D.C. LEARNs Members

ABC Public Charter School

1501 Columbia Road, NW
Washington, DC 20009
Tel: 202-882-6301
Fax: 202-822-6303
Website: www.abcpcs.org
Contact: Arie Baker, Director of Operations and Development, abaker@abcpcs.org

ABC Public Charter School is the District's only total immersion Spanish/English public charter school. It is a middle school (Grades 6-8) located in Ward 4 that offers small classes, a dedicated faculty, high expectations for student academic progress, and a new building for 2007-2008.

Academy of Hope

601 Edgewood Street, NE
Suite 25
Washington, DC 20017
Tel: 202-269-6623
Fax: 202-269-6623
Web site: http://www.aohdc.org/| Donate
Contact: Patricia DeFerrarri, Program Manager, patricia@aohdc.org

Our mission at Academy of Hope is to provide a community of hope and opportunity through high quality education and job skills training to low income and at-risk adults in Washington, D.C., and to offer students learning opportunities at all levels, including ABE classes, GED preparation, the External Diploma Program, computer training, and Workplace Literacy. We serve 400 students per year.

Action in the Community for Training and Success (ACTS)

2525 12th Place, SE
Washington, DC 20020
Tel: 202-889-3660, 301-802-3218
Fax: 202-678-5213
Contact: Gayle N. Hebron, Executive Director, gaylehebron@hotmail.com

ACTS: Action in the Community for Training and Success exists to empower individuals and revitalize communities through education and economic development initiatives. This non-profit community and economic development corporation is designed to address adult literacy and workforce development issues.

Beulah Baptist Learning Center

5820 Dix Street, NE
Washington, D.C. 20019
Tel: 301-773-7245
Fax: 202-399-0648
Web site: http://www.beulahbaptistchurch.org/
Contact: Delores Brown, bblearningcenter@hotmail.com

The Beulah Baptist Learning Center has been in operation for over four years. Our mission is to provide quality education to the general public to enhance welfare to work, job promotion, career transition, skill building, and GED preparation.

Beyond Talent

PO Box 1412, NE
Washington, D.C. 20013-1412
Tel: 202-494-7629
Web site: www.beyondtalent.org| Donate
Contact: Ellie Phillips, info@beyondtalent.org

Beyond Talent matches top GED graduates with adult learners in GED programs as peers/mentors. In exchange for volunteer service, participating GED grads receive support both in transitioning to postsecondary settings and succeeding once there. Partner sites include Academy of Hope, Living Wages, Catholic Charities Downtown Family Center, Friendship House Association, Notre Dame Education Center, and Metropolitan/Delta Adult Literacy Council, Inc. Graduates from all of these programs, working with Beyond Talent, now tutor their peers and attend college or job training programs with Beyond Talent's support.

Byte Back!, Inc.

815 Monroe Street, NE
Washington, D.C. 20017
Tel: 202-529-3395
Web site: http://www.byteback.org/| Donate
Contact: Debony Heart, dheart@byteback.org

Byte Back partners with organizations and competent volunteers providing affordable computer skills to under-served members of the community. Byte Back empowers, serves the community, builds confidence, educates, and helps people get better jobs. We have three programs: Internship Tech Academy, Community Program, and Fast Track Program.

Carlos Rosario International Career Center and Public Charter School

1100 Harvard St. NW,
Washington, D.C. 20009
Tel: 202-797-4700
Fax: 202-232-6442
Web site: http://www.carlosrosario.org/ | Donate
Contact: Alice-Ann Menjivar, Instructional Coach & P.D. Specialist, amenjivar@carlosrosario.org

Carlos Rosario has been serving the adult immigrant population in DC for over 30 years. We provide multiple levels of ESL, GED, computer training, Family Literacy, and career training programs including Culinary Arts and Computer Support Specialist (A+).

Catholic Community Services

924 G Street, NW
Washington D.C. 20001-4532
Tel: 202-772-4303
Fax: 202-772-4405
Web site: http://www.ccs-dc.org/| Donate
Contact: Pilar Oberwetter, pilar.oberwetter@ccs-dc.org

The Catholic Community Services Adult Education Program provides Adult Basic Education, GED Preparation, and Computer classes to adult learners who reside in Washington, D.C. Our program is designed to meet the goals of the Catholic Charities Downtown Family Center which are to help those we serve establish stability, self-reliance and full community participation. Catholic Community Services also partners with Department of Employment Services to offer a GED program at the Franklin Street One Stop Center at 1500 Franklin St., NE.

Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL)

Center for Adult English Language Acquisition (CAELA) Division
4646 40th St. NW
Washington, DC 20016
Tel: 202-362-0700
Fax: 202-362-3740
Websites:
http://www.cal.org
http://www.cal.org/caela
Contact: Sarah Young, Adult ESL Research Assistant, sarah@cal.org

The mission of CAELA, a division of the Center for Applied Linguistics, is to promote English language learning and academic achievement of adults learning English. CAELA works to improve the skills of teachers and administrators in adult ESL programs by making research findings and evidence-based resources available to practitioners across the nation, and by helping states create infrastructures to promote sustained, systematic, quality professional development for the adult ESL practitioners.

Center for Inspired Teaching

1436 U Street NW
Washington, D.C. 20009
Tel: 202-462-1956
Fax: 202-462-1905
Website: www.inspiredteaching.org| Donate
Contact: Jenna Fournel, jenna@inspiredteaching.org

Center for Inspired Teaching is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that is working to change the way children are educated by re-training their teachers to be more engaging and effective in the classroom. For the past ten years we have primarily served D.C. public and charter schools.

CentroNia

1420 Columbia Road, NW
Washington D.C., 20009
Tel: 202-332 4200
Fax: 202-745 2562
Web site: www.centronia.org| Donate
Contact: Beatriz Otero, bbotero@centronia.org, or Isabel Barranzuela, ibarranzuela@centronia.org, or Eda Garcia, Family Literacy Program, egarcia@centronia.org

CentroNia is a 20 year community-based organization that provides accessible high quality education, professional development, and family support services to more than 1,000 low-income Latino, African-Americans, and multi-ethnic children, youth, and families in Washington, DC.

Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church ESL Program

One Chevy Chase Circle NW
Washington, DC 20015
Tel: 202-363-2202
Website: www.chevychasepc.org
Contact: Julie Combes, juliecombes@aol.com

Every Sunday, the Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church ESL Program offers Literacy Workshop (ESL) from 12:30 to 2:00, and Basic to Intermediate ESL classes from 2:00 to 4:00. Registration is ongoing and free-Call 1-703-435-3838.

Citiwide Computer Training Center

3636 16th St. NW #BG-41
Washington, DC 20010
Tel: 202-667-3719
Fax: 202-667-0554
Website: www.mycitiwide.com
Contact: Anthony Chuukwu, Executive Director, citiwide@starpower.net

Citiwide uses information technology to close the digital divide and improve the educational and socio-economic conditions of low-income Washington DC Metro Area residents. We have trained over 7,500 adult D.C. residents in job skills, educational assistance, and technology since inception in 1993. We provide after school and summer programs for children, participate in partnership developments of local community organizations, and are proud to have received numerous awards and recognitions for services to the community.

City Gate ESL Program

3568 Brandywine Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20008
Tel: 202-237-1799
Fax: 202-537-1966
Web site: http://www.city-gate.org| Donate
Contact: Kristin Wiener, info@city-gate.org

City Gate is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization providing out-of-school time activities for 200 underserved youth at multiple sites throughout the District of Columbia, with more than one-half attending our programs at the Johenning Baptist Community Center in Southeast, D.C. (City Gate's primary site). City Gate also provides: a food pantry and clothing closet at the Johenning Center for community residents; English for Speakers of Other Languages classes for international students in Northwest, D.C.; and an Urban Hands service project to involve volunteers and out-of-town mission groups in our out-of-school-time programs.

Covenant House Washington

2001 Mississippi Ave., SE
Washington, DC 20020
Tel: 202-610-9630
Fax: 202-610-9610
Web site: http://www.covenanthousedc.org| Donate

Contact: Tiffany Eleyteley@chdc.org, or Sister Rosetta Brown, GED Instructor, srb@chdc.org

Covenant House Washington serves youth ages 18-21. We provide pre-GED, GED, SAT, and college preparatory education courses. Students may enroll at any time and no fee is charged for our services. Covenant House also provides residential, vocational, prevention, legal and advocacy services for and on behalf of runaway, homeless and at risk youth in the National Capital Area.

D.C. Creative Writing Workshop

601 Mississippi Ave. SE
Washington, DC 20032
Tel: 202-297-1957
Fax: 202-645-3426
Website: www.dccww.org| Donate
Contact: Chip Patterson, Executive Director, cpatterson@dccww.org, or Nancy Schwalb, Artistic Director, nschwalb@dccww.org

The D.C. Creative Writing Workshop, based at Charles Hart Middle School in the Congress Heights neighborhood of Southeast D.C., unites parents, teachers, and professional writers-in-residence to transform the lives of at-risk youth through the joy of self-expression and the power of the written word. Our youth have become published poets, performed at cultural venues, produced their own plays, won writing awards, and enjoyed a wealth of new experiences.

D.C. Language Access Coalition

1600 K Street, NW
Mezzanine Level
Washington, DC 20006
Tel: 202-393-3572 ext. 17
Fax: 202-393-0995
Website: www.dclanguageaccess.org
Contact: Jennifer Deng-Pickett, jennifer.dengpickett@apalrc.org

The D.C. Language Access Coalition is an alliance of diverse community-based organizations advocating for language access rights within the District of Columbia.

D.C. Public Library, Adult Literacy Resource Center

901 G Street, NW, Room 300
Washington, D.C. 20001
Tel: 202-727-1616
Fax: 202-727-0193
Web site: www.dclibrary.org/mlk/literacy| Donate
Contact: Marcia Harrington, marcia.harrington@dc.gov, or Ben Merrion, benjamin.merrion@dc.gov

The Adult Literacy Resource Center encourages potential adult learners to study by providing instructional, informational and leisure reading materials; access to computers; and knowledgeable information and referral. To foster professional development, it provides tutors, teachers and program managers with a wide array of materials, technical assistance, and training opportunities. The ALRC works with numerous literacy providers, city agencies, and groups to promote literacy and provide specialized literacy-related services. The center administers the GED Practice Test five times per week.

DC Parent Information Resource Center (DC PIRC)

Josephine Butler Parks Center
2437 15th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20009
Tel: 202-238-9355
Fax: 202-299-9207
Website: www.mcsdc.org
Contact: Erica Louison, DC Ward Coordinator, elouison@mcsdc.org

DC Parent Information Resource Center's (DC PIRC) mission is to provide leadership, coordination, and services that enable parents, educators, and the community to be partners and work collaboratively to improve student academic achievement and to meet the educational needs of children and their families in the District of Columbia.

DC Schools Project/Center for Social Justice

Georgetown University
1421 37th St. NW
Poulton Hall #130
Washington, D.C. 20057
Tel: 202.687.8868
Web site: socialjustice.georgetown.edu
Contact: Meredith Naughton, Director, mn62@georgetown.edu

The Center is guided by that mission as it strives to consolidate and develop work in its key three areas: service, curriculum and research. First, it incorporates and builds on the vibrant student work of direct service and the learning it fosters, whether from tutoring and mentoring or arts education and job development training.

