Literacy Phoenix dedicates downtown learning center, highlights expanded services and rebrand

Literacy Phoenix dedicated its new Downtown Learning Center in Phoenix on May 15, 2025, with Mayor Kate Gallego on hand to join board members, students and community supporters for a ribbon-cutting and plaque unveiling recognizing long-time support from the Volunteer Nonprofit Service Association (VNSA).

The opening marks an expansion of the nonprofit’s adult-education offerings, which include high school equivalency (GED) preparation, English-for-speakers-of-other-languages (ESL) classes, civics and citizenship instruction, and work-skills training such as the retail industry fundamentals (RIF) certificate. Literacy Phoenix leaders said the center will add classroom capacity, continue a hybrid in-person/virtual model and rely on a mix of state and federal grants plus donor support.

"Literacy Phoenix is such a treasure for our city," Mayor Kate Gallego said at the dedication, thanking staff, volunteers and board members for the organization’s work to connect residents to jobs and services. Jesus Love, chief executive officer of Literacy Phoenix, said the organization provides multiple pathways for adult learners and…