The Herb Block Foundation's Pathways Out of Poverty program focuses on helping needy young people and adults in Washington, D.C., gain a quality education.
Subject Terms: Grants, Adult literacy, GED, Job training, Job placement

The Western Union Foundation's Family Scholarship Program is a new educational initiative for migrants, immigrants, and their families in the United States.
Subject Terms: Grants, Scholarships, Immigrant literacy, Families, English as a second language (ESL)

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Subject Terms: Adult learners, ESL literacy, Workforce literacy

The combination of the City College Transitional Studies Department and a 2002 California state law allow Spanish-speaking residents, including the undocumented, a chance at higher education.
Subject Terms: GED, Spanish speakers, Native language instruction, Immigrant literacy, California

An encounter with a woman at a local middle school eight years ago underscored for Baylor University education professor Randy Wood the impact education has on parents -- especially Hispanic immigrants with little or no English proficiency.
Subject Terms: Parent education, Parent school relationships, Family literacy, Immigrant literacy, English as a second language (ESL)

With thousands of legal immigrant workers on long waiting lists to take English classes, the Boston-based Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition recently announced a new program in the SouthCoast aimed at curbing those waiting lists.
Subject Terms: Immigrant literacy, Workforce literacy, English as a second language (ESL), Literacy coalitions, Massachusetts

It's mid-morning on Friday at the East Brunswick Public Library, and literacy tutor Linda Rifkin sits at a table with two adult students.
Subject Terms: Library literacy programs, Immigrant literacy, English as a second language (ESL), Volunteers

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently released a report to a U.S. Senate subcommittee included NCFL’s Toyota Family Literacy Program.
Subject Terms: Family literacy, English as a second language (ESL), Corporate support

When Sabah Hawi moved to Norman from Iraq about a year ago, she spoke limited English.
Subject Terms: Library literacy programs, Immigrant literacy, English as a second language (ESL), Adult learners, Tutors

Pomp and circumstance will ring out across Old 41 Road for the Literacy Council of Bonita Springs’ third annual Moms and Tots graduation.
Subject Terms: Parent education, Parent child relationships, Parent involvement, English as a second language (ESL), Awards and diplomas