Ethiopian Community Center

7603 Georgia Ave, NW, Suite 100
Washington, DC 20012
Tel: 202-726-0800
Contact: Hermela Kebede or Mesfin Gudeta, eth@prodigy.net, or plaugel@starpower.net

Even Start Multicultural Family Literacy Program, Mary's Center

2333 Ontario Rd., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20009
Tel: 202-797-7337
Fax: 202-797-8470
Web site: http://www.maryscenter.org/
Contact: Christie McKay, cmckay@evenstartdc.org, or Lorie Preheim, lpreheim@evenstartdc.org

Mary's Center's mission is to build better futures through the delivery of education, health care, and social services. We embrace culturally diverse communities to provide them with the highest quality of care regardless of their ability to pay. Mary's Center has partnered with ESF Public Charter School , and expanded its services through the charter by adding additional adult literacy and early childhood classes.

Everybody Wins! D.C., Inc.

666 11th Street, NW
Suite 1030
Washington, D.C. 20001
Tel: (202) 347-WINS (9467)
Fax: (202) 347-9504
Web site: http://www.everybodywinsdc.org/

Everybody Wins! DC, the Washington Metropolitan area's largest children's literacy and mentoring organization, pairs students with caring individuals to instill a love of reading and learning and foster a sense of self-esteem. Mentors meet with their student partners in our Power Lunch and Readers Are Leaders programs for approximately one hour a week, one-on-one, during the lunch hour at local Title I public elementary schools. All programs are administered by on-site Everybody Wins! DC staff. Adult volunteer Reading Mentors join Power Lunch through the sponsorship of participating companies and organizations.

Experience Corps/Washington D.C.

1816 12th Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20009-4422
Tel: 202-797-1150
Fax: 202-797-1276
Web site: http://www.experiencecorps.org/
Contact: Lois Berkowitz, lberkowitz@experiencecorps.org

Experience Corps/Washington, D.C. offers new adventures in service for adults over 55. Tutors help 1st, 2nd, and 3rd graders in DC Public Schools with reading. Male mentors work with 4th, 5th, and 6th grade boys who need positive male role models. Classroom assistants help teachers. All necessary training, supervision, and materials are provided. Over 120 adults now serve in 8 schools in all parts of the city.

Family and Child Services

929 L Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
Tel: 202-289-1510 ext. 184
Web site: www.familyandchildservices.org
Contact: Denise Mitchell, Program Director, dmitchell@fcsdc.com

Family and Child Services is a private, non-profit organization founded in 1882 to improve individual, family and community life through provision of a broad range of professional services and support in areas such as mental health counseling, child care, foster care, adoption, camping and services to older individuals.

For Love of Children

1763 Columbia Road, NW
Washington, DC 20009
Tel: 202-462-8686
Fax: 202-986-9599
Web site: http://www.flocdc.org
Contact: Tim Payne, Program Manager-Neighborhood Tutoring Program, tpayne@floc.org

For Love of Children's (FLOC) mission is to give young children and high risk youth the opportunity to succeed through a continuum of educational services that will prepare them with the skills to become lifelong learners and contributing members of their communities.

Friendship House Association

619 D Street, SE
Washington, D.C. 20003
Tel: 202-675-9050
Web site: http://www.friendshiphouse.net
Contact: Lisa Rucker, lrucker@friendshiphouse.net

Friendship House Association is a non-profit, multi-service, community-based social and economic development agency, committed to helping individuals, families and groups to become self-sufficient, and the community in which it is located to become one in which all families and individuals can thrive. The mission of Friendship House helps people find alternatives to life-long poverty and to establish partnerships with individuals in the solutions to their problems.

Gospel Rescue Ministries School of Tomorrow

810 5th Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20001
Tel: 202-789-1810
Fax: 202-842-2775
Web site: http://www.grm.org/
Contact: Chrystal Jones, Director, chrystal@grm.org

It is the goal of the School of Tomorrow to provide affordable educational opportunities for those seeking to enhance their skills and further their education. Located in the heart of China Town, the School of Tomorrow resides on the 2nd floor of Gospel Rescue Ministries, a faith-based institution that has operated for 100 years in Washington, DC, serving the homeless and the working poor. Our staff is committed to excellence, and will make every effort to assist you in accomplishing your individual goals. It is our privilege to serve you.

Greater Washington Urban League, Inc.

2901 14th Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20009
Tel: 202-265-8200
Fax: 202-832-3127 or 202-387-7019
Web site: http://www.gwulparentcenter.org
Contact: Audrey Epperson, epperson@gwulparentcenter.org

The Greater Washington Urban League's "Never Too Old to Learn Program" provides basic instruction in reading, writing, and math skills to senior citizens.

Health Information Partners

2175 K Street, NW #716
Washington, DC 20037
Tel:202-416-0408
Fax:202-416-0433
Web site:http://connectforhealth.gwu.edu/
Contact: Karyn Pomerantz, kpomeran@gwu.edu

Health Information Partners is a coalition of community, library, university, adult education, and health organizations and advocates. We promote health literacy and teach people how to locate, evaluate, and apply online health information to personal, family and community health.

Hispanic/Latino Literacy Program

1419 Columbia Rd. NW (c/o LAYC)
Washington, DC 20009
Tel: 202-607-3901
Contact: Emily Adelman, eradelman@gmail.com

The Hispanic/Latino Literacy Program helps Spanish-speaking, non-literate immigrant adults to achieve functional literacy in Spanish, their native language, with the indirect goals of facilitating later English language acquisition and preservation of the Spanish language among younger bilingual generations.

Horton's Kids, Inc.

110 Maryland Ave., NE
Suite 207
Washington, DC 20002
Tel: 202-841-1096
Fax: 703-442-0645
Web site: http://www.hortonskids.org/
Contact: Koda Borgelt-Mose, Education Director, koda@hortonskids.org

Horton's Kids provides comprehensive services to over 200 children and their families living in Ward 8. Our activities include Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday tutoring programs, Sunday mentoring field trips, annual eye exams, emergency dental care, special education advocacy, clothing food, and holiday celebrations.

