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Students Enrolled |
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Families Served |
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GED Awarded |
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Volunteers Trained / placed |
| $360 |
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Success means different things to different people. For some it is earning their GED and a better job; for others it is the self-esteem that comes with being able to read their very first bedtime story to their son or daughter. Whatever the definition, success is what we reach for at Project Learn.
Khadijah Clopton, 26, mother
Khadijah is striving for a better life pusuing her GED a Project Learn's downtown Akron site. When asked what keeps this single mother of four going, she answers, "Poverty. I want to give my kids the things I always wish I had."
David Head, 47, sewer maintenance worker
David knows that before he can get promoted at the City of Akron, he must pass certain required tests that include algebra and fractions – subjects for which he definitely needs a refresher course. Project Learn is helping him and other City employees improve their skills so that they can handle the increased demands that their jobs require.
Melissa Fickert, 34, receptionist
Melissa earned her GED at Project Learn's Barberton site... and changed her life. No longer feeling "judged," Melissa's renewed self-esteem landed her a job as a receptionist for a orthopedic surgeon, and she's considering a medical assistance course.
Yumi Yamaguchi, 42, mother
Yumi can talk to her children's teachers at school for the very first time, now that she has a grasp on English through Project Learn's English for Speakers of Other Languages class offered in Copley.
Our goal is adult literacy and life-long learning, one person at a time. Our pride is success stories like Melissa, Yumi, David and Khadijah.
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