- Progreso Latino provides adult basic education that prepares adult students below 8th grade to enter the Adult Secondary Education program. The Adult Secondary Education assists students in obtaining their General Education Diploma (GED). This organization also provides job development: support and training for job seekers. Call (401) 728-5920 for more information.
- Based at Providence Public Library, Rhode Island Family Literacy Initiative (RIFLI) is a free, nationally recognized English as a Second language (ESL), citizenship preparation, workforce development and family literacy program for adults based at public libraries throughout Rhode Island. RIFLI offers English as a Second Language (ESL), citizenship preparation and computer instruction as well as children’s programming, student resource support and links to library resources and services. Also offered: National External Diploma Program (NEDP) ESL for business owners, and career and college transitions. Classes are free. Call (401) 455-8041for more information or e-mail RIFLIHR@gmail.com to register for a class.
The Genesis Center serves individuals in adult education and workforce development and children in its childcare program. The Center’s adult education classes and occupational/job skills training enable people to improve their employment skills, pay scales, and prospects for promotion. Its on-site a 5-star BrightStars Early Learning Center allows families to learn and work, knowing that their children are being cared for in a high-quality environment that emphasizes a whole-family approach to education. Call (401) 781-6110 for more information
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- Dorcas International Institute is the leader of the Greater Providence Adult Education Consortium. And along with partner agencies — the Center for Southeast Asians (CSEA), the Community Action Partnership of Providence (CAPP), the Environmental Justice League (EJ League), Goodwill Industries of Rhode Island, and the Scalabrini Dukcevich Center (SDC) — the agency offers classes for learning English and American culture, industry-specific job training, GED, and more. Each course will engage students at whatever level they are currently at with their English speaking, listening, and reading skills. Call (401) 784-8600 or email info@diiri.org for more information.
- The Genesis Center serves individuals in adult education and workforce development and children in its childcare program. The Center’s adult education classes and occupational/job skills training enable people to improve their employment skills, pay scales, and prospects for promotion. Its on-site a 5-star BrightStars Early Learning Center allows families to learn and work, knowing that their children are being cared for in a high-quality environment that emphasizes a whole-family approach to education. Call (401) 781-6110 for more information.
- Progreso Latino’s ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) Native Literacy program provides literacy instruction in the native language of a learner as an initial step to entering the agency’s Adult Basic Education programs. Call (401) 561-4373 for more information.
- Providence Public Library’s Family Literacy Initiative offers free classes for beginner, intermediate and advanced levels of literacy programming. Call 401-455-8041 or email RIFLIHR@gmail.com for more information.