IDEA Public Charter School

1027 45th Street, NE
Washington, DC 20019
Tel: 202-399-4750
Fax: 202-399-4387
Website: www.ideapcs.org
Contact: Marilyn Thomas, communityrep@ideapcs.org

The mission of the IDEA Public Charter High School is to develop young people with the academic, social, leadership and occupational skills to compete successfully in post secondary education/training and enter challenging careers in the technical fields of work. This is achieved through a unique learning environment and enhanced career opportunities that include effective integration of academic and technological career training in electronics, computer repair, engineering design (AutoCad) and the leadership skills training of the (mandatory) military Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) program. GED courses are also available.

Inner City-Inner Child

3133 Dumbarton Street, NW
Washington, DC 20007
Tel: 202-965-2000, ext. 101
Fax: 202-965-2004
Website: www.innercity-innerchild.org
Contact: Billie E. Schaffer, Program Director, BillieESchaffer@aol.com

Inner City-Inner Child is an arts and literacy outreach program working with low-income children in Washington, DC's childcare centers. Our programs include:
*"Dancing with Books": early learning arts and literacy workshops for children and teachers
*"Dancing with Books, Act II": a literacy training and book distribution program
*"Thinking Thursdays"-- a professional development program for teachers

Interstages, Inc.

454 M St. NW
Suite #2
Washington, D.C. 20001
Tel: 202-824-0740
Fax: 202-315-3632
Website: www.interstages.org
Contact: Noel Tieszen, Executive Director, noel.tieszen@interstages.org

Interstages, Inc. provides opportunities for early adolescents in low-income neighborhoods to discover talents, develop and strengthen skills, and heighten self-awareness, setting the stage for a successful transition into young adulthood. Interstages operates a daily afterschool youth development program for 6th, 7th, and 8th grade girls at Hillcrest Recreation Center.

Jumpstart Washington, DC

1411 K Street, NW
Suite 503
Washington, DC 20005
Tel: 202-393-4444
Fax: 202-403-3320
Website: www.jstart.org
Contact: Katey Comerford, Director, katey.comerford@jstart.org

At Jumpstart, our goal is to build literacy, language, social, and initiative skills in young children. We do this by pairing motivated college students, called Corps members, with preschool children in caring and supportive one-to-one relationships for an entire year.

LAYC Youth Build Public Charter School

3014 14th St., NW
Washington, DC 20009
Tel: 202-518-0601
Fax: 202-518-0618
Web site: http://www.layc-dc.org/
Contact: Andrea Hinson, andrea@layc-dc.org, 202-319-2296

The LAYC YouthBuild PCS transforms the lives of out-of-school youth in the District of Columbia by offering a bilingual educational option that combines an academic program with vocational training, employability skill-building, and community service--a program designed to prepare young people for college or the workplace while they work to create housing for the city's low-income residents.

Lab School of Washington: Night School for Adults

4759 Reservoir Road, NW
Washington, D.C. 20007
Tel: 202-944-2215
Web site: http://www.labschool.org/
Contact: Peg O'Donnell, peg.odonnell@labschool.org

The Lab School of Washington's Night School provides individualized instruction to adults, 18 and over, with learning disabilities and/or attention problems. We offer instruction to adults at 11 levels in reading, writing, math, computers, workplace literacy, GED and SAT preparation, EDP, health literacy, and college preparation. Our students come from all over the city of Washington.

Language Americas Association of the U.S.A., Inc.

960-B National Press Building
Washington, D.C. 20045
Tel: 202-928-1053
Fax: 301-423-3973
Contact: Donald Black, LangAmerca@aol.com

Language Americas is charged with promoting second-language learning. However, our main focus--using the Louie Llama character--is "Helping Kids Read, and Stay Smoke-and-Drug-Free." Our track record extends over 8 years, and this includes publishing our own English-Spanish reader titled: "Louie Llama, the Beanstalk, and the Magic Ring."

Language, Education, and Technology Center (Language, ETC)

2200 California Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20008
Tel: 202-387-2222
Web site: http://www.languageetc.org
Contact: Carolyn Anne Morrissey, Executive Director, cmorrissey@languageetc.org

Language, ETC's mission is to improve the lives of Washington area immigrants by providing affordable English, literacy, computer and GED classes while providing volunteer a fulfilling experience that allows them to make personal connections with people they may not otherwise get a chance to connect with. Language ETC facilitates learning and friendships between immigrants and volunteers.

Latin American Youth Center

1419 Columbia Rd., NW
Washington, D.C. 20009
Tel: 202-319-8642
Web site: http://www.layc-dc.org/
Contact: Lori Kaplan, lori@mail.layc-dc.org or info@mail.layc-dc.org

The mission of the Latin American Youth Center is to support youth and their families in their determination to live, work and study with dignity, hope and joy! The Latin American Youth Center is a multi-service youth development organization offering programs and activities in work skills, social services, educational enhancements, the arts, leadership development, media, housing and advocacy for Latino and multicultural children, youth and families.

Learning and Leadership in Families, Inc.

2701 12th Street, NE
Suite 200
Washington, DC 20018
Tel: 202-408-1121
Fax:202-408-1153
Website: http://www.learningandleadership.org/
Contact: Louise Wiener, President, lwiener@learningandleadership.org

Learning and Leadership in Families (LLF), a nonprofit organization, provides parents and teachers with training and materials based on a unique visual literacy curriculum. LLF programs use neighborhood spaces and places to inspire excitement about learning and facilitate language development, reading readiness and math skills for young children and their families.

Library Renaissance Project

1530 P St. NW
Washington, DC 20036
Tel: 202-387-8030
Web site: www.savedclibraries.org
Contact: Robin Deiner, rdiener@savedclibraries.org

The mission of the Library Renaissance Project is to generate community, political, private and foundation support to improve the DC library system to a world class standard.

