Adult illiteracy is a major issue in Philadelphia, with more than two-thirds of the adult population classified as low literate – meaning they do not have the basic skills necessary for the modern workplace, according to a [continue reading…]
On any given weekday afternoon, there are elementary school students completing their homework with the help of tutors and volunteers at the Cambodian Association of Greater Philadelphia’s after school program. The room bursts with youthful [continue reading…]
Mindy Cohen teaches fifth-grade at Cook-Wissahickon Elementary School, located at 201 E. Salaignac St., in Manayunk. Thanks to her and other volunteers, the school is able to continue its after-school tutoring program. Every Monday through [continue reading…]
Every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. a math tutoring course is held at the Joseph E. Coleman Northwest Library, located at 68 West Chelten Ave. in Germantown. Reverend Chester H. Williams was the [continue reading…]
Elvis Almanzar, a psychology major at Temple University, sported a maroon and yellow Puentes de Salud T-shirt. From Reading, Pa., Almanzar is tied into his senior year which will end with him receiving a certificate [continue reading…]
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