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Teaches adult students reading, writing, and math literacy skills free of charge, and regardless of age, income, background, race, or religion. Students receive free literacy education though the agency's Four Pillars of Programming: One-on-One tutoring, Group Classes, the Language and Learning Lab with access to various self-paced computer programs, and the Community Connection Center, where members of the public can gather to assist students and have conversation practice.

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High School Equivalency/GED Test Instruction
Literacy Programs

Full service public lending library, reference, children's, videos, music cassettes/CDs, books on tape and CD, DVDs, online databases, and e-books. Internet access and wi-fi available. Computer labs. Free computer classes for youth, teens, and adults on MS Office software programs, internet surfing, internet job searching, and other classes; call or see website for details.

Programming for children, young adults, and adults.

Meeting rooms and study rooms are available at some locations.

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Computer Literacy Training Programs
Literacy Programs
Library Services
Public Internet Access Sites
Provides referral services for students, volunteers, and employers wishing to access adult education and literacy programs throughout Illinois.
Adult education and family literacy classes are non-credit and provide a range of basic skill instruction, English as a Second Language, GED preparation, and in some cases, high school credit. Classes are informal and instruction is individualized. Classes may be held in a variety of facilities, including churches, industrial plants, schools, libraries, and housing projects.

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Literacy Programs
English as a Second Language
Adult Basic Education
High School Equivalency/GED Test Instruction

Character and leadership development. Programs include aquatics, arts, sports, fitness and recreation, health and life skills, educational and career development, job training, career preparation, tutoring services, and age appropriate community service.

Outdoor activities, including Carter Lake Summer Camp (Mon-Fri 8 am-4 pm).

Meals served. Limited bus service - call for details.

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Tutoring Services
Literacy Programs
Mentoring Programs
Boys/Girls Clubs
Team Sports/Leagues

Assists unhoused and underprepared job seekers with a path to secure housing and gainful employment. Job readiness services include education and skills assessment, soft skills training, computer literacy, adult literacy courses and tutoring, money management, GED preparation, and interview training from a holistic perspective.

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High School Equivalency/GED Test Instruction
Prejob Guidance
Computer Literacy Training Programs
Literacy Programs

Literacy, basic skills, GED, and ESL classes for students of other cultures.

Adult and continuing education programs.

Adult basic education.

Classes also meet at the following location:

Ord - Ord Learning Center, 1514 K Street, Suite 1; call (308) 728-3299 for information.

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Adult Basic Education
English as a Second Language
Literacy Programs
High School Equivalency/GED Test Instruction
Identifies, promotes, and supports early childhood interventions in order to reduce the achievement gap between lower and higher income students.

Full service public lending library, reference, children's, videos, music cassettes/CDs, books on tape and CD, DVDs, online databases, and e-books. Internet access and wi-fi available. Computer labs. Free computer classes for youth, teens, and adults on MS Office software programs, internet surfing, internet job searching, and other classes; call or see website for details.

Programming for children, young adults, and adults.

Meeting rooms and study rooms are available at some locations.

Categories

Computer Literacy Training Programs
Literacy Programs
Library Services
Public Internet Access Sites

Character and leadership development. Programs include aquatics, arts, sports, fitness and recreation, health and life skills, educational and career development, job training, career preparation, tutoring services, and age appropriate community service.

Outdoor activities, including Carter Lake Summer Camp (Mon-Fri 8 am-4 pm).

Meals served. Limited bus service - call for details.

Categories

Tutoring Services
Literacy Programs
Mentoring Programs
Boys/Girls Clubs
Team Sports/Leagues

Community college.

GED preparation and testing.

ESL - English as a Second language classes.

Adult basic education, including literacy, job seeking, and life skills education.

Citizenship preparation.

Tutors available in various locations in the Panhandle.

Single parent / displaced homemaker program provides career counseling, dependent care, non-traditional training, skills training, technology training, books and tuition, personal counseling, support groups, and transportation. Contact a student services advisor for information.

Veterans Upward Bound programs offer intensive basic skills development and short-term remedial courses for military veterans to help them successfully transition to post-secondary education.

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Adult Basic Education
High School Equivalency/GED Test Instruction
Literacy Programs
Citizenship Education
High School Equivalency/GED Test Sites
Community Colleges
Tutoring Services
Career Counseling
English as a Second Language
Life Skills Education
Heart Literacy offers elementary aged children that need extra help with literacy are matched with a volunteer who spends 20 minutes every week reading with them.

Volunteer tutors for adults, available to native speakers of English seeking to improve literacy skills and those learning English as a new language (English Language Learners).

One to one instruction is available for learners desiring to work at their own pace and/or on a specific skill area.

Small group tutoring is offered through programs organized around students of particular cultures, needs, or goals (Citizenship, Family Literacy, and Workforce Readiness for Refugees, GED Prep and CNA Prep), and in programs to develop vocabulary and skills in a specific subject area (Computer Literacy). Additionally, family literacy programs are available for adult English language learners and their preschool and early elementary age children.

