As we continue to struggle in this unprecedented crisis, the Integrated Learning Team at Learning Empowered wants wish our English language and civics students, community members, and partners to stay safe and healthy. We want to reaffirm our commitment to empower our students with the online tools and legal assistance they need to successfully complete the naturalization process. We also know we can find strength and support in our community that believe in our unique naturalization program that infuses asset-centered teaching, digital technology, legal support, ESOL, and civics instruction.

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Taking the lead from Pinellas County Schools, our Centers for Early Learning closed on March 16 until further notice. Still, the mission continues. We've moved online in the form of live bedtime stories, parent-to-parent collaborating, and resource sharing on our Center Facebook groups. Offline, we've created Learning-At-Home packets picked up via drive-thru at each Center and are connecting families to emergency services and additional resources to stay afloat.

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Since mid-March we've seen a steady stream of people seeking utility assistance. Even though Duke Energy has suspended shutting off electricity, many are preparing now for tough times ahead. Utility assistance creates a buffer for families in crisis. Our assistance, funded by grants and generous contributions, helps families overcome the lurking pressures of reduced incomes through programs like Ready to Rent and utility assistance.

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For the past year we've been working to bring a nationwide poverty-reduction program to Pinellas, then COVID-19 struck. Now more than ever Pinellas needs a plan to address poverty. With layoffs, hospital bills, loss of housing, and food insecurity, situational poverty rates will continue to climb. At Learning Empowered, we believe Circles is the answer.

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