{"id":31244,"date":"2011-12-21T20:15:03","date_gmt":"2011-12-22T01:15:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom2\/2011\/12\/22\/necc-esl-students-collect-books-for-family-shelter\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T22:38:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T02:38:30","slug":"necc-esl-students-collect-books-for-family-shelter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/2011\/12\/21\/necc-esl-students-collect-books-for-family-shelter\/","title":{"rendered":"NECC ESL Students Collect Books for Family Shelter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/media-old\/2011\/12\/Emmaus-book-drive-newsroom.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"158\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-2507\" \/>Children living at Haverhill\u2019s Emmaus House, a family shelter, will have new books, thanks to a children\u2019s book drive organized by a Northern Essex Community College English as a Second Language (ESL) class.<br \/>\nNECC\u2019s ESL Advanced Integrated Reading students participated in a Service Learning Project with Emmaus, inc. in Haverhill this semester.  In addition to collecting new and slightly used children\u2019s books, both NECC\u2019s and Emmaus\u2019 ESL students participated in a discussion group based on academic readings and newspaper articles.<br \/>\nPaula Richards, NECC assistant professor of ESL, and her students collected and delivered the books, which were donated by faculty, staff, and students from NECC\u2019s Haverhill and Lawrence Campuses.  The books will be available in the children\u2019s library at the Emmaus\u2019 family shelter and also given to children who are transitioning to permanent housing.<\/p>\n<p>NECC Students include (left to right in photo):<br \/>\nGricelda Mora, Lawrence<br \/>\nGenesis M. Montilla, Lawrence<br \/>\nAngelica L.  Nieves, Lawrence<br \/>\nProfessor Paula M. Richards, Salisbury<br \/>\nWilfredo R. Andujar, Lawrence<br \/>\nAnabel Cruz, Lawrence<br \/>\nChrissy M. Santiago, Bradford<br \/>\nJarisnelda H. 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