English Empowerment Center formerly known as the Literacy Council of Northern Virginia
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Mission
Founded in 1962, the English Empowerment Center's mission is to teach adults the basic skills of reading, writing, speaking and understanding English so they can access employment and educational opportunities and more fully and equitably participate in the community.
Ruling year
1974
Executive Director
Ms. Roopal M. Saran
Main address
2855 Annandale Rd
Falls Church, VA 22042 USA
Formerly known as
Literacy Council of Northern Virginia
EIN
23-7098748
NTEE code
Remedial Reading, Reading Encouragement (B92)
Adult, Continuing Education (B60)
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Communication
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
EEC's clientele are largely immigrants who lack the language skills to obtain a high school diploma or access livable wage jobs. The socio-economic status of these adults results in their often working more than one menial job and finding little time to devote to traditional language and literacy instruction that entails years of study. The EEC learners of today require a program that provides a fast track to livable wage jobs, citizenship, or improved life skills. The beneficiaries of EEC's services are adults who cannot read, write, speak, or understand English above the sixth-grade level, and many who may not be literate in their native language. EEC is unique in that it focuses on beginning-level English language and basic literacy-level students, because there are already strong intermediate and advanced programs existing at public schools and community colleges. Without EEC, these students will be cut off from improving their lives through education.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Beginning-Level English Language Instruction for Adults
English language classes focus exclusively on adults who have limited English language proficiency in speaking, listening reading or writing. For many of the adults who enroll, English Empowerment Center programs are their first formal education in the United States (or perhaps any country). The program provides low-income immigrant adult students a life-skills centered curriculum in a small classroom setting. Each classroom—a melting pot in itself—facilitates assimilation and nurtures lasting bonds between diverse immigrant communities that might not otherwise relate to one another. Attending English class breaks down cultural barriers by providing a safe environment to learn and interact. The program is offered in trimesters, each focusing on a different set of learning goals, based on themes of concern to foreign-born residents: Civics & Community; Workplace, Jobs, & Lifelong Learning; and Health, Nutrition, & Safety.
Family Learning Program
The Family Learning Program teaches parents, and their caregivers, English literacy in the context of school and family. Children participate in literacy activities, while their parents learn language skills. Once a month, they come together to participate in learning activities together, for hands-on practice engaging in their children's education.
Destination Workforce
Destination Workforce teaches basic skills in language and literacy that will improve work-place readiness skills and help English language learners advance or obtain entry-level jobs. The program prioritizes professional soft-skills, speaking to communicate, and career-targeted literacy. Destination Workforce is designed to take place at the workplace site in partnership with the employer. The price per class session is negotiable based upon number of classes and employees engaged.
Skills-based Classes
These classes go beyond the Beginning-Level English classes and focus on reading, writing, pronunciation, computer literacy, and financial literacy. These are for students who have completed the Beginning-Level English classes or if they test out of them.
Where we work
Awards
LCNV’s Board President, Katherine Porterfield for Board Leader of the Year 2015
Volunteer Alexandria
LCNV Instructor Kathryn Contreras for Teacher Appreciation Award 2016
Blackboard
Outstanding Charities Award 2017
Parade Magazine
Organization Partnership Award 2018
Fairfax County Neighborhood and Community Services (NCS)
Commending Resolution 2019
Virginia House of Delegates
LCNV’s Teacher Vaishali Deshpande for Volunteer of the Year 2019
Virginia Association for Adult and Continuing Education
Nonprofit Leadership Award 2021
Leadership Fairfax
LCNV Executive Director Roopal Saran for Diversity in Business Award 2022
Washington Business Journal
LCNV Executive Director Roopal Saran for David Bradt Nonprofit Leadership Award 2021
Greater Washington Community Foundation
External reviews
Videos
Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of staff members certified in subject area training
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adults, Economically disadvantaged people, Unemployed people
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Context Notes
EEC administers a National Reporting System-approved exam for pre and post-testing: BEST Plus 2.0 oral English proficiency. All staff members are trained in BEST Plus 2.0 assessment.
Number of clients participating in educational programs
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Economically disadvantaged people, Unemployed people, Adults
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Context Notes
Number of unique individuals served by EEC in a year. Many of these individuals take more than one class a year with EEC.
Number of testimonies offered
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adults, Economically disadvantaged people, Unemployed people
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Context Notes
Each year, EEC students write testimonials on how learning English makes a difference in their lives. These are published in a book and distributed to donors, students, partners, and volunteers.
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English Empowerment Center formerly known as the Literacy Council of Northern Virginia
Board of directorsas of 07/05/2023
Michael Gavin
Accenture Federal Services
Janet Barsy
Retired, US Dept. of Energy
Jennifer Galloway
Wolcott Hill Group
Michael Gavin
Accenture
Adam Grimm
KIHOMAC
Clyde "Bo" Davis
MarginEdge and Wasabi
Tom Gilbride
Acumen Solutions
Nisha Kumar
Office of the General Counsel, U.S. Department of Energy
Nathan Teleraja
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Margery Leveen Sher
Author/Speaker
Sonia Aranza
Aranza Communications
Sam Howlader
Freedom Bank
Anupam Kumar
EVERFI
Carisa Pineda
Arlington County Child Advocacy Center
Tiffany Taber
U.S. Department of Education
John Thomas
retired Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Gaston Araoz
Marymount University
Jeff Porro
Porro Associates
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No
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