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| 727 |
Students Enrolled |
| 452 |
Families Served |
| 250 |
GED Awarded |
| 150 |
Volunteers Trained / placed |
| $360 |
Cost per student |
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< Back | Home > About Project Learn
Project Learn provides hope and opportunities for adults who cannot read. We have provided free adult and family literacy programs to more than 10,000 Summit County residents in our 35 years of service.
Project Learn began in 1981 as a project of the Altrusa Club of Akron, a local service organization. The initiative came about in response to the correct perception that Akron and Summit County had a sizable population of adults who lacked basic literacy skills. The literacy project became a member of Laubach Literacy in 1982, joining the largest volunteer-based adult reading program in the United States. In 1984, through a cooperative effort of the Altrusa Club, the Akron Summit County Public Library and interested citizens, the Summit County Adult Literacy Council was formed.
In 1986, the council received not-for-profit status 501(c)(3) and was incorporated in 1987. In 1990, it became a program of the Ohio Department of Education’s Adult Education Division, and in 1991 gained affiliation with the United Way of Summit County. In 1993, the council officially changed its name to Project Learn of Summit County.
In 2005, Project Learn received an increase in its funding from the Ohio Department of Education to expand its service base. Project Learn has 22 instructional sites in Akron, Barberton, Cuyahoga Falls, Fairlawn, Green, Hudson, Kent, Stow and Twinsburg to accommodate the needs its students.
In 2007 and 2008, the agency was selected as one of five programs in the country by ProLiteracy of America through its Dollar General Program Accountability Initiative.
In 2009, Project Learn became the only adult basic education program funded by the Ohio Board of Regents. The agency offers the entire literacy and adult education continuum of services from teaching adults to read to helping them pass the GED exam. All services are provided free of charge.
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