Yasmin Tomkinson started volunteering as a 1-on-1 tutor at Cape Fear Literacy Council (CFLC) in 2002, and was delighted to join the staff in 2004. She is now the Executive Director and remains inspired by CFLC’s diverse adult lear
Like other great ideas, this one started with locals Paul and Tracy Wilkes. Paul is with Homes of Hope – India, ensuring the well-being of girls in orphanages there. One of his fundraising effor ...
In these dynamic times, so many of us are struggling to figure out how to teach and support the learners in our lives. Content and strategies change. Most “building blocks” remain the same ...
Whether you are young or old, there are four components that you must integrate to be an effective reader. At Cape Fear Literacy Council (CFLC), we teach these concepts, along with strategies ...
“Convergence.” “Definition, please?” “The coming together of two or more things to the same point.” (Merriam-Webster online) “C-O-N-V-E-R-G-E-N ...
This Insights was contributed by John Meehl, member of the Cape Fear Literacy Council Board of Directors. I am sometimes asked why, in retirement, I would spend valuable and unpaid time servi ...
I look back to 11 years ago when I didn’t know English and was working in a restaurant. Now I am a business owner, doing what I was meant to do. Cape Fear Literacy Council gave me the pl ...
What makes English so hard to learn? Well, it’s the spelling, isn’t it? Or is it the prepositions, contractions and conjunctions? Or the words that have been borrowed and modified from ...
This Insights article was contributed by Bill Sewell, treasurer and president-elect of the Cape Fear Literacy Council Board. In his autobiography Up From Slavery, the great American educator, Book ...
Wilmington is a particularly vibrant place to be when it comes to nonprofit fundraisers; our community is caring, generous and social. Hopefully, for the guests, a gala feels like a spe ...
This Insights article was contributed by Geneva Reid, Cape Fear Literacy Council volunteer. When we moved from Memphis to Wilmington 13 years ago, I was eager to locate the Literacy Council and vo ...
This Insights article was contributed by Lauren Rogers, ESL Program Assistant at Cape Fear Literacy Council. Refugees who are referred to the United States for resettlement by the United Nations Hi ...
The United Nations defines a refugee as “someone who has been forced to flee his or her country because of persecution, war or violence. A refugee has a well-founded fear of persecutio ...
This Insights article was contributed by Melanie Nelson, ESL Program Director for the Cape Fear Literacy Council. The House of Representatives has how many voting members? Uh, good question! W ...
This Insights article was contributed by Nancy Woolley, Adult Literacy Program Director for Cape Fear Literacy Council. I want to be the first person in my family to get a diploma. I have a two-year- ...
More than 30,000,000 adults in the United States cannot read, write or do basic math above a third-grade level, according to non-profit organization ProLiteracy. In New Hanover County, ...
Builder's 10-year Plan Includes Up To 5,000 Homes In Southern Pender
Cece Nunn
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Jan 19, 2021
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Cameron Art Museum Welcomes New Board Members, Appoints Officers
Christina Haley O'Neal
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Jan 19, 2021
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Officials To Consider Revised Agreement For Government Center Redevelopment
Cece Nunn
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Jan 18, 2021
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NHC Commissioners To Consider $25K For Genesis Block's Accelerator
Christina Haley O'Neal
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Jan 18, 2021
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IronGate Partners' Alex McDonald Earns CFP
Christina Haley O'Neal
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Jan 19, 2021
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With the market tumult of 2020 behind us, financial advisers are ready to help their clients navigate the possible challenges and opportuni...
Since she left the corporate world less than 10 years ago, Diane Hodapp has been on a roll....
In mid-December, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Department named Live Oak Bank its top 2020 commercial lender....
The 2020 WilmingtonBiz: Book on Business is an annual publication showcasing the Wilmington region as a center of business.