Literacy Volunteers of the National Capital Area (LVA-NCA)

1325 W Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20009
Mail: P.O. Box 73275
Washington, DC 20056
Tel: 202-387-1772
Web site: http://www.lvanca.org/
Contact: Rita Daniels, Executive Director, rdaniels@lvanca.org

The mission of Literacy Volunteers of the National Capital Area (LVA-NCA) is to enhance the lives and opportunities of adults in the Washington metropolitan area who struggle with basic reading and writing. LVA-NCA empowers these adults by providing free literacy instruction through small classes and individualized tutoring. LVA-NCA was founded in 1982 and offers free tutoring and classes for hundreds of adults through the commitment and generosity of dedicated staff and volunteers.

Little Lights Urban Ministries

760 7th Street, SE
Washington, D.C. 20003
Tel: 202-548-4021
Web site: http://www.littlelights.org
Contact: Jean Hahm, jeancho@gmail.com

Little Lights Urban Ministries provides after-school enrichment and academics for youth ages 5-18, including tutoring, arts, recreation, and character and leadership development.

Living Wages Adult Education Center

P.O. Box 6967
Washington, D.C. 20032
Tel: 202-574-3961
Fax 202-574-3968 or 202-610-4024
Web site: www.livingwages.org
Contact: Bob Crittenden, Director, livingwages@verizon.net, or Sister Betsy Hartson, bhartson@rscj.org

We believe literacy is a basic human right. In Ward 8, two convenient locations: 4235 4th Street, SE and 1401 V Street, SE. ABE, pre-GED, GED, and External Diploma Program. Computer use and repair classes. Small fee for materials. Volunteers are welcome. Our newsletter is available on our Web site.

Lt. J. P. Kennedy Institute

680 Rhode Island Ave., NE
Washington, D.C. 20002
Headquarters:
801 Buchanan Street, NE
Washington, D.C. 20017
Tel: 202-529-0500 or 202-529-7600
Fax: 202-529-8211
Web site: http://www.kennedyinstitute.org
Contact: Lynette Jackson, Program Manager, ljackson@kennedyinstitute.org

The Kennedy Institute Adult Education Program provides basic education, GED preparation, life skills training, and computer instruction to students with learning and other developmental disabilities during day and evening hours.

Maestro, LLC

2440 16th Street, NW #103
Washington, D.C. 20009
Tel: 202-234-7125
Fax: 202-234-7125
Web site: http://www.maestrousa.com/
Contact: Cara Fulton, Director, fultc@hotmail.com, or maestro@maestrousa.com

Contact Maestro for hands-on and distance learning in English, English as a Second Language, American Accent Development, and GED preparation. Maestro offers personal writing coaches, full courses, speech training, and hands-on history tours.

Manuel Zapata Olivella Center for Education and Human Development

5312 Connecticut Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20015
Tel: 202-812-4181
Fax: 202-244-1759
Contact: Humberto Garces, Director, manuelzapataolivellacenter@gmail.com

The Manuel Zapata Olivella Center for Education and Human Development is a non-profit center which offers English classes, Spanish literacy, computer skills, basic math, and Spanish for non-Spanish speakers. The objective of the Zapata Olivella Center is to provide educational opportunity, life skills, work-related capacity building, and leadership development to the immigrant community in the Washington, DC metro area. Within a linguistic and culturally-friendly environment, our goal is to equip participants with basic employment and communication skills which will enable them to better provide for their families and ease their transition to full participation in society and in their local community. By opening paths to personal growth and educational opportunity, the Zapata Olivella Center will be not only a place of welcome and refuge for the immigrant community. It will be one in which hope is engendered by personal advancement and concrete mutual endeavor.

Marshall Heights Community Development Organization

3939 Benning Road, NE
Washington, DC 20019
Tel: 202-396-1201 ext. 172
Fax: 202-396-4106
Web site: www.mhcdo.org
Contact: Duane Harrell, Vice President of People Development, dharrell@mhcdo.org, or Michael Watts, Executive Director, mwatts@mhcdo.org

Marshall Heights Community Development Organization promotes and expands economic opportunities for citizens 'East of the Anacostia River' to link residents with opportunities with the city and region, and to attract human and financial resources to our community.

Matthews Memorial Baptist Church

2616 Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue SE
Washington, DC 20020
Tel: 202-889-3709
Fax: 202-678-3304
Website: www.mmbcdc.org
Contact: Sister Vera L. Jones, Executive Secretary to Dr. C. Matthews Hudson, Pastor

Metropolitan/Delta Adult Literacy Council

2728 Sherman Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20001
Tel: 202-234-BOOK (2665)
Web site: http://www.mdalc.org/
Contact: Adrienne Fields, Interim Executive Director, mdalc@aol.com

M/DALC seeks to empower low-income adults and families to become more productive and successful school, community, and workplace participants and/or family members through improved literacy, life skills, and job preparation. M/DALC trains volunteers to tutor adults in basic literacy and paid staff to conduct family literacy, GED, and job training classes.

National Organization of Concerned Black Men, Inc.

1816 12th Street, NW; Suite #204
Washington, DC 20009
Tel: 202-783-6119
Fax: 202-783-2480
Web site: http://www.cbmnational.org, www.cbmdc.org
Contact: Imani Owens-Bailey, ibailey@cbmnational.org

The Parent Self-Improvement Project (PSIP) is an adult education program that provides parents and other adults with Pre-GED and GED instruction in reading comprehension, essay writing, mathematics, science, and social studies. Additionally, the program also assists participants in developing and enhancing their life skills, financial literacy, parenting skills, and work readiness skills. PSIP holds class Monday-Thursday, 9:30AM-1:30PM at Covenant Baptist Church. The address is 3845 South Capital Street, SW. District residents who are at least 18 years of age are invited to attend an orientation session in order to apply for the program.

