Aurora’s Dominican Literacy Center invites donations on Tuesday, Nov. 27, through Giving Tuesday, a national online social movement. Center director Sister Kathleen Ryan, said “Giving Tuesday inspires people to give back after Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Cyber Monday have come and gone. DLC donors can do good, quickly and easily.” Donations can be made by visitingDominicanliteracycenter.org, clicking on Ways to … Read More
Make a difference while you shop!
Did you know your purchases can make a difference? AmazonSmile donates to Dominican Literacy Center Aurora when you do your holiday shopping at smile.amazon.com/ch/36-4447531.
No Classes on 11.26.2018
There are no classes today at the Dominican Literacy Center. No classes at 9:30, 11:00, 1:00 or 7:00 pm.
Dominican Literacy Center Founder: need for program greater now
Thank you to Denise Crosby, who wrote about the DLC celebrating it’s 25th year in the Beacon News. If you missed the article in the paper, click here for the digital edition. Otherwise, here is the story below. It may have been providence that planted the seed. But it was a 1993 Charles Kuralt TV program about two nuns helping adults … Read More
25th Anniversary T-Shirts For Sale!
Get your special 25th Anniversary Dominican Literacy Center t-shirt and celebrate with us this momentous milestone! These great quality t-shirts make great gifts and support a great cause of empowering the community since 1993! The shirts are unisex so size accordingly. Sizes are available in Child: Small, Medium, Large and Adult: Small, Medium, Large, X-Large, 2XL, 3XL. There is NO … Read More
Twenty new tutors trained!
The Dominican Literacy Center welcomes 20 new tutors that completed New Tutor Training. They started tutoring adult women September 6, 2018.
25th Anniversary Celebration
Thank you to all that attended the 25th Anniversary Celebration. We were so happy to see everyone that has been part of the Dominican Literacy Center over the years. It was wonderful to catch up and meet your families. May God Bless you always!
New Tutor Training – Fall 2018
The Dominican Literacy Center in Aurora will be training new tutor volunteers for its literacy program in August. Female volunteers (with high school diploma) are trained to help women students learn to read, write, and speak English. Tutors meet with students once a week for 90 minutes, from Sept. to May, at 260 Vermont St., Aurora (behind St. Therese Church). … Read More
January, 2018, New Tutor Training
New tutor training will be on Saturday, January 13, 2018 and Saturday, January 20, 2018 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Graduate of Aurora's Dominican Literacy Center gives back to community (Aurora Beacon News)
Aurora resident Silvia Larios wasn’t born in this community — or this country, for that matter — but says she loves giving back to it. “Giving back” is the mantra of the graduate from the Dominican Literacy Center in Aurora who came to the facility with some language skills in 2010 and has been using her English education to help … Read More