Dear Friends of ForWords Literacy Lab; Fall has officially begun, and we wish you a healthy and happy change of seasons. While we all continue to face enormous challenges, we want to acknowledge our incredible community of students, faculty and supporters. ForWords students and staff continue to inspire us daily, and have navigated the world … Read More
Author: Noah Wasserman
Welcome Rose Jennings Newhouse to the ForWords team!
ForWords is in the news this week as we welcome our new chief operating officer (COO) Rose Jennings Newhouse. Read more about her here: San Rafael literacy nonprofit names new COO
Students Still Reading, Writing, and Dreaming
Check out our spring post card! Link here (pdf) Dear Friends of ForWords; First and foremost, we send this in the hope that you and your family are safe and well.ForWords has been called upon to help those students who are the most vulnerable in our community. We have retained all of our staff, who … Read More
Moving Forward During the Pandemic
Dear Friends of ForWords Literacy Lab; These past few months, and the past few weeks especially, have been incredibly challenging and emotional. We hope you and your family are safe and well. All of us at ForWords have been deeply affected by the Black Lives Matter movement we’re seeing close to home and around the … Read More
ForWords Goes Virtual
Dear Friends and Supporters of ForWords Literacy Lab, As we all face the challenges of a very difficult time, we hope you are all safe. We thought it might add a moment of hope to provide an update on our students and programs, and what better way to start than to quote one of our … Read More
ForWords Programs are up and running!
From the ForWords Board of Directors and Staff… …All of us at ForWords hope that you are safe and well during this unprecedented time. Fortunately, ForWords students remain engaged in their learning, as staff quickly adjusted by providing all instruction online as of March 23rd. When access to learning devices and wi-fi posed a problem … Read More
Winter 2019 Newsletter
Dear Friends of ForWords Literacy Lab,
Happy New Year!
Wishing you and yours health and happiness in 2019. We’ve summarized the exciting projects coming up in 2019 in our January 2019 Newsletter.…Read More
Summer Wrap-Up Newsletter
Earlier this month, the 2018 ForWords Literacy Lab Summer Program came to a close with an exciting certificate ceremony. Throughout the summer, students explored such themes as discrimination, immigration, poverty, and other social issues.…Read more
Give Back Tuesday at Iron Springs Brew Pub, Aug 21st
With the new school year just around the corner, we’d like to thank you for helping set us up for success with your generous support. Please join us at Iron Springs Pub & Brewery in Fairfax on August 21st when 10% of all proceeds will go directly to our programs. Stop by anytime between 4 … Read More
Spring 2018 Newsletter
Dear Friends of ForWords,
Our programs are in full swing this spring, with poetry readings, research and writing projects and an organized college visit. We’ve summarized these exciting projects in our April 2018 Newsletter. …Read more