Neighbors' Consejo

3118 16th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20010
Tel: 202-234-6855 ext. 17
Fax: 202-234-4863
Web site: http://www.neighborsconsejo.org
Contact: Alfredo Henriquez Morales, Executive Director, alfredo@neighborsconsejo.org

Neighbors' Consejo is a bilingual non-profit community-based organization committed to promoting Hope, Dignity, and Social Justice. We work to strengthen the social and economic well-being of individuals, families, and communities in the greater Washington, D.C. area. While primarily focused on those from the Latino community, our services are available to anyone in need or in crisis.
Neighbors' Consejo was founded in 1994 by community residents concerned by the growing number of homeless individuals living on the streets of Adams-Morgan, Columbia Heights, and Mount Pleasant. Rather than ignoring or pushing out the problem, Neighbors' Consejo sought to address the root causes of homelessness--mental health issues, addiction, limited English proficiency, immigration status, lack of access to job training, support and regular employment, legal issues, and serious health problems, including high levels of HIV/AIDS infection.

Notre Dame Education Center, Inc.

330 21st St. NE
Washington, DC 20002
Tel: 202-388-5027 - 202-388-5029
Fax: 202-388-5028
Website: www.notredameedcenter.org
Contact: Sister Joan Kerrigan, ndecdc@aol.com

Through education, Notre Dame Education Center offers the opportunity for adults to achieve a greater quality of life. The center provides classes in basic skills, GED preparation, and in the External Diploma Program. Complete training and practices needed for employment are emphasized.

Oracle Set Foundation, Inc.

P.O. Box 56063
Washington, D.C. 20040-6063
Tel: 202-829-6860
Website: www.geocities.com/oraclesetfoundation/index.html
Contact: Pearl Sandifer, President pearle6@juno.com

The Oracle Set Foundation, Inc., the philanthropic arm of the Oracle Set Book Club, was established in 1999. The Foundation administers charitable programs initiated by the Club including: sponsoring student attendance at literary events, awarding scholarships to graduates of DC public high schools through the Claudette Franklin Ford Essay Competition, supporting Reading is Fundamental and providing grants to community-based literacy projects.

Project Northstar

The Josephine Butler Parks Center
2437 15th Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20009
Tel: 202-223-0144
Fax: 202-462-0111
Web site: http://www.projectnorthstar.org/
Contact: Brian Carome, Director, bcarome@projectnorthstar.org, or Robyn Lingo, Coordinator of Volunteers and Training, rlingo@projectnorthstar.org

Project Northstar is a non-profit organization whose fundamental mission is to help children who are homeless or disadvantaged overcome barriers to a quality education. Partnering with parents, educators, donors, and diverse volunteers, we provide one-on-one tutoring, mentoring, and enriching activities to students in grades 1-12 to help pave the way to success in school and in life. We strive to be a beacon--a northstar--by which children can find their way to a better, brighter future. We work with children living in homeless shelters, foster care, and public housing. We pair dedicated adult volunteers with the same student for tutoring one evening a week. Tutors and students focus on improving basic reading and math skills.

Reach Out and Read of Metro DC

P.O. Box 21186
Washington, D.C. 20009
Tel: 202-460-6821
Website: www.reachoutandreaddc.org
Contact: Rachael Walker, Executive Director, reading@mindspring.com

Reach Out and Read makes literacy promotion a standard part of pediatric primary care so that children grow up with books and a love of reading. Reach Out and Read trains doctors and nurses to advise parents about the importance of reading aloud and provides books to children at pediatric check-ups from six months to five years of age, with a special focus on children growing up in poverty. Reach Out and Read of Metro DC programs are located in 27 health centers in the District.

Saint Michael's English Program

824 Pershing Drive
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Tel: 301-589-1155
Contact: Madeline Johnson, Director, mirenej@earthlink.net

At Saint Michael's English Program, there is a genuine spirit of cooperation that prevails as students of different ethnic backgrounds come together with good will and appreciation of each other and their cultures. In our small group arrangements, there is interaction among the students as well as with the teachers. At the same time, we recognize the individuality of every student, and enjoy flexibility in our program so as to advance students who need greater challenge, and provide further skill development for others who need it at a given level.

Serve DC

441 4th Street, NW, Suite 1040 South
Washington, D.C. 20001
Tel: 202-727-7925
Fax: 202-727-9198
Web site: www.serve.dc.gov
Contact: Christy Venable, National Service Coordinator, Christy.venable@dc.gov

The mission of Serve DC is to strengthen and promote the District of Columbia's spirit of service through partnerships, national service, and volunteerism.

So Others Might Eat-Center for Employment Training

2815 O St. SE
Washington, D.C. 20020
Tel: 202-583-4655 ext. 103
Fax: 202-5834657
Website: www.some.org
Contact: Emily Price, eprice@some.org

So Others Might Eat is focused not only on providing sustenance to the hungry, but also on helping individuals attain self-sufficiency through job training. SOME's Center for Employment Training (SOME CET), based on a nationally recognized model from San Jose, California, has been a SOME program for seven years, and has successfully graduated hundreds of D.C.'s hardest to serve in living wages careers.
The mission of SOME Center for Employment Training is to empower people out of poverty and into living wage careers through marketable skills training, human development, basic education and job development.
Classes run from 8:30am-3:30pm Monday-Friday with an On-Going Registration. Tuition Based Program with Substantial Assistance Available.

Southeast Ministry

For Classes:
3111 Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, SE
Washington, D.C. 20032
Tel: (202) 562-2636, or (202) 562-1806
Fax:(202) 562-5121
Web site:http://www.reformationdc.org/sem/index.htm

For Volunteering or Administration:
212 East Capitol Street, NE
Washington, DC 20003
Tel: (202) 543-4200
Fax: (202) 543-4201
Contact: Monica Goletiani, Development Director, semindc@aol.com

Southeast Ministry's GED Program (formerly Moms & Tots) offers classroom work, small study groups, and private tutorials in 8-week sessions, 5 times per year (September-June). Classes are 4 hours per day, 5 days per week, and cover all GED subjects. Staff assist students with GED registration and testing at UDC. Our Anacostia Mentoring and Employment Network (AMEN) Job Readiness Program prepares students for employment through 3 week sessions offered year-round, 4 hours per day. The AMEN curriculum covers Self-Development Skills, Life Skills, and Vocational Skills, followed by an employment component. Our Books & Balls summer programs work with children and youth combining reading, mentoring, and fun to improve academic skills and enjoyment of reading.

