“The positive staff and tutors mean a lot, and make me want to work harder.  I felt like they knew me when I first came in.  When I saw that the learning was one-on-one with a tutor I said, This is the place for me.”

“Early on, I focused solely on the numbers.  It took me some time before I realized that we were helping people even before they got their GED.  When people come here it gives them some sort of structure to their lives.”

“I found the graduation ceremony impressive and moving.  It made me feel good to realize that our efforts were doing good things and helping people.”