Organization Name: Southwest Solutions - Early Childhood and & School -based Services
Organization Overview: Our Southwest Early Learning Communities (ELC) program is located at three different sites in Detroit. All sites provide an ongoing quality improvement program for early care and education providers. Parents, kinship caregivers, care providers and early childhood professionals can attend trainings and use the lending library on site. Consultants are available to help licensed centers, family homes and kinship care homes through assessment of the childcare environment and support with licensing requirements.
Southwest Early Learning Communities (ELC) provide free training and resources to parents and caregivers so that they can prepare children to be “ready to learn” when the children enter school. The ELC hub:
Promotes child development and early literacy
Provides a safe, inviting space to learn new techniques and network with peers
Mentors and supports parents, family members, friends and neighbors who care for young children
Gives lessons in health, safety, nutrition, conflict resolution, child development, and learning through play
Includes a lending library that offers educational materials that can be taken home
Provides incentives and free childcare for those attending the training sessions
The sessions are conducted in both English and Spanish. Free trainings are available during the day or the evening, allowing participants to find a time that suits their schedule.
The Larkins ELC is located at 5675 Larkins Street, 48210 (former convent of St. Andrew Church). ELC events are offered in English and Spanish. The phone number is 313.285.9323.
The Maybury ELC is located in Maybury Elementary at 4410 Porter Street Detroit, MI 48209. ELC events are offered in Spanish.
Language: English,Spanish
Cultures: All
Street: 7060 McGraw
City/Township: Detroit
State: MI
Zip Code: 48210
Country: USA
Phone: (313) 896-2800 x.6437 Emma
Email: eherdean@swsol.org
Website: http://www.welcomematdetroit.org/
Organization Name: Southwest Solutions Adult Learning Lab-ESL
Organization Overview: Our new Adult Learning Lab in southwest Detroit helps adults improve their literacy, math and computer skills so they can be better qualified for employment. These services are free for eligible participants.
Language: English,Spanish
Cultures: All,Central American,Columbian,Cuban,Dominican,Guatemalan,Hispanic,Honduran,Latin American,Nicaraguan,Panamanian,Peruvian,Puerto Rican,Salvadoran,Spanish,Venezuelan
Street: 4214 W. Vernor Hwy
City/Township: Detroit
State: Michigan
Zip Code: 48209
Country: USA
Phone: (313) 297-1374
Email: spalackdharry@swsol.org
Organization Name: St Clair Shores Adult & Community Education
Organization Overview: Cultural Experience, Hands-On Learning, Real World Training, Cutting Edge Technology
Language: Albanian,Mandarin Chinese,English,Japanese,Korean,Mandarin Chinese,Serbian,Spanish,Vietnamese
Cultures: All
Street: Born Center (Daytime Classes) 23340 Elmira
City/Township: St. Clair Shores
State: MI
Zip Code: 48082
Country: USA
Phone: 586-285-8781
Fax No: (586) 285-8882
Organization Name: St Clair Shores Adult & Community Education
Organization Overview: Cultural Experience, Hands-On Learning, Real World Training, Cutting Edge Technology
Language: Albanian,Mandarin Chinese,English,Japanese,Korean,Mandarin Chinese,Serbian,Spanish,Vietnamese
Cultures: All
Street: Adult Education Center (Evening Clases) 23055 Masonic
City/Township: St. Clair Shores
State: MI
Zip Code: 48082
Country: USA
Phone: 586-285-8780
Fax No: (586) 285-8881
Organization Name: St Peter Lutheran Church
Organization Overview: Who is St. Peter Lutheran Church? We are a friendly, thriving, positive congregation empowered by the Holy Spirit, outreaching to all ages in the community. Through worship, education and fellowship we are equipped and renewed to serve Christ and others in our daily lives.
Street: 60980 Omo Road
City/Township: Lenox Township
State: MI
Zip Code: 48048
Country: USA
Phone: (586) 749-5260
Website: http://www.stpeterlenox.org/
Organization Name: Sterling Heights Public Library - Anne Marie Given International Language Collection
Organization Overview: Approximately five years ago, the Sterling Heights Public Library began its own foreign language collection. Its purpose is to service the diverse ethnic communities and many foreign language programs in the area. Generous donations by patrons, staff members, and our own Friends of the Library have allowed the collection to continue to grow. Twenty-three international languages are currently represented: Albanian, Arabic, Bosnian, Chinese, Croatian, French, German, Gujarati, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Macedonian, Malayalam, Polish, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, Ukrainian, Urdu and Vietnamese.
The collection is located on the second floor of the library.
