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Literacy: Spanning the US

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Check out this story about Newport Mesa Proliteracy

Great NonProfits: 8.21.2019

Newport Mesa Proliteracy touches people's lives in the Newport Beach and Costa Mesa communities every day, offering adult literacy services and on-line GED tutoring. In the 15 years I have been involved as a volunteer with the program, I have seen our learners proud smiles as they reach personal milestones -- GED or higher degrees, new jobs, drivers' licenses, or earning US citizenship. My personal skills and appreciation of the diversity of our community have also grown with my involvement.  READ MORE >>

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Two Local Non-profits Team Up To Change Lives Through Literacy

My Central NJ: 9.05.2019

What if you could make a real difference in your community by volunteering just one hour each week?  What if you could change a person's life for the better, just by having a weekly conversation with them?  Would you do it? In partnership with Literacy Volunteers of Somerset County (LVSC), Matheny employees are doing just that.

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Matheny, located in Peapack-Gladstone, is a medical and educational facility serving children and adults with complex medical conditions and developmental disabilities.  Bridgewater-based LVSC trains volunteers to provide literacy tutoring to adults who struggle to read, write, and communicate English.

Recently, five Matheny employees with busy work schedules carved out the time to complete LVSC’s 12-hour tutor training workshop.  As volunteers they have agreed to provide free literacy tutoring to a student or small group of students for one year. While many tutor-student pairs meet weekly in their local library, Matheny employees meet on the Peapack campus, focusing on workplace literacy skills.  READ MORE >>

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Association

Bustleton Center Becomes City-designated Adult Education Campus

Northeast Times: 9.05.2019 by Jack Tomczuk

Tucked inside a Bustleton Avenue strip mall between a hookah bar and a European restaurant is an adult education hub that recently joined a city-wide network of agencies aiming to help immigrants and others find jobs and opportunities.

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New World Association, 9857 Bustleton Ave., in July became a MyPLACE campus through the Philadelphia Office of Adult Education.

Those looking for English as a second language, GED, citizenship or adult basic education classes can call the association and schedule an intake appointment. Then, they are assessed to determine what services they need, and NWA will offer classes or refer them to a different group in the MyPLACE network.

MyPLACE, which stands for Philadelphia Literacy and Adult Career Education, started in 2014, and about 4,500 people sign up for appointments each year, according to Catalina Gonzalez, adult education programs manager for the city’s Office of Workforce Development.

“It started as a network of agencies working together to provide opportunities for adult learners, 16 and over, that need to improve their reading, writing and math skills, English language skills, digital skills… and also basically improve their educational skills so they can obtain family-sustaining jobs,” Gonzalez explained.  READ MORE >>