It has been said that English proficiency is the key that opens doors to many opportunities in the United States. The English language program at LSS is dedicated to helping refugees and immigrants improve their English skills so that they will be able to open the doors to achieve their short and long-term goals. The ultimate goal of English language training is to attain family self-sufficiency.

English language training at LSS is a life-skills, competency-based program. All classes include listening, speaking, pronunciation, reading, writing, spelling and grammar within the context of real life situations.

The program is open entry so students are enrolled in an appropriate English class soon after registration. Child care is available for infants and pre-school children so that all parents may attend classes. Classes are offered many different times of the day so that refugees can continue to pursue long term goals through improved English language proficiency while they are employed. In general, every effort is made to ensure that English language training opportunities are available to all refugee and immigrant adults.