In Adult Services:
Audiobooks: Fiction and nonfiction audiobooks on CD can be found on the first floor in the audiovisual area.
Careers Collection: Contains books for junior and senior high school students exploring their vocational interests.
Music on CD: This collection includes vocal, sound track, country-western, jazz, classical, and instrumental selections. They circulate for a 2-week loan period and can be found in the audiovisual area on the first floor.
International Film Collection
ESL (English as a Second Language) Collection
Language: Albanian,Arabic,Bengali,Bosnian,Cantonese,Mandarin Chinese,Croatian,Czech,Danish,Dutch,English,Farsi/Persian,French,German,Greek,Gujarati,Hindi,Italian,Japanese,Korean,Kurdish,Macedonian,Malayam,Mandarin Chinese,Norwegian,Other Language,Pashto,Polish,Portuguese,Punjabi,Romanian,Russian,Spanish,Swedish,Tagalog,Tamil,Turkish,Ukrainian,Urdu,Vietnamese
Cultures: All
Street: 40255 Dodge Park Rd
City/Township: Sterling Heights
State: MI
Zip Code: 48313
Country: USA
Phone: (586) 446-2665
Website: http://www.shpl.net/
Organization Name: Troy Public Library, "Talk Time"
Organization Overview: Talk Time is not a class. Talk Time is held in a relaxed group atmosphere, whereby volunteer facilitators encourage English conversation among the participants by discussing different subject dealing with American culture, traditions. These conversations enhance their English speaking and listening skills.
Language: English
Cultures: All,Multicultural
Street: 510 W. Big Beaver Rd
City/Township: Troy
State: MI
Zip Code: 48084
Country: USA
Phone: (248) 524-3534
Organization Name: Umbrella Tree
Organization Overview: Welcome to the Umbrella Tree! We are glad you stopped by. Our vision is to provide resources to local immigrant communities to help them grow and thrive. We do this by asking local communities a few simple questions: what do you need? what do you have? And, how can we partner together to meet those needs?
Right now we are serving in Hamtramck, Michigan. Why Hamtramck? Hamtramck is one of the most diverse small cities in the nation. It has been said that Hamtramck is “The world in 2 square miles” with 26 different languages being spoken within it’s 2.2 square mile radius. That’s a lot of different people in a small area! Many of these people are immigrants who are fleeing difficult challenges in their homeland (economic, political or religious) in hopes to find a better life here in America.
But, you know it’s a difficult transition to make. If you speak little or no English you can’t become a citizen, find a job, get a driver’s license etc…much less feel like you are a part of your new community. That’s where we come in! Umbrella Tree seeks to provide you and your community with the resources to help you grow and thrive. These resources include English as a second language (ESL) classes and mobile tutoring, Job Training Courses, Basic Computer Classes and community restoration and development projects. Our hope is that through these services local immigrant communities in the greater Detroit area will not only be equipped to realize their goals and dreams…but exceed them!
Language: English
Cultures: All
City/Township: Hamtramck
Zip Code: 48212
Country: USA
Website: http://www.umbrellatree.org/
Organization Name: University of Michigan Dearborn, English Language Proficiency Program
Organization Overview: English as a second language classes for admitted students, permanent residents, and U.S. citizens at U of M - Dearborn (UMD).
Language: English
Cultures: All,Chinese,Indian
Street: 4901 Evergreen Rd.
City/Township: Dearborn
State: Michigan
Zip Code: 48128
Country: USA
Phone: (313) 583-6661
Email: ESLProgram@umd.umich.edu
Website: http://www.umd.umich.edu/io_elpp/
Organization Name: University of Michigan, English Language Institute Self-Study Lab
Organization Overview: The U of M, ELI Supervised Self-Study Lab is an independent-study resource available for several hours per week. A lab supervisor offers support and guidance in the use of ESL skills websites and software.
The Self-Study Lab is open to all non-native speakers of English who are students at the University of Michigan.
Language: English
Cultures: All,International Students
Street: 555 S. Forest Avenue
City/Township: Ann Arbor
State: Michigan
Zip Code: 48104
Country: USA
Phone: (734) 764-2413
Fax No: (734) 763-3876
Email: eli-selfstudy@umich.edu
Organization Name: Urban Neighborhood Initiatives (UNI)
Organization Overview: Our passion: to make urban neighborhoods vital, healthy environments that strengthen individuals and support families.
Our vision: the neighborhood is the basic building block of a successful city. In a successful city, the walking-distance neighborhood surrounds the child at every stage of development with an environment that is clean, safe, and beautiful. It is culturally diverse and stimulating. Successful adults abound as role models because they choose to stay even after their economic success allows them to live anywhere.