Free conversation groups provide a forum for students to practice their skills in listening and speaking English. Tutors facilitate the groups by giving students discussion topics, vocabulary and dialogue practice.

Volunteer tutors are trained through a 3-5-hour program covering learning styles, adult language acquisition and lesson development. Persons 18 years or older are invited to become tutors and LL members. A minimum commitment of one year is requested for volunteer tutors.

Categories

Tutoring Services
Mentoring Programs
English as a Second Language
Literacy Programs

Literacy, basic skills, GED, and ESL classes for students of other cultures.

Adult and continuing education programs.

Adult basic education.

Classes also meet at the following location:

Ord - Ord Learning Center, 1514 K Street, Suite 1; call (308) 728-3299 for information.

Categories

Adult Basic Education
English as a Second Language
Literacy Programs
High School Equivalency/GED Test Instruction

Full service public lending library, reference, children's, videos, music cassettes/CDs, books on tape and CD, DVDs, online databases, and e-books. Internet access and wi-fi available. Computer labs. Free computer classes for youth, teens, and adults on MS Office software programs, internet surfing, internet job searching, and other classes; call or see website for details.

Programming for children, young adults, and adults.

Meeting rooms and study rooms are available at some locations.

Categories

Computer Literacy Training Programs
Literacy Programs
Library Services
Public Internet Access Sites

Community college.

GED preparation and testing.

ESL - English as a Second language classes.

Adult basic education, including literacy, job seeking, and life skills education.

Citizenship preparation.

Tutors available in various locations in the Panhandle.

Single parent / displaced homemaker program provides career counseling, dependent care, non-traditional training, skills training, technology training, books and tuition, personal counseling, support groups, and transportation. Contact a student services advisor for information.

Veterans Upward Bound programs offer intensive basic skills development and short-term remedial courses for military veterans to help them successfully transition to post-secondary education.

Categories

Adult Basic Education
High School Equivalency/GED Test Instruction
Literacy Programs
Citizenship Education
High School Equivalency/GED Test Sites
Community Colleges
Tutoring Services
Career Counseling
English as a Second Language
Life Skills Education

Provides family workshops that focus on collaborative play and caregiver-child engagement through story time, fun interactive activities and caregiver language development strategies to help strengthen young children's language and literacy development.

Offers a free 10-week program designed for caregivers to impact baby's brain development by learning strategies to increase how much you talk with your baby and build up their language environment. Several sessions and locations are offered throughout the year. See website for more information or to register.
Provides a literacy program in the elementary schools for Kindergarten - 2nd grade.

Character and leadership development. Programs include aquatics, arts, sports, fitness and recreation, health and life skills, educational and career development, job training, career preparation, tutoring services, and age appropriate community service.

Outdoor activities, including Carter Lake Summer Camp (Mon-Fri 8 am-4 pm).

Meals served. Limited bus service - call for details.

Categories

Tutoring Services
Literacy Programs
Mentoring Programs
Boys/Girls Clubs
Team Sports/Leagues

Offers to assist former refugee families through education, family wellness, work readiness and economic development programs.

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Literacy Programs
Immigrant/Refugee Employment Programs
Family Preservation Programs

The Siembra Nebraska internship program provides internships for local high school and college students in environmental and agricultural sustainability, multimedia, business, construction, public health, and more.

In the five different internship programs, interns are able to develop leadership skills through on-the-job experience and mentorship opportunities.

Categories

Literacy Programs
English as a Second Language
High School Equivalency/GED Test Instruction
Computer Literacy Training Programs

Full service public lending library, reference, children's, videos, music cassettes/CDs, books on tape and CD, DVDs, online databases, and e-books. Internet access and wi-fi available. Computer labs. Free computer classes for youth, teens, and adults on MS Office software programs, internet surfing, internet job searching, and other classes; call or see website for details.

Programming for children, young adults, and adults.

Meeting rooms and study rooms are available at some locations.

Categories

Computer Literacy Training Programs
Literacy Programs
Library Services
Public Internet Access Sites

Offers to Recruit, train, and place volunteer tutors to work with adults 17 years and older to learn English as a Second Language, or to improve their reading and/or math skills up to the 9th grade level. Tutoring takes place in public locations. STAR staff provide

- Testing.

- Learning materials.

- Support to tutors and their learners.

Character and leadership development. Programs include aquatics, arts, sports, fitness and recreation, health and life skills, educational and career development, job training, career preparation, tutoring services, and age appropriate community service.

Outdoor activities, including Carter Lake Summer Camp (Mon-Fri 8 am-4 pm).

Meals served. Limited bus service - call for details.

Categories

Tutoring Services
Literacy Programs
Mentoring Programs
Boys/Girls Clubs
Team Sports/Leagues