Darley

Darley left her home in Haiti in 2010, following the devastating earthquake. She moved to Mexico, where she attended school and became a nurse. She speaks Creole, French, Spanish and now, is working on her English.

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Katie Gainer
Jader

Jader moved from Brazil to the United States in 2004, but only just found out about LVGH last year. He came to the U.S. seeking new opportunities, but settled into the Portuguese-speaking community early on and got by without ever learning much English.

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Katie Gainer
Reyna

Reyna moved to the U.S. from Honduras six years ago. Her sister-in-law found out about LVGH through the community and recommended that Reyna join her here.

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Katie Gainer
Chamicka

Chamicka has been taking Basic Literacy classes here at LVGH for over three years now, and she has no plans to slow down! “As long as I keep learning more, I’ll keep coming here,” Chamicka tells us.

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Katie Gainer
Shahnaz

Originally from Syria, Shahnaz and her family were resettled in Greater Hartford by the River East Resettlement Alliance (RERA) this past summer. Not long after being settled, Shahnaz enrolled in our beginner English class at LVGH. 

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Katie Gainer