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Our Mission
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Siena Literacy Center
is a non-profit organization that works to improve the
lives of families in northwest Metropolitan Detroit by
providing a basic education program for adult
learners. Together
with our volunteer tutors, we teach reading, math,
computer skills, and English as a Second Language
(ESL). Tutoring
is done free of charge at our location in northwest
Detroit. We
believe in providing a comfortable learning
environment.
Since 1995, 553 tutors
have helped over 1500 adult learners meet the
challenges of their everyday lives.
Please browse through our website to see what
Siena Literacy Center has to offer.
Siena Literacy Center
is an accredited affiliate of ProLiteracy
America.
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Who We Serve
Adult learners come to
the Center with diverse backgrounds, abilities, and
goals.
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A parent
wants to be able to read to a child.
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A high-school dropout wants to get his GED.
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A laid-off worker wants to be able to fill out a job
application.
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A high school graduate wishes to get a better score on a
college placement test.
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A newcomer to the U.S. wishes to speak, read, and write
English.
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A man wants to enter Bible college.
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The wife of a preacher wants to lead a Bible class.
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A young woman wants to qualify for Focus:
HOPE.
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An autoworker
wants to read his job manuals.
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A driver desires to read the test for a driver's license.
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An unemployed worker needs to pass a civil service exam.
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A newcomer to the U.S. wishes to prepare for the TOEFL
exam
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