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Literacy Centers and Community Resources in Rhode IslandAncillary support / resources These resources are included for easy access to agencies providing support services, information and activities for adult learners and others in communities: The Department of Children, Youth and Families provides a list of licensed day care providers in Rhode Island, a potentially useful resource for adults seeking child care options. Crossroads Rhode
Island
(formerly Travelers Aid) - housing, vocational and related services The Family Life Center resource center
is a provider of Access to Recovery services in Employment, Housing,
Transportation, and Life Skills. In order to be eligible for the
program, you must be on probation, and your cause for arrest must be
related to a substance abuse problem. You must ask your probation or
parole officer to refer you to an assessment to qualify for the program. United Way 2-1-1 in Rhode
Island; find services here: iiTranslates - translating
and interpreting services, a division of the International Institute of
Rhode Island
If you have information about programs listed here, programs not listed here, and/or questions about adult education programs in the state generally, please contact us. America's Literacy Directory: National Literacy Database searchable by area of study, zipcode and multiple other criteria Centers and programs at
a glance: An Even Start in Newport phone: (401) 845-8579 Aquidneck
Island Adult Learning Center Blackstone Valley Chapter - ARC Blackstone
Valley Community Action Program Pawtucket Bristol
Community College
(Mass.) - Center for Developmental Education Bristol
Warren Adult Learning Center & Continuing Adult Ed. Program
phone: (401) 245-3392 CACD Pawtucket phone (401) 726-8729 Center for Hispanic Policy and Advocacy / Providence phone: (401) 467-0111 Commonwealth Literacy Corps - Bristol Community College - (508) 678-2811 Cranston Adult Learning Center Crossroads RI (formerly Travelers Aid Society of RI) Providence phone (401) 521-2255) DaVinci Center for Community Progress East
Providence Community Center Education Exchange (formerly Washington County Adult Learning Center) phone (401) 783-0293 Even
Start Family Literacy Programs - RIDE listings; Even Start
Family Literacy Programs in Newport, Woonsocket, Pawtucket, and at
Tri-Town Community Action serving Smithfield and Johnston, North
Providence, Foster, Burrillville, and North Smithfield; Providence Even
Start at Dorcas Place, Central Falls, Westerly, Chariho, and North
Kingstown; contact: Charlotte Diffendale, Rhode Island Even Start
Coordinator, at 222-4600 X 1-2457. Family
literacy programs across the state (National Center for Family
Literacy listing) Federal Hill House Association GED preparation and testing centers in Rhode Island Goodwill Industries of Rhode Island Institute for Labor Studies and Research International House of Rhode Island Providence phone: (401) 421 - 7181 International Institute of Rhode IslandLiteracy Volunteers of Rhode Island - an affiliate of ProLiteracy America Literacy Volunteers of East Bay - an affiliate of ProLiteracy America Literacy Volunteers of Kent County 822-9103 Literacy Volunteers of Newport County 849-7845 Literacy Volunteers of Providence 351-0511 Literacy Volunteers of South County - contact: IonaG_2002@yahoo.com 225-1068 Literacy
Volunteers Washington County - 596-9411 Network RI One Stop Career Centers Narragansett Indian Adult Vocational Training Northern RI Community Mental Health - (Directory Information)Office of Adult Education - Woonsocket 777 Cass Avenue, (401) 767-4887
Office of Rehabilitation Services Pawtucket Adult Education - library ESOL; COZ, phone: 729-6293 People School - a free community learning project happening all over the providence area Progreso Latino - 626 Broad Street, Central Falls, RI 02863 Tel: (401) 728-5920 Fax: (401) 724-5550 Project Learn - Adult and Family Literacy Programs - Northern RI (401) 769-4200 Project RIRAL Transition to College Providence Public Library Literacy Services - RI Family Literacy Initiative (direct link)PRYSM - Providence Youth Student Movement BRIDGE Program - Building Rhode Islanders' Development and General Education. Rhode Island College
Outreach
Programs Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training Rhode Island Distance Learning Rhode Island Parent
Information Network RSVP Northern Rhode Island / phone 944-8300 SEDC for Southeast Asians (and International Language Bank) - (Directory Information) Silver Lake Annex Community Center Smith Hill Center - Smith Hill Center is now part of Capital City Community Centers 455-3880 South Providence Neighborhood Ministries - 747 Broad Street, Providence 461-7509 South
Providence Tutorial Inc. - P.O. Box 5920, Providence, RI
02905
(401) 785-2126 Stepping
Up - Health Care Jobs and Education Swearer Language and Literacy - additional information : Program Structure, Staff Development, and Evaluation; Deaf Literacy Transition to College - Project RIRAL Tri Town Community Action Agency / Johnston phone (401)351-2750 University Affiliated Program of Rhode Island at RIC - Paul V. Sherlock Center on Disabilities / Providence phone 456-8072; TTY 456-8773 Urban League of Rhode Island - 246 Praire Ave, Providence 351-5000 URI - Project Leap - Learning Enhancement for Adults Program Vocational Resources/Goodwill Industries / Providence phone 861-2080; email: goodwillri@aol.com Warwick Area Adult Learning Center West Bay Community Action - West Bay CAP 218 Buttonwoods Ave Warwick 02886Day and evening classes for pre-GED, GED, beginning ESL, and advanced ESL run from September to June, registration begins in August, call for start dates throughout the year. West
Warwick Public Library Family Literacy Center Workforce
Partnership
of Greater RI / East Providence (401) 277-2090 YouthBuild Providence -
401.273.7528 last updated September 8, 2009 |