Ledyard National Bank grant to support adult literacy book discussion program

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New Hampshire Humanities (NHH) announces that Ledyard National Bank has awarded a grant of $1,250 to support the NHH Connections adult literacy program. 

Connections is a book discussion program designed to promote English language skills, cultivate conversations about ideas, reinforce family literacy, and support a culture of reading to more than 500 adult learners across the state of New Hampshire each year. Connections participants can receive up to four free books and keep the books they read. 

Using a range of children’s and adult literature, Connections provides accessible, literature-based book discussions for refugees, immigrants, individuals with disabilities, general adult basic education students, and incarcerated parents. More importantly, it allows participants to see their own stories in literature, to learn about perspectives different from their own, and provides the opportunity to travel to worlds real or imagined through literature.  

Ledyard National Bank’s mission is to provide support for organizations that provide cultural activities that enhance economic development and the quality of life in its communities. 

"We are incredibly thankful to Ledyard National Bank for their substantial and enduring commitment to family literacy through the Connections program offered by New Hampshire Humanities," said Mary Nolin, Connections Program Manager. "Thanks to the critical support from Ledyard National Bank, many new Americans and native English speakers, along with their families, will be empowered through literature and become ready for new opportunities in their communities, workplaces, and beyond." 

To learn more about Connections, visit www.nhhumanities.org/Connections. 

 

About New Hampshire Humanities: New Hampshire Humanities (NHH) funds and supports programs that inspire curiosity, foster civil dialogue, and explore big questions. An independent, statewide nonprofit, NHH made possible last year 1,206 free public programs and digital broadcasts reaching 33,470 residents, in partnership with 414 organizations in 181 communities, to engage all citizens, regardless of their age or educational level, with the humanities. For more information, please visit www.nhhumanities.org.