Siena Literacy Center

08/18/2026

Have you visited our St. Suzanne Cody Rouge Community Resource Center Room 202 classroom lately? You may have noticed our beautiful new projector and screen! Thanks to a generous Catholic Foundation of Michigan grant, we were able to install a high-resolution projector and retractable screen to enhance presentations. In addition to our learners who benefit from this new equipment year-round, we co-facilitated the Stormwater Training Specialist program this summer with St. Suzanne's, Friends of the Rouge, and Sierra Club Michigan Chapter. A few of our very special guest speakers -- Fai Foen from The Greening of Detroit and Jay Biernat from Midtown Detroit, Inc. -- put this equipment to good use! Thank you for investing in impactful programs for communities. 🙏⭐

Special thanks to the teams at N2M Technology and Avio Inc. for your stellar installation 🛠🪜

08/11/2026

🚀 Rocket Community Fund update! We’ve raised $925 with the help of 13 AMAZING donors. 🫶 And Siena's Board of Directors just pledged a $500 match 💸 to give our campaign a boost! That means your donation will be doubled -- dollar for dollar until we meet their match! Double your impact and give today 🧡 https://www.rocketcommunitychallenge.com/organization/Siena-Literacy-Center

08/04/2026

This month we join the 🚀 Rocket Community Fund with nonprofits around the country to raise critical funds for adult learners! Our goal is $5,000 and we've reached $625 in the first 24 hours! Join us in sponsoring a DREAM and help an adult learner:

🎓 Earn their GED
🌍 Acquire English language proficiency
⭐ Obtain a credential
📝 Learn literacy skills for everyday living

Visit our fundraising page to learn more: https://www.rocketcommunitychallenge.com/organization/Siena-Literacy-Center

06/29/2026

06/18/2026

Siena will be closed in observation of Juneteenth TODAY, June 18!

(GED classes at St. Suzanne are OPEN)

04/19/2026

Congratulations and THANK YOU to all of our volunteer tutors!

03/10/2026

Djily Niang, one of our community members, is currently being held at the North Lake detention facility in Baldwin, MI. Yesterday the judge assigned to his case granted Djily bond set at $12,000. Please help ABISA raise these funds to

Who Is Djily Niang?Djily Niang is a 22-year-old with a story that demands to be heard. He arrived in the US at the end of 2023 — a newcomer with no English, no roadmap, and no time to waste. He enrolled in summer school immediately and, within one year, graduated from DPSCD Class of 2024 with two ...

01/27/2026