Do you wonder how your donation will impact our work? – $15.00 will buy one bilingual children’s library book – $25.00 will buy one student book (new series) – $50.00 will buy one student text and workbook (new series) – $100 will buy one student text and workbook and one tutor planner (new series) – $500 will buy student books … Read More
Sister Kathleen, a visionary, to step down as leader of Dominican Literacy Center
It’s interesting to note how many successful visionaries began their ventures in garages or basements: Martha Stewart. Jeff Bezos. Bill Gates. Steve Jobs. Walt Disney. Under Armour’s Kevin Plank. Sister Kathleen Ryan. While that last name might not be as well known as the millionaires and billionaires on the short list, if you are measuring success in lives that have … Read More
Citizenship Class Schedule
The class is limited this semester because of Covid-19 restrictions but we have a waiting list. Anyone interested can call the Dominican Literacy Center (630-898-4636) to put their name on the waiting list. Thanks. Citizenship schedule-2021
‘Mystery’ Retreat ends 25th Anniversary Celebration
Staff and volunteers ended the 25th Anniversary Celebration of the Dominican Literacy Center with a retreat. Click here to read the article written in the Observer.
Aurora’s Dominican Literacy Center changing women’s lives through mentoring
For 25 years, one very determined nun’s program has been pairing volunteer English-speaking tutors one-on-one with women who need literacy skills. The results have been life-changing. A literacy program that’s taught 2,800 women to read, write and speak English over the past 25 years is celebrating its growth as a Dominican sister’s single-minded mission. Sister Kathleen Ryan, who has worked … Read More