Adult Education

The Adult Education Department is committed to providing a diverse selection of educational services to clients and staff, helping them build self sufficiency and a habit of lifelong learning. The two main programs address literacy and lifelong learning.

Eastside Literacy link for volunteer support and materials.

PROGRAMS

Eastside Literacy

The inability to read may lead to mistakes and accidents on the job.  People who cannot read street signs may get lost easily.  Those who cannot read are often stuck in low level, minimum wage jobs.  Most disturbingly, illiterate parents are twice as likely to raise illiterate children.  Hopelink helps to solve the problem using trained tutors and teachers.  Improved literacy makes lasting change possible: it enhances self reliance and increases productivity and job success: including better wages.

Hopelink Eastside Literacy Program includes:

• Confidential one-on-one tutoring for adults in reading, writing and mathematics.
• Preparation for the General Education Development (GED) diploma exam and the External Diploma Program (EDP).
• English as a Second Language (ESL):  Small group classes focusing on speaking, listening, reading, writing, and civics.
• English as a Second Language (ESL): Talk Times concentrating on conversational English.
  
• Citizenship Classes: help students prepare for the U.S. Citizenship Test.
• Workplace Literacy: Development of custom workplace education curriculum in collaboration with local employers, including consultation and employee assessments.

 

Lifelong Learning

In order to become more self-sufficient, people need to continue to develop and acquire life skills. The Lifelong Learning Program teaches adults how to manage money more effectively, create healthful and affordable meals and improve their computer skills. The goal of these classes is to give information and training that will help people make more informed decisions.

The Lifelong Learning Program classes include:

• Money management: banking, budgeting, credit, and financial management skills.
• Cooking on a budget: healthy meal planning, budgeting the food dollars, shopping wisely, adapting recipes to foods received at the food bank, and more.
• Computer skills: basic computer skills—keyboarding, Windows, the Internet, and Microsoft Office Programs presented one-on-one or in a class setting.

See the current class schedule.