Jericho Community Center: Educate: Adult ESL Education

Jericho Community Center: Educate: Adult ESL Education

NLD ID #130924

Contact Information

97 S Franklin St Side
Wilkes Barre, PA 18702

Primary Contact

Lissette Dishmey

(862) 571-1230

jerichoimmigrantIC@gmail.com

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Program Overview

EDUCATE

Educate is an adult ESL Education Program coordinated by Jericho Community Center and currently hosted at Gather Community space. Jericho CC seeks to provide a holistic approach by providing free or low cost ESL classes, childcare/tutoring, homework help and a meal to immigrant families in our community.

Objectives:
  • Create a possible pathway for Limited English speakers to acquire a functional level of the English language.
  • Provide the EL's with mental peace by supporting their school age children while they learn.
  • Assisting Adult EL's with the necessary community resources to meet each families specific needs to reach self-sufficiency.

Program Details:
The program runs per season. We offer Fall, Summer and Spring 10-12 week semesters. The program offers 2 hours per night on Mondays and Wednesdays.

Students receive weekly lessons on Basic English as a second language skills.

The students' school aged children receive homework help/tutoring, and participate in weekly scheduled presentations and/or a project based Civic, or STEAM activity.

Family Resource Nights are held once/month where they will have a chance to connect with community resources available to them. They will get a chance to see what their kids have been working on and have a family style dinner with staff and volunteers.

Students will receive presentations on resume making, GED, and different employment industries. For example: Realtor, Insurance, Home health aids, trades and more.

If you are interested in signing up for the EDUCATE program please use the link below and complete an interest form.

Cost Info

The program is currently $125.00 per term but will soon be free.

Student and Volunteer Success Stories

Yo he aprendido mucho en este programa. Despues de tomar estas clases pude ir a mi doctor sola sin traductor y entendi todo. Ademas pude completar el formulario de informacion personal que me pidio la recepcionista cuando llegue.

Gloria Santana

This program listing was last updated: February 6, 2025.

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Education services

  • Read and write better
  • Find a family literacy program
  • Help my child learn
  • Study for my high school equivalency exam
  • Learn English
  • Improve my technology skills
  • Become a U.S. citizen
  • Improve my workforce skills

Instruction Type

  • In-person