NWI Literacy and GED Program

Program Overview

NorthWest Initiative is a nonprofit community development organization who has been working to improve the overall health of the community and the quality of life for low income residents living within our four zip codes since May 2000. In 2015, we relocated our offices to the second floor of the huge First Presbyterian Church building located at the corner of Ottawa & Pine Streets just north and west of downtown Lansing. For the past eighteen years, we have provided a variety of emergency and basic needs services to help lift our residents out of poverty. For the past five years, in collaboration with the Ingham County Courts, we have been offering an Adult Diversion Program where individuals are court-ordered to attend for a total of 12 weeks for 12-15 hours per week. The individuals participate in a series of classes and workshops on a variety of topics designed to help them get their lives back on a positive track before they go back before the Judge. Specifically, the NWI Literacy & GED Program is one of those classes that is designed for those clients who did not graduate from high school. We work with people of all ages, on an individual basis to help them to learn how to read, write, and comprehend basic math skills so that they can become proficient to pass the State of Michigan's four subject area tests to obtain their GED Certificate. Over the past five years, we have grown considerably and have served over 400 clients through our Literacy & GED Program.

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