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Never Stop Living
“If you don’t risk your life, you’ll lose it,” HOPE’s visionary board member Jack McCoy used to say. These were words of wisdom he lived...
Aug 17, 20202 min read
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Best Free Resources for Teaching Online
HOPE Literacy is working to equip our sites with online resources so that critical ESL programs don’t have to be put on hold. HOPE...
Aug 1, 20201 min read
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An American Story of HOPE
To celebrate Independence day this year, HOPE Literacy is sharing a series of stories of HOPE -- people who have come to our programs,...
Jul 1, 20201 min read
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HOPE Literacy Celebrates World Refugee Day
June 20 marks World Refugee Day, a day near and dear to the heart of HOPE Literacy. HOPE Literacy seeks to empower churches to fight...
Jun 20, 20201 min read
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Partnership in Times of Crisis
With a looming pandemic and so much uncertainty, now is the time to band together to make a difference in our communities -- even if it...
May 31, 20201 min read
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Teaching in the Times of COVID-19
Classrooms have been shut down. But that has not stopped learning in many of HOPE Literacy's sites across Tarrant County. Site directors...
Apr 30, 20201 min read
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HOPE Literacy earns Gold Star Rating
For more than two decades HOPE Literacy has been doing a lot with very little. We've served 9,089 people, activated 1,771 volunteers, and...
Apr 23, 20201 min read
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CB Baird, Jr. Foundation to Fund Curriculum Library
Starting in the Fall, HOPE Literacy will be able to provide a new resource for its sites across Tarrant County: an ESL curriculum...
Apr 16, 20201 min read
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Thank You, Walmart!
HOPE Literacy's Gambrell Street Baptist site received a generous grant of $500 from their local Walmart store. This grant will enable...
Apr 14, 20201 min read
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Easter, COVID-19, and the Ultimate Game Changer
As we celebrate Easter in the wake of COVID-19, death counts rise and the disease continues to spread. And we are all too poignantly...
Apr 10, 20201 min read
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Stuck at Home
With so many of us stuck at home and so many events and classes canceled, it can be frustrating because we long to fulfill that which God...
Mar 30, 20201 min read
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Coronavirus, Courage and the Christian Call
Living in a pandemic can be scary. Imagine how much more frightening it is when you struggle to understand the language and culture, when...
Mar 18, 20202 min read
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HOPE/ Southcliff Reaches Out to 200+ Internationals Every Week
ESL at Southcliff has come a long way since it began 20 years ago as one of the first HOPE Literacy sites. “At that time we had three...
Feb 5, 20201 min read
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ESL TIP: Mirrors Help with Pronunciation
Pronunciation can be a big challenge for many non-native English speakers. Certain English sounds simply don't exist in many of the...
Feb 5, 20201 min read
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To Be Called By Name
“F-N-U” Russell Chun, HOPE Literacy’s instructor at the Ladera Palms site, quizzically looked at the letters his student had written on...
Nov 18, 20191 min read
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From Refugee to US Soldier: A Story of HOPE
Twenty-two-year-old Ali knows fear like few of us will ever understand. He was born in Iraq and grew up fleeing catastrophe and...
Nov 18, 20191 min read
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Handle with loving prayer
Today, I was reminded of the need to pray for our students and of our shared humanity with all it’s frailty. Two of our ESL students at...
Oct 29, 20191 min read
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20 Years of HOPE
This year marks the 20th anniversary of HOPE Literacy, Inc.! I’m giving thanks today as we have just celebrated Thanksgiving and head...
Oct 29, 20191 min read
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