Remaining students come from dozens of countries around the world. The English Learning Center is funded by approximately seventy foundations and corporations and by twenty churches. Ten percent of our income comes from individuals. No funds are received from the Government or the United Way. It is because of our large pool of volunteer tutors that we are able to keep our expenses low.
All students are interested and curious about each other.
Somalis may never have met a Hmong person before, nor a Mexican met a Cambodian. People from all over the world meet regularly to learn English and math for the sake of careers, family and citizenship.