Welcome Home

Introducing English In Action's new Center for Communication

English In Action’s new home, the Center for Communication, is almost complete! Our new Center will create a warm, welcoming, and productive learning environment for adult immigrants and ensure that everyone in the Valley has a place to feel heard, honored, and celebrated. What’s more, it will allow us to substantially grow our programs in the years to come.

Watch this video for a sneak preview of the new interior!

Please stay tuned for an invitation to our ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate our grand opening this summer!

In our new home we will be able to:

  • Host larger public community events and volunteer trainings for 20-60 people
  • Serve more participants by scheduling and executing multiple class sessions concurrently
  • Welcome one-on-one tutoring pairs to versatile and private meeting nooks
  • Remove the burden of finding childcare by providing a safe play space for children
    accompanying parents
  • Increase staff productivity and support of participants with flexible workspaces
  • Prepare and share meals in an upgraded kitchen

Thanks to the generosity of supporters like YOU, we have raised $5.5 million in less than three years to make this dream possible. Unlike many capital campaigns that are funded by a few individuals, 437 donors came together to support our Welcome Home campaign. More than 50% of campaign donors were our adult learners and volunteer tutors, many giving their first – or largest – charitable donation ever. With widespread community support, we have made our shared vision of a welcoming new home for English In Action learners and tutors a reality.

To view the complete list of donors who contributed to build the new Center for Communication, click HERE.

“What we’ve done is astonishing. We raised $5.5 million for our new Center in 2.5 years. Of that, $4.5 million was raised from individual donors. We engaged a diverse group of campaign donors that come from all walks of life. It’s another example of how we bring people together for a common cause at English In Action.”

Pat McMahon, Welcome Home supporter and Campaign Cabinet member

Relationships are built when we have common causes and share common spaces. English In Action’s new Center for Communication will allow hundreds more members of our community to make new friendships and acquire language skills that create a positive ripple effect throughout our Roaring Fork Valley.

Your investment in our $5 million capital campaign will provide English In Action with a much-needed new facility that demonstrates how seriously we take the work of creating community. For more information on the Center for Communication or to schedule a site tour, contact our Development Director, Heather Hicks Stumpf at heather@englishinaction.org or (970) 963-9200.

Welcome Home Team

Campaign Cabinet

LYNN NICHOLS, Chair

Lara S. Beaulieu

Patrick Curry

David Floria

Heather Hicks Stumpf

Susan Lodge

Pat McMahon

Alexandra Willins

Building Committee

GARY HARADA, Chair

Lara S. Beaulieu

David Floria

Robert Hubbell

John Keleher

Dyna Mei Sanchez

Yuani Ruiz