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What Is Going On!

In 2010 Project Learn served 765 people.

What is Project Learn doing in 2011?

  • 75 students will meet twice weekly with a one-on-one tutor.
  • 75 Basic Skills students will attend classes taught by highly trained teachers.
  • 200 students in Education at Work will attend GED and life skills classes through our collaborations with Vocational Guidance Services, Lutheran Metropolitan Ministries, Cleveland Municipal Courts, and St. Vincent Charity Medical Center.
  • An additional 200 students who are ex-offenders or on public assistance will participate in GED, life skills, and job preparation programs at Education First, a program designed to help them become successful and contributing members of society.
  • 250 inmates of the Cuyahoga County Jail will have their reading skills assessed and be assigned to basic reading or GED classes taught by Project Learn in the Jail.
  • Highly skilled Project Learn consultants will work with MetroHealth, St. Vincent Charity Medical Center, The Visiting Nurses Association of Ohio, and UH Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital as part of Reading Health, a technical assistance program to help health care professionals communicate more effectively with their patients. 
  • 50 new volunteer tutors will be trained and paired with new students.
  • In 2011 Project Learn expects to serve over 800 people with literacy and workforce training programs.
  • This is an increase of over 22% in our student population since 2009.
  • Since 1974 Project Learn has served over 20,000 people through adult literacy education programs.