Jenna Eastwood – Tas

Jenna struggled with reading, handwriting and telling the time at school and often felt embarrassed and left out. She lacked confidence and thought college was out of reach.  

With encouragement from her aunt and support from a 26Ten Community Coordinator, Jenna connected with Libraries Tasmania’s Adult Literacy Support Service. There, she began working one-on-one with an Adult Literacy Support Officer, and volunteer tutors at Smithton library. This supportive, personalised approach helped Jenna build confidence and learn at her own pace.  

She began with reading and writing, then moved on to numeracy, and now plans to learn sign language. At 21, Jenna feels proud of how far she’s come and is working toward her goal of becoming a teacher’s assistant.