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2025 Annual Report
The Valencia County Literacy Council (VCLC) continues to provide a steady, accessible place for adults pursuing literacy, English learning, and personal advancement. Our mission has not changed—it has deepened as many learners navigate immigration pressures, shifting work schedules, transportation challenges, and family responsibilities. In this environment, consistency matters. VCLC offers instruction, but also a reliable space where adults can learn at a pace shaped by real life.
In 2025, VCLC served 59 adult learners across multiple community sites. 36 were new learners and 23 returned, showing sustained trust in our programs. Attendance varied, as is typical in adult education, but participation remained steady because our model adapts to learners’ life demands.
El Cerro Mission remained our primary hub, with Basic Literacy, Digital Technology support, and online ESL. Meadowlake is still a satellite ESL location. We held additional classes at YDI Los Lunas and UNM–Valencia, along with an advanced online ESL class. The Belen Public Library continued to provide conversation-based practice and visibility in the community.
Our programs were supported by 15 volunteer tutors, including 5 newly onboarded, and 10 who participated in training or enrichment. Two AmeriCorps members contributed to instructional and operational support. Strengthened staff roles—particularly the Program Coordinator and Administrative Director—have allowed VCLC to operate with greater consistency and clearer systems.
earner progress reflected steady, relationship-based instruction. Six learners prepared for citizenship, with two passing interviews. Four pursued their GED, and three completed it and enrolled in college. Fourteen learners showed notable increases in confidence, such as speaking independently at medical appointments or participating more fully at work.
Learner stories illustrate this impact. Gemma Roldan completed her GED after many years and is now in college. Juana Valdovinos began with no English, later earned her GED and citizenship, and continues working toward new goals. Cynthia Reyes passed her GED after years of delay, crediting steady support and clear instruction.
Digital literacy remained an essential part of our work, including email, online communication, navigation, and basic computer skills. VCLC maintains ten Chromebooks and two laptops and is developing a careful, sustainable approach to device lending.
This year also marked the adoption of VCLC’s long-term Strategic Plan, centered on Trust, Infrastructure, and Integration. These areas reflect ongoing commitments: safe and welcoming learning environments, strengthened internal systems and roles, clearer tutor training, staff stability, and growing partnerships with organizations such as UNM–Valencia and the Belen Public Library.
Despite ongoing challenges in the lives of our learners, VCLC remained steady, strengthened internal capacity, and continued delivering reliable instruction countywide. We remain a local, community-anchored program dedicated to practical, human-scale learning—and we are committed to continuing this work with clarity and care.
With unending appreciation and respect to our community,
VCLC Board and Staff
Valencia County Literacy Council 