Ulster Literacy Association
Welcome to Ulster Literacy Association
Working one-on-one.
Ulster Literacy Association Inc. is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization whose mission it is to provide adults with effective programs aimed at developing the reading, writing, and communication skills necessary for them to achieve their personal and professional goals. We've helped more than 4,000 Ulster County residents improve their literacy since 1981.
Our organization is supported by more than 200 volunteer tutors who work with our students in one-to-one and small-group settings.
[The following speech was given at the 3rd Annual ULA Dinner in May, 2010]
My name is CW.
I am a woman.
I am a mother of 4 children.
I have a job.
I am a provider.
I work really hard.
I work on my education,
I go to GED classes 4 nights a week.
I go to the library to get comprehension worksheets to improve my reading and my children's.
And I go to ULA.
I stopped going to school in the 6th grade. I didn't fall through the cracks on my own, I had help, my mother was an addict. No one knew how to help me. I didn't learn.
I first came to ULA about 7 years ago. But I wasn't ready and I soon stopped. I came back last year. I have made great improvements and actually found out that I like to read and also like to write, but don't let my tutor know!
I have big dreams. One day I will go to college. I want to be a nurse practitioner.
This is only part of my story. The rest is yet to come...
I would like to thank all of you here, if it weren't for people like you giving your support, people like me wouldn't get a 2nd chance.
I would like to dedicate this to my mother, Vivienne Martinez. Although she did what she did, she wanted a better life for her children. She inspires me to be a better person. I love you mom.
