Sponsorship from SNHU will support Connections adult literacy program

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New Hampshire Humanities (NHH) announces that Southern NH University (SNHU) has awarded a sponsorship of $7,500 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. 

SNHU’s mission is to transform lives by expanding access to education through high-quality, workforce relevant, and meaningful learning experiences. Because of SNHU, the Connections program will continue to provide access to literature and the humanities for residents of Manchester and across New Hampshire.

"We are incredibly thankful to SNHU 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 SNHU, 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.

To learn more about Southern NH University, visit www.snhu.edu.