{"id":13,"date":"2021-05-25T19:28:07","date_gmt":"2021-05-25T19:28:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.waterforishmael.org\/?page_id=13"},"modified":"2022-01-27T03:55:53","modified_gmt":"2022-01-27T03:55:53","slug":"what-we-do","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/staging.waterforishmael.org\/?page_id=13","title":{"rendered":"What we do"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;RGBA(0,0,0,0)&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{%22gcid-5ca36566-93d0-4ca8-8aae-6e3bcb465b6f%22:%91%93,%22gcid-3bef2449-68a2-44a5-9b17-6aa647b23901%22:%91%93}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;Advocacy&#8221; use_icon=&#8221;on&#8221; font_icon=&#8221;&#xe01b;||divi||400&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;be996673-4b9d-400d-a59d-684d27ffb87f&#8221; link_option_url=&#8221;#advocacy&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{%22gcid-5ca36566-93d0-4ca8-8aae-6e3bcb465b6f%22:%91%22icon_color%22%93}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;Education&#8221; use_icon=&#8221;on&#8221; font_icon=&#8221;&#xe007;||divi||400&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.13.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;be996673-4b9d-400d-a59d-684d27ffb87f&#8221; link_option_url=&#8221;#education&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{%22gcid-1d78dcf7-0c76-4699-9863-bcc3482e5b69%22:%91%22icon_color%22%93,%22gcid-ffccc72c-b79e-42bc-bf77-43b0dfdb69cc%22:%91%93,%22gcid-5ca36566-93d0-4ca8-8aae-6e3bcb465b6f%22:%91%22header_text_color%22%93}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;Partnership&#8221; use_icon=&#8221;on&#8221; font_icon=&#8221;&#xe102;||divi||400&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.13.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;be996673-4b9d-400d-a59d-684d27ffb87f&#8221; link_option_url=&#8221;#partnership&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{%22gcid-1d78dcf7-0c76-4699-9863-bcc3482e5b69%22:%91%22icon_color%22%93,%22gcid-ffccc72c-b79e-42bc-bf77-43b0dfdb69cc%22:%91%93,%22gcid-5ca36566-93d0-4ca8-8aae-6e3bcb465b6f%22:%91%22header_text_color%22%93}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;09a806c4-67bd-4748-93b9-69d483307a0c&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{%22gcid-b7b8a603-5451-4cc3-a987-9b593bacf29e%22:%91%22header_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_3_text_color%22,%22header_4_text_color%22,%22header_5_text_color%22%93}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When immigrants are fluent in English, have life-giving friendships, feel like they belong, and have tools they need to succeed, our work will be finished. But until then, we\u2019ll keep working ourselves out of jobs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We believe immigrants, just like our own family and friends, deserve the highest quality of services, especially when it comes to foundational skills that will change the rest of their lives!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whether it\u2019s our <\/span><a href=\"#asw\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">women-only English school<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, our <\/span><a href=\"#asc\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">preschool<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for immigrant children, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"#ask\">after-school tutoring<\/a>, or our <\/span><a href=\"#cp\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Conversation Partners<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> program with local universities, we are serious about excellent and dignifying services. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; module_id=&#8221;advocacy&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;gcid-5ca36566-93d0-4ca8-8aae-6e3bcb465b6f&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{%22gcid-5ca36566-93d0-4ca8-8aae-6e3bcb465b6f%22:%91%22background_color%22%93}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{%22gcid-b7b8a603-5451-4cc3-a987-9b593bacf29e%22:%91%22header_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_3_text_color%22,%22header_4_text_color%22,%22header_5_text_color%22%93}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Advocacy<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{%22gcid-b7b8a603-5451-4cc3-a987-9b593bacf29e%22:%91%22header_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_3_text_color%22,%22header_4_text_color%22,%22header_5_text_color%22%93}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"main span8\" role=\"main\" style=\"text-align: center;\">It takes one person to change how someone feels in our city. And that could be you. We believe that a voice of grace can move mountains. <\/h3>\n<div class=\"main span8\" role=\"main\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"main span8\" role=\"main\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019re a part of a group that would like to hear more about immigrants in our city, refugees, or working with English-language learners, let us know! 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It\u2019s a community of students with teachers and volunteers who are passionate about building relationships and empowering them to reach their goals. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our students are determined! Some want to go back to school or attend college for the first time. Others just want to understand their doctor or child\u2019s teacher. 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Others are adjusting to English in the public school system. We\u2019re cheering them on, helping them with their homework, and investing in the future leaders of our society.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/asfwc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Learn more or register for classes \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=&#8221;Conversation Partners&#8221; module_id=&#8221;cp&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;b10aeef8-a51d-4170-b098-a4530106d084&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"main span8\" role=\"main\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One hour a week for a semester. That\u2019s how long it takes to build a cross-cultural friendship. It\u2019s the simple task of practicing conversational English with an English learner that will change the way international students feel in their temporary home of typically two to eight years. 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