Hundreds of young people and adults in the Pittsburgh area want to take the GED tests to get their high school equivalency diploma. A year ago there were only three testing centers in all of Allegheny County, but two of them have closed! Students have been waiting three or four months or longer for an… Continue Reading
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Do You Need A Speaker for an Upcoming Event?
Groups Benefit from GPLC Speakers Many civic, nonprofit, and professional organizations have benefited from talks given by the Speakers Bureau of Greater Pittsburgh Literacy Council (GPLC). The talks deal with issues of adult and family literacy and how those issues affect everyone in the region. These talks are tailored to the specific audience. For example,… Continue Reading
Fairmont Pittsburgh TweetTrivia Challenge
How does it work? As part of Greater Pittsburgh Literacy Council’s Fourth Annual Trivia Bowl on April 10, 2011, you can win one of eight great gift certificates from Fairmont Pittsburgh during a new segment—the Fairmont Pittsburgh TweeTrivia Challenge. Anyone can participate via Twitter, even those who can’t attend the Trivia Bowl. When the challenge… Continue Reading
Pittsburgher Named Literacy Volunteer of the Year
Bill Campbell, a Greater Pittsburgh Literacy Council (GPLC) tutor, has been named Literacy Volunteer of the Year by the PA Department of Adult Education. A GPLC tutor since 2000, Bill has taught English language skills to more than 150 students, including his current class of ten. He received his award on Monday, March 14 during… Continue Reading
Pittsburgh Nonprofits Welcoming to Refugees
Nonprofits Collaborate to Serve Refugees By Greater Pittsburgh Literacy Council The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette published an in-depth article about services that various nonprofits provide to refugees who are being resettled in Pittsburgh. These refugees are extremely needy when they arrive, because they don’t have homes, jobs, the ability to speak our language, and so many other… Continue Reading
Korean University Partners With GPLC
In July, 19 college students from Korea’s Gwangju University will improve their English language skills at Greater Pittsburgh Literacy Council’s (GPLC) Downtown Pittsburgh Center and throughout the city. The students, working to become elementary school teachers in their native land, are participants in the GPLC Language Institute, a partnership between Gwangju and the Literacy Council. … Continue Reading
GPLC’s Literacy AmeriCorps Benefits Many Organizations
A Win-Win for Nonprofits A wide range of nonprofit organizations in the Pittsburgh area are benefiting from one of the programs of Greater Pittsburgh Literacy Council (GPLC). The program is called Literacy*AmeriCorps. The organizations receive the help of a full-time AmeriCorps member for a year in exchange for a modest matching fund contribution. The members… Continue Reading
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