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Community Education at Carlow

Nieves Stiker Honored as March Dignity and Respect Champion

May 28, 2010

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Nieves Stiker, Director of Community Education, Carlow University has been named the March Champion by Pittsburgh’s Dignity and Respect Campaign for her work in empowering women and changing lives. 

The Dignity and Respect Champion Award is presented to, and honors, a person identified as one who has made a difference in promoting inclusion, dignity and respect in the communities where they live and work. 

Mary Curet of UPMC nominated Ms. Stiker saying, “She has worked tirelessly to provide opportunity for single parents, displaced homemakers and women in general.  She has affected many lives and given ‘belief in oneself’ back to many women.  I applaud her quiet strength and resolve to make a difference to women in our community.” 

For over ten years, Ms. Stiker has worked closely with single parents and women in transition, fulfilling Carlow University’s original mission “to click to continue

Tagged as: Allegheny County Non Profit Organization, Carlow University, Pittsburgh Non Profit

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Community Education at Carlow University Offers New Choices

February 5, 2010

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Are you looking for a Change? Advancement? New Choices?  

The Community Education at Carlow University, a nonprofit organization in Pittsburgh, provides programs can help.  

The New Choices Career Development  

This program is designed to assist single parents and displaced homemakers to achieve their personal, educational and financial goals.  Classes will be offered in Downtown Pittsburgh and at the Shaler High School, starting February 15th, 2010. Morning and evening classes are available.

Program includes:

  • Interest and Proficiency assessments
  • Goal Setting and Career Ladder Plan
  • Self-Esteem Inventory and Confidence Building
  • Communication, Assertiveness and Negotiation Skills
  • Job Readiness and Job Searching Skills
  • Computer Literacy
  • Basic and Advanced Software Training
  • Medical Terminology
  • Stress Reduction Techniques 
  • How to Manage Time and Finances 

College Prep classes 

Classes will be offered in Downtown Pittsburgh, starting February 9th, 2010.  Early afternoon and evening classes are available.  This program develops the necessary skills to succeed in Post-Secondary Education.

 Program inicludes:

  • Reading/Writing
  • Mathematics
  • Study skills
  • Time management
  • Goal Setting 

Basic Adult Education and preparation for the GED tests 

Classes will be offered at the Downtown, Millvale and  Bethel  Park sites. Open entry/Open exit. Morning, afternoon and evening classes are available. Tutoring is also available by appointment.      

Classes include:

Math and Language Brush-up

  • Mathematics
  • Reading/ Writing
  • Ged tests practice
  • Workplace Development         

 For more information and to register for any of the programs, please call  412- 325- 7705 or 412- 821- 9504.      

 Register early, classes fill-up quickly!  

 All classes are offered at no cost to participants

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Tagged as: Education/Training, General Educational Development, Pittsburgh Non Profit

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Community Education Grads Treated to Clothing

December 11, 2009

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Here is another great example of two nonprofit organizations collaborating to enrich the lives of others.

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Treasure House Fashions hosted a “Girls Night Out” on December 7th for Carlow University Community Education’s New Choices program.  This event provided our first semester students with the opportunity to acquire interviewing and business apparel at no cost.  They also enjoyed light hors d’oeuvres which were provided by the instructors from the New Choices program.  

Over the past three years Treasure House Fashions has provided this enjoyable evening to over a hundred New Choices students – making their transition to self-sufficiency more affordable and fun!  

For more information on providing a “Girls Night Out” for your organization, please click here or call (412) 364-3256. 

The New Choices program at Carlow University, Community Education is designed to assist single parents, displaced homemakers and individuals in transition to achieve economic self-sufficiency. Since 1994 Community Education at Carlow University has serving people in transition at Downtown, North Hills, and South Hills sites. For more information please call us 412-325-7703.

Tagged as: Allegheny County Non Profit Organization, collaboration, Education/Training

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Let’s Have Tea and Celebrate!

May 4, 2009 Community Education at Carlow

Carlow University Community Education is inviting you to attend the Collage of Success Tea to celebrate the achievements of our participants.   During the past fifteen years, Community Education has served over ten thousand individuals in transition; assisting them in overcoming academic and non-academic barriers to success.   This celebration of the success of our [...]

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Free Career Development Courses Offered at Carlow University’s New Choices Program

March 11, 2009 Community Education at Carlow

Carlow University’s New Choices Program is offering free career development courses in March!   This course is perfect for single parents and homemakers, who want to return to work, choose a career path, change careers or enroll/return to college. 8 Week Course Includes… Goal Setting Resume Writing Networking Techniques Interviewing Techniques Decision Making Assertiveness and [...]

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Collaborating With Other Nonprofit Organizations to Strengthen Your Mission

December 15, 2008 Community Education at Carlow

Organizations collaborating to empower change in people’s lives can be a very effective way to make a difference.  Please consider your options to find opportunities to work with other organizations in ways that will enhance the effectiveness of your missions. Here is an example of the good that can result from collaborating.  Carlow University’s New [...]

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New Choices at Carlow Opens the Door for New Options

October 16, 2008 Community Education at Carlow

A student of the New Choices at Carlow program writes about her experience participating in the program and the benefits she gained.

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Please Welcome The Community Education Program at Carlow

September 12, 2008 Community Education at Carlow

 The New Choices Program at Carlow University, Community Education, a nonprofit organization, is primarily for single parents and displaced homemakers who are attempting to re-enter the workforce in order to provide economic self-sufficiency for themselves and their families.  Since 1994 Community Education at Carlow University has been helping people in transition at North Hills, South [...]

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