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Adult Basic Education Classes

Why is ABE Important?

“Educational attainment is directly connected to the economic and social stability of the family.” (source: Literacy Works of Hampden County)

• 30% of the population of Holyoke ages 18 and older does not have a high school diploma.
• 26.4% of the population of Holyoke lives below the poverty level.
• 45.2% of families in Holyoke with related children under 5 years old live below the poverty level.
• 71% of single mother households with children under age 5 live below the poverty level.
• 42.8 % of families with children ages 5+ speak a language other than English at home.
• 18.4% of the population of Holyoke speak with limited English proficiency.
  (Source: U.S. Census 2000)

Advocacy and Referrals

Funding

CEP Staff

Robin Hodgkinson
Executive Director

Marisol Fontanez
Administrative Assistant Education Counselor

Adilka Vasquez
VISTA Volunteer

Yolanda Robles
Adult Basic Literacy in Spanish Instructor

Aimee Loiselle
ABE to College Transition Instructor

Jessica Lerman
ESOL Instructor

Alice Barret
Family Literacy-GED Instructor

CEP Board of Directors
Irma Medina, President
Mary Santiago, Secretary
Susan Carey
Mike Funk