| Agency: |
Crawford County Literacy Council, Inc. |
| Agency Contact person: |
Lisa H. Schmalzried |
| Agency Address: |
313 South St. |
| Agency Address 2: |
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| Agency City: |
Meadville |
| Agency State: |
PA |
| Agency ZIP: |
16335 |
| Agency E-mail: |
ccread@windstream.net |
| Agency Telephone |
814.337.7323 |
| Agency Fax: |
814.337.1250 |
| Agency TTY: |
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| Web Site: |
www.readprogram.net |
| Class locations: |
Meadville and Titusville, however, tutoring may take place in other areas in the county |
| Agency Type: |
Community-Based or Volunteer Organization |
| County(ies) in which program operates: |
Crawford |
| WIA Area |
13. Northwest WIA |
| ABLE Region: |
Northwest |
| Literacy Services Offered |
Yes |
| ABE Services Offered |
Yes |
| GED-ASE Services Offered |
Yes |
| ESL Services Offered |
Yes |
| Family Literacy Services Offered |
Yes |
| Workplace Services Offered |
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| Move Up Services Offered |
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| Distance Learning Services Offered |
Yes |
| Corrections ED Services Offered |
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| GED Test Center Services Offered |
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| Contracted number of students: |
189 |
| Number of staff: |
10 |
| Number of volunteers: |
60-80 |
| Non-English languages spoken by staff: |
Spanish |
| Morning Classes |
Yes |
| Afternoon Classes |
Yes |
| Evening Classes |
Yes |
| Saturday Classes |
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| By Appointment |
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| Other Services Offered |
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| Description |
The Crawford County READ Program offers one-on-one tutoring of adults and family literacy services along wtih GED classes. It is a confidential program that strives to help adults reach their potential by improving basic skills, preparing for the workplace and postseconday education and/or training. We are in training for a specialized reading program that increases reading levels more quickly than traditional methods using a system based on the plasticity of the brain and retraining it. |
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