April 13, 2026
Claude Green has spent nearly six decades doing what life required of him. He worked. He showed up. He provided. Born in 1957 and raised in Cleveland as the youngest of five children, Claude learned early what responsibility looked like. His mother was raising the family on her own, and …
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March 02, 2026
When Yocheved first introduces herself, she does so with a smile and a caveat. “Most people call me Yo,” she says. “Depends where you met me in life.” And Yo has lived a lot of life. At 35, she arrives at Seeds of Literacy with an energy that’s equal parts …
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October 16, 2025
Jonni Murphy lights up the Seeds classroom. “Everybody likes seeing me when I come in,” they say. “I’ve made a couple of friends here—namely Denise, one of the Student Ambassadors. On my first day, she mistook me for a tutor, and now she gives me a big hug every time …
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July 18, 2025
Haunted by a Childhood Memory At nearly 59 years old, Melissa Hill-Nance still hears the voice of her third-grade teacher—negativity haunting her for decades. “I clearly remember I was in a pretty little ruffle dress, had my hair with ribbons,” she says. “That day, we had to write about what …
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March 02, 2023
“I know loss,” 2021 graduate Keeva Long said. “I buried babies. I grew up in public housing. I have a felony.” But she overcame, and wants others to know that they can overcome, too. If those challenges weren’t enough, Keeva was shot three times, an uninvolved bystander in a drive-by-shooting …
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November 18, 2021
UPDATE 6/14/2022: Azalia wrote to us again: “Because of Seeds of Literacy and the GED program I have secured an awesome position working for TEXAS A&M University in the Department of Residence Life working as an Administrative Coordinator making 2 times more than what I was! BLESS!!!!!! Looking forward …
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July 02, 2021
On June 23, Seeds of Literacy did something the staff hopes to never have to do again: celebrate the graduating class virtually. But what they wouldn’t mind repeating is the number of graduates — 94 adults in the last 12 months! In fact, it’s one of the largest graduating classes …
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