Spanish Education Development (SED) Center

1840 Kalorama Road, NW
Washington, D.C. 20009
Tel: 202-462-8848
Fax: 202-462-6886
Web site: http://www.sedcenter.org/
Contact: Jose Gonzalez, Director of Adult Programs, josegonzalez@sedcenter.org

With a primary commitment to immigrants from Latin America, the SED Center provides educational programs for children and their families in the Washington metropolitan area that help them develop the skills necessary to lead productive lives in the United States.

StreetWise Partners DC

11 Park Place
Suite 701
New York, New York 10007
Tel: 212-971-0078
Fax: 646-365-3183
Website: www.streetwisepartners.org
Contact: John Soleanicov, streetwise.partners.dc@gmail.com

StreetWise Partners (SWP) breaks down the traditional barriers to good jobs by helping people develop the skills, confidence, and contacts they need to break the cycle of poverty. StreetWise Partners builds mentoring relationships between low-income individuals and volunteer business professionals to develop workplace skills and employment networks as the bridge to a successful career.

Tellin' Stories Project of Teaching for Change

1328 Florida Ave., NW
Washington, D.C. 20009
Tel: 202-588-7207
Fax: 202-238-0109
Web site: http://www.teachingforchange.org/
Contact: Jill Weiler, jillsteve3@aol.com, or ts@teachingforchange.org

Tellin' Stories operates on the belief that for schools to provide the quality education our children deserve, families, schools and communities must be involved as purposeful partners. Using the power of story, we connect people from diverse backgrounds, support them in sharing information and experiences, and organize collective action to improve schools for all children. We work with parents to create and implement action plans that affect the academic achievement and environment of neighborhood schools through weekly meetings, workshops, trainings, and grassroots organizing.

The Educational Opportunity Center

1233 20th Street, NW
Suite 600
Washington, DC 20036
Tel:202-741-4730
Fax:202-741-4744
Web site:
http://www.collegeboard.com/about/association/eoc/eoc.html
Contact: Pamela G. Lamberth, plamberth@collegeboard.org

The Education Opportunity Center (EOC) provides free personalized guidance, counseling, and information on admission and financial aid to adults who want to begin or continue a program of post-secondary education. EOC's goal is to increase awareness of educational options and encourage adults to participate in these programs. The EOC is a program of the College Board, funded by a grant from the US Department of Education under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965.
The EOC assists all residents of the District of Columbia; however, the Center focuses on low-income adults who are 19 or older and the first in their families to pursue education beyond high school.

The Excel Institute

2851 V St. NE
Washington, DC 20018
Tel: 202-387-1550
Fax: 202-387-1559
Website: www.theexcelinstitute.org
Contact: Joseph McCoy, Executive Director, jmccoy@theexcelinstitute.org

The Excel Institute provides adult basic skills development and GED prep class as part of its automotive service repair technology-training program. Training is provided to youth and adults 16 years and older. Each time a student graduates from our automotive training program and becomes employed in the automotive industry, it means much more than a new job--it is hope for a long and promising future for that student, his family, and his community.

The Humanities Council of Washington DC

925 U Street NW
Washington, DC 20001
Tel: 202-387-8391
Fax: 202-387-8149
Website: www.wdchumanities.org
Contact: Joy Ford Austin, Executive Director, jaustin@wdchumanities.org

We are here to preserve the District of Columbia's cultural legacy while transforming the nation's capital into a community. For over twenty years, our grants, programs, publications, and media projects have successfully fulfilled our mission. We are your resource to Washington area scholars and public intellectuals, writers and filmmakers, historians and philosophers, youth and seniors, for each individual is linked by their passion for storytelling and the power of their histories.

The Reading Connection

2009 N. 14th Street,
Suite 307
Arlington, VA 22201
Tel: 703-528-8317
Fax: 703-528-3225
Website: www.thereadingconnection.org
Contact: Judy Hijikata, Program Director, jhijikata@thereadingconnection.org

The Reading Connection's mission is to encourage children living in housing crisis to develop a life-long love of reading. Our programs offer a continuum of service for our families that begins when they enter shelter housing and follows them as they move into homes of their own.

The Washington Post

1150 15th Street, NW
Washington D.C. 20071
Tel: (202) 334-4544
Fax: (202) 496-3946
Web site: http://www.washpost.com/nie
Contact: Margaret Kaplow, kaplowm@washpost.com, or Stella Jackmon, jackmons@washpost.com

Since it first began publication over a century ago, The Washington Post has grown into one of the most recognized news organizations in the world. Supporting education is a cornerstone of the Post's community relations initiatives.

The Williams E. Doar, Jr. Public Charter School for the Performing Arts

705 Edgewood Street, NE
Washington, DC 20011
Tel: 202-269-4646
Fax: 202-269-4155
Website: www.wedjschool.us
Contact: Robin Couch, rcouch@wedjschool.us

Founded by The William E. Doar, Jr. Educational Foundation, Inc in 2004, WEDJ PCS is the first, non-audition, primary, middle, and secondary performing arts school in the District of Columbia. Most importantly, however, students may access our program and it's scientifically-based philosophies of teaching and learning at any grade without prior experience or training in the arts, and regardless of their family's ability to pay for such training.

