Student Voices: Edwin Edwin Gonzalez is from Panama City, Panama. Edwin has been a student at LSW since November of 2019. Edwin has incredible talent and hopes to pursue his dreams of being a photojournalist here in the United States. When he’s not snapping photos, he’s at home drinking coffee with his wife, Mariah, and […]
Let’s raise our glasses to the amazing Sue Steinkraus, long-time LSW tutor and our August 2020 Volunteer of the Month. Sue first became involved with LSW in the 1980s when it was called the Laubauch Literacy Center. Although she has been working in the Adult Basic Education program at our Downtown location for the past […]
For his steadfast dedication to our mission and purpose, Literacy Services of Wisconsin is happy to recognize John Shefchik as our July Volunteer of the Month. His dedication is most recently demonstrated with all the incredible work he and his volunteer colleagues have accomplished in developing online content for the Adult Secondary Education (ASE) website. […]
Notice on COVID-19 – Updated Reopening Plan July 28, 2020 Literacy Services of Wisconsin aligns much of our programming calendar with Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS). Per the recent public health guidelines and resultant decisions made by MPS, LSW is extending Phase One of our reopening through the end of December 2020. The overall sequence of […]
Notice on COVID-19 – Updated Reopening Plan June 10, 2020 LSW remains committed to ensuring the health and safety of our learning centers. We continue to closely monitor the guidelines provided by the state and the CDC and align our plans for the upcoming months accordingly. Literacy Services of Wisconsin will be gradually re-opening our […]
Help us congratulate Katherine Kane as Literacy Service’s June Volunteer of the Month and celebrate her lovely presence and steadfast determination in helping our students meet their goals. Katherine began volunteering with us in 2018, and she and her service dog, Willi, have been fixtures in the English Language Learning program ever since. Katherine, a […]
This has been a time of forced pause in our community, in our country, and throughout the world. The word “pause” itself generally carries a positive connotation; a respite, a re-set. But taken together, the term “forced pause” conjures decidedly negative images; loss of connection with family and friends, loss of a job, loss of health security. […]
We are pleased to announce Literacy Services of Wisconsin’s May Volunteer of the Month, Oliva Carreto. Olivia first got involved with LSW in November of 2019 and has been a compassionate tutor and an indispensable resource at our South Division site ever since. Olivia works as a Case Manager at Justice Point, a nonprofit social […]
Notice on COVID-19 – Reopening Plan April 30, 2020 Literacy Services of Wisconsin (LSW) is committed to ensuring the health and safety of our learning centers and the students, volunteers, and staff that utilize them. We continue to closely monitor the COVID-19 pandemic and align our plans for the upcoming months with the guidelines provided […]
For our April Volunteer of the Month, we would like to celebrate the tireless support, patience, kindness and service of Sister Rita Clare. She inspires us to show up every day with a joyful spirit and strive to be our highest selves! Sister Rita Clare knew she wanted to be a sister since she was […]