Empowered by the Ability to Read and Speak English

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Roopal Saran, Executive Director, Literacy Council of Northern VA

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Dec 04, 2017

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Yolanda Vazquez talks with Roopal Saran, Executive Director, Literacy Council of Northern VA. They discuss the council's mission to teach the community to read and write English and the benefits associated with those skills.

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