 Chatham Literacy learners have achieved their dream of US citizenship this past year! Let’s give a round of applause to: * Elia Zaga (08/04/2023)* Luis Aguila (08/23/2023)* Lidia Valdez (08/24/2023)* Janet Justo Celestino (08/31/2023)* Pedro Lorenzo (09/06/2023)* Elvia Garcia (09/19/2023)* Elda Gonzalez (11/30/2023)* Miriam Lopez Vasquez (11/30/2023)* Nicteloi Vargas […]
SILER CITY — After three decades in the United States, Guatemalan native Dora Interiano finally achieved last December what she’d spent over a year working toward: U.S. citizenship. To her, it makes a world of difference. “I’m from Guatemala, but now I’m from here,” she told the News + Record in Spanish, smiling. “ … […]
Nearly 1M people became U.S. citizens in 2022 (click to the left to read the article). Chatham Literacy is delighted to be a part of that statistic. Despite the United States Citizenship & Immigration Services’ (USCIS) backlog in processing naturalization applications and thus the extended waiting period (much due to COVID-19); last fiscal year (July 2021 […]
In September 2020, Patricia Corona came to Chatham Literacy to obtain her citizenship. Chatham Literacy was not new to Patricia for in 2016 she had participated in our English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) program. Patricia is from Mexico and arrived to the states in 2001. 21 years later, Patricia wants to become a […]
If you can remember, we all took a civics class back in high school. We learned about the inner workings of our government and the reasons why we function the way that we do. The question is, how well did we pay attention during class? Could we pass a naturalization test if we had to […]
CHAPEL HILL, NC – Months of hard work has finally paid off for six studious staff members at Carolina Meadows, a continuing care retirement community, who earned U.S. citizenship with the assistance of an innovative partnership between Chatham Literacy and Carolina Meadows staff and residents. The new U.S. citizens were honored for their achievement with […]
