La Comunidad Hispana representatives participated in a Family Literacy Nigh event for parents of students in the Kennett Consolidated School District struggling with reading English.

The goal of the outreach effort was to open communication with parents about their children's reading and identify ways to help them improve through home practice. By inviting representatives from LCH, Greenwood Elementary School teacher Emlyn Frangiosa hoped to encourage the parents to seek additional resources that will help them help their children.

About 12 parents attended the literacy event. Additionally, one of LCH's outstanding ESL students shared her story of how ESL classes have empowered her as an employee. She spoke to the difficulty of the classes, but emphasized how helpful they have been overall.

"We enjoyed the opportuinty to dicuss our programs with the parents, emphasizing the ESL programs and the importance of literacy as parents in order to better help their children," said Courtney Fahndrich, LCH's Community relations manager. "Overall the parents were very engaged and I believe they especially appreciated hearing a personal story from one of our current ESL students."

Parents were invited to enroll in ESL classes offered by LCH in one of four sites: Kennett Square, Avondale, Oxford, or Coatesville.