As a result of the coronavirus pandemic, Florence Phillips has taken her all-volunteer tutoring program for immigrants and refugees English Language Learners In-Home Program completely online over the last couple of months.
english. florence phillips knows the sting of those words. her father fled poland, and her mother fled france. they met and married in new york, had florence, and she often translated s then in her late 50s she did something remarkable with hers. she volunteered for the peace corps and toured english around the world. she realized immigrants in her city wanted to learn the english language but couldn t because the classes were expensive, many worked full-time and transportation and childcare costs were burdens they couldn t bare. so florence tore down all those walls and started the esl in-home program in nevada. classes are free and taught in people s homes. she s helped 5,000 men and women learn english and more than 345