Keltcy learned about the Literacy Alliance through her former employer, Dollar General. She was a store manager when she was pregnant with her son, and she used maternity leave as an opportunity to earn her GED diploma. After leaving school in the eighth grade and attempting to
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At an age when many people are settling into retirement, Juliet was headed back into a classroom for the first time in 45 years. In August 2024, Juliet’s life took a major turn when her Permanent Residency was approved, and she relocated from the Caribbean, having lived
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I started GED classes at the jail in June 2025. After struggling with addiction and homelessness prior to my incarceration, I was eager to get started on bettering myself anyway I could. I found out I was pregnant while in jail, so I knew I needed to
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A parent’s impact on their child’s learning can’t be overstated. Many of the Literacy Alliance’s incarcerated students have children being taken care of by family members or partners until they are released. Our Corrections Family Literacy program gives our incarcerated students an opportunity to connect with their
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If you need something done, hand it to Gianna. She is no-nonsense, driven, and thoroughly capable of meeting any challenge head-on. If the challenge is for the betterment of her special-needs children, she is nothing short of a woman on a mission. There were three big things
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In her own words, Chelsey says, “This is the story of my remarkable journey toward academic and personal success.” Her journey began when she was born in Michigan as the youngest of six children. She became a mother at a young age and did not complete high-school.
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Kayla made it all the way. She was about to finish her Senior year and graduate from high school in 2015 after completing all the courses and credits needed. She could see the finish line just ahead of her. But, just as she was getting ready to
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Gabbie recently one the Florida Literacy Coalition’s Adult Learner of the Year Award. This is her acceptance speech at the ceremony! I’m truly honored and deeply grateful to stand before you all today to expect such a prestigious award. As an adult student, this journey has been
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Before the Literacy Alliance, I was rooming in a house of filth. I was looking for peace and needed to clear my mind from all the misery. Attending my reading class helped lift the misery. Through the Literacy Alliance, I can explain myself better. Struggling through words
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Jessica was incarcerated in 2023 leaving the single mom separated from her teenage son and daughter and unable to be with her mom who was her champion no matter what was happening. She learned about the GED classes in the jail taught by the Literacy Alliance and
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