We Speak NYC

We Speak NYC (formerly We Are New York) is the City’s Free Supplemental English Language Learning Program. We Speak NYC organizes conversation groups that meet in 7-10-week conversation classes in all five boroughs and online. We aim to create a positive experience for all learners, utilizing community building and speaking to practical needs.

In person: WSNYC has engaged with 200+ partner sites and trained 700+ volunteers. These volunteers have facilitated over 750 in-person conversation classes for a total of 24.5K hours of community service and impacting over 15,000 learners.

Online: Having trained over 300 online volunteers, contributing more than 6,000 hours of community service, WSNYC has impacted 5,000+ unique learners since the onset of our remote classes. WSNYC has been able to reach learners from locations all across New York City and around the world.