Turning the Page

901 15th St., NW
Suite 725
Washington, DC 20005
Tel: (202) 682-4151
Fax: (202) 682-4156
Web site: http://www.turningthepage.org/
Contact: Jason King, President, jking@turningthepage.org, or Joi Baker, Program Specialist, jbaker@turningthepage.org

Turning the Page links D.C. public schools, families, and our community so that, together, we can ensure D.C. students receive valuable educational resources and a high-quality public education. TTP develops strategies partnerships that put educational resources into the hands of students who need them the most, via the most important educator in their lives: their parents and teachers.

Unity Health Care, Inc.

3020 14th St. NW
Washington, DC 20009
Tel: 202-518-2372
Fax: 202-588-0192
Website: www.unityhealthcare.org
Contact: Naima Hashim, VIP Program Director, nhashim@unityhealthcare.org

Unity Health Care is a private, non-profit agency, and the largest provider of primary health care services to the homeless, under/uninsured, and working poor. We've been serving our community for more than 22 years, operating 24 community health centers and two mobile medical outreach vehicles providing service to 70,000 patients in 2006.

WELLNESS, Inc.

517-A 59th St. NE
Washington, DC 20019
Tel: 202-635-1233
Fax: 202-318-1132
Website: www.wearewellness.org
Contact: Aishah Bilal, Director, inquiries@wearewellness.org

WELLNESS, Inc. provides professional educational services to children and their families. Services focus on supplemental reading and mathematics, GED/Job Readiness, and out-of-school time programming. WELLNESS also provides professional development and parental involvement workshops. Services are provided at WELLNESS, schools, and private homes.

WETA TV 26

2775 So Quincy Street
Arlington, VA 22206
Tel: 703-998-2420
Fax: 703-998-3405
Web site: www.weta.org
Contact: Ferne Barrow, Senior Director of Outreach, fbarrow@weta.com

WETA's mission is to produce and broadcast programs of intellectual integrity and cultural merit that recognize viewers intelligence, curiosity, and interest in the world around them.

Washington Cathedral Literacy Program

Massachusetts & Wisconsin Avenues, NW
Washington, DC 20016
Tel: 703-264-9054, or 202-537-8990
Website: www.cathedral.org
Contact: Carol Hurlburt, Literacy Program Director, schurlburt@verizon.net, or Janice Molchon, Volunteer Coordinator, volunteer@cathedral.org

Established in 1986, the Literacy Program was created to provide instruction in reading, writing, speaking, and mathematics to adults and children. English as a Second Language (ESL) instruction is also provided to help improve understanding of both written and spoken English. The program promotes learning with mentoring and tutoring to strengthen a student's academic potential. We tutor children in elementary, middle, and high schools, as well as adults at public libraries in the evenings, or by day in a few cases. The program recruits volunteers, assists in volunteer placement, and provides training and enrichment for volunteers through Saturday workshops.

Washington Literacy Council

1918 18th Street NW,
Suite #B2
Washington, D.C. 20009
Tel: 202-387-9029
Fax: 202-387-0271
Web site: http://www.washingtonliteracycouncil.org/
Contact: Katherine Shrout, katherine.shrout@washlit.org

The Washington Literacy Council, founded in 1963, is one of the largest providers of basic adult literacy services in the District of Columbia. Program services include one-on-one tutoring, small group classes, and an intensive program. WLC uses a scientifically-based structured reading program that has been shown to overcome the leading cause of reading difficulty in adults.

Workforce Organizations For Regional Collaboration (WORC)

10 South Glebe Road, 2nd Floor
Arlington, VA 22204
Tel: 703-769-3712
Fax: 703-769-0717
Website:http://www.worconline.org
Contact: David Remick, Executive Director, remick@worconline.org

Workforce Organizations for Regional Collaboration (WORC) brings employers and service providers together to provide individuals in the Washington, DC region with pathways to independence.

YWCA-National Capital Area

625 9th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
Tel: 202-626-0700
Fax: 202-347-7381
Website: www.ywcanca.org
Contact: Lacenia Paey, lpaey@ywcanca.org

Washington Area Women in the Trades (WAWIT)is a program that offers non-traditional employment training for unemployed and under-employed women. The YWCA has developed a five point strategy in collaboration with the Community Services Agency of the Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO, and Wider Opportunities for Women (WOW). This five point strategy includes (1) outreach and recruitment, 2) literacy and math skills, 3) advanced training and information pipeline, 4) case management, and 5) institutionalizing career pathways.
The 12 week training is open to women ages 18 and older, who have an interest in non-traditional jobs (construction, plumbing, mechanic, carpentry, sheet metal, electrician, etc). Hands on re-apprenticeships (with certification) are offered with opportunities for apprenticeships in various trades.

Year Up

1560 Wilson BLVD., Suite 200
Arlington, VA 22209
Tel: 703-312-9327
Fax: 703-312-7986
Website: www.yearup.org
Contact: Anne Moredock, amoredock@yearup.org

Year Up is a one-year, intensive training program that provides urban young adults, ages 18-24, with a unique combination of technical and professional skills, college credits, and a corporate apprenticeship, enabling them to move on to full-time employment and higher education. Year Up is about providing opportunities for urban young adults to demonstrate their true potential. We provide Fortune 1000 companies with IT entry level talent. We recognize that both job skills and higher education are necessary to provide a viable path to economic self-sufficiency. Throughout the course of one year, our students earn 18 college credits, learn technical and professional skills, and are placed on paid apprenticeships. Since our founding in 2000, Year Up has touched over 800 lives, and 87% are employed with salaries averaging $30,000 per year, and approximately 50% attend college either full or part-time. The organization has had measurable impact and was selected by Fast Company Magazine two years in a row as one of the Top Socially Entrepreneurial non-profits in America.

Youth on the Move Book Club: The Other Side of Hip Hop Literacy!

Tel: 678-654-5038
Website: www.youthonthemovebookclub.com
Contact: Erica Austin, Director, youthonthemovebookclub@gmail.com, or eri392003@yahoo.com

Youth on the Move Achievers Book Club Objectives: