| Agency: |
Greater Pittsburgh Literacy Council |
| Agency Contact person: |
Karen Mundie |
| Agency Address: |
411 Seventh Avenue, Suite 550 |
| Agency Address 2: |
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| Agency City: |
Pittsburgh |
| Agency State: |
PA |
| Agency ZIP: |
15219 |
| Agency E-mail: |
kmundie@gplc.org |
| Agency Telephone |
412.393.7600 |
| Agency Fax: |
412.661.3040 |
| Agency TTY: |
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| Web Site: |
www.gplc.org |
| Class locations: |
Downtown Pittsburgh, Oakland, East End, East Suburbs, North Side, North Hills, South Side, South Hills, West End, Squirrel Hill. Call for specific addresses. |
| Agency Type: |
Community-Based or Volunteer Organization |
| County(ies) in which program operates: |
Allegheny |
| WIA Area |
19. Three Rivers WIA |
| ABLE Region: |
Southwest |
| 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 |
Yes |
| Move Up Services Offered |
Yes |
| 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: |
1284 |
| Number of staff: |
40 |
| Number of volunteers: |
422 |
| Non-English languages spoken by staff: |
Spanish, Arabic, Italian, Cambodian |
| Morning Classes |
Yes |
| Afternoon Classes |
Yes |
| Evening Classes |
Yes |
| Saturday Classes |
Yes |
| By Appointment |
Yes |
| Other Services Offered |
Literacy AmeriCorps (47-member Corps), Computer Literacy |
| Description |
GPLC is a full-service adult education agency. We offer services to students in a range of formats including classes, tutorials, small groups, and special topic mini-classes. GPLC is the host agency of the Southwest Professional Development Center and is the parent agency of Literacy AmeriCorps, which provides full-time national service volunteers to five local ABLE-funded agencies as well as to a number of other education-related social service agencies. |
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