Our strategy: achieve a critical mass of good influences by addressing many things at the same time in the same neighborhood:
•Preschool education – building the capacity for a lifetime of success
•Youth development programs – happy, confident young people do not destroy
•Adult education – giving low income adults the skills to compete
•Community organization –people gain the means to control the future of their neighborhood
•Blight reduction – eliminate or reduce factors that encourage crime and discourage home ownership
•Infrastructure development – create parks and community centers that build community pride and support human development; rebuild alleys and streetscapes to add value to the neighborhood
•Improve housing stock – give residents access to loan and grant programs; bring in collaborators that build housing with an shared community development plan
We do this by:
•Recognizing the neighborhood as the principal client
•Being a complex organization, addressing human and community development at the same time in the same place
•Collaborating with other agencies so that many kinds of expertise address the same neighborhood in the same time frame
UNI is an organization embracing integrity, hope, compassion and diversity to strengthen individuals, support families, and build communities.
Language: English,Spanish
Cultures: All,American
Street: 8300 Longworth St.
City/Township: Detroit
State: MI
Zip Code: 48209
Country: USA
Phone: (313) 841-4447
Email: cbell@unidetroit.org
Website: http:// www.unidetroit.org
Organization Name: Urban Neighborhood Initiatives-ESL (UNI)
Organization Overview: Our passion: to make urban neighborhoods vital, healthy environments that strengthen individuals and support families.
Our vision: the neighborhood is the basic building block of a successful city. In a successful city, the walking-distance neighborhood surrounds the child at every stage of development with an environment that is clean, safe, and beautiful. It is culturally diverse and stimulating. Successful adults abound as role models because they choose to stay even after their economic success allows them to live anywhere.
Our strategy: achieve a critical mass of good influences by addressing many things at the same time in the same neighborhood:
•Preschool education – building the capacity for a lifetime of success
•Youth development programs – happy, confident young people do not destroy
•Adult education – giving low income adults the skills to compete
•Community organization –people gain the means to control the future of their neighborhood
•Blight reduction – eliminate or reduce factors that encourage crime and discourage home ownership
•Infrastructure development – create parks and community centers that build community pride and support human development; rebuild alleys and streetscapes to add value to the neighborhood
•Improve housing stock – give residents access to loan and grant programs; bring in collaborators that build housing with an shared community development plan
We do this by:
•Recognizing the neighborhood as the principal client
•Being a complex organization, addressing human and community development at the same time in the same place
•Collaborating with other agencies so that many kinds of expertise address the same neighborhood in the same time frame
UNI is an organization embracing integrity, hope, compassion and diversity to strengthen individuals, support families, and build communities.
Language: English,Spanish
Cultures: All,American
Street: 8300 Longworth
City/Township: Detroit
State: MI
Zip Code: 48209
Country: USA
Phone: 313 263 9670
Email: cbell@unidetroit.org
Website: http://www.unidetroit.org
Organization Name: Utica Community Schools - Community Education - ESL
Organization Overview: Do you know someone who is new to this country and is having difficulty reading, writing or speaking English? We offer an excellent "English As A Second Language" program for zero speakers through the advanced level. We assist these students with essential life skills including check writing, job applications/resumes and finding housing. Individual attention is given to students in the areas of pronunciation, spelling and grammar, idioms and preparation for citizenship.
We offer FREE day and evening classes at the Community Education Center, located at 38901 Dodge Park Rd. at 17 Mile. Students should plan on spending two hours for registration and testing. Students must show a drivers license, passport or social security card at registration. We will not accept any identification number from memory. No child care or transportation is available at this time.
CLASS INFORMATION
During registration, you will be given a test to insure successful placement in a class. See testing section for registration & testing details.
Zero speaking to Beginning Level
•Learn about basic life skills: housing, food, restaurants, colors shopping, money, banking and more.
•Conversations introduce essential vocabulary and life skill information through active speaking practice.
•Community activities help you become aware of resources available to you.
•Learn how to write a check, apply for a loan and explain your illness to your doctor.
Intermediate Level
•Improve your grammar sequence and writing skills.
•Write a resume and complete a job application.
•Learn how to learn through interactive exercises.
•Learn the language of work.
Advanced Level
•Build on your knowledge of reading and writing.
•Prepare for citizenship.
•Learn about the United States government and history.
•Receive individual instruction on your language needs.
Language: English
Cultures: All
Street: 38901 Dodge Park Rd
City/Township: Sterling Heights
State: MI
Zip Code: 48312
Country: USA
Phone: (586) 797-6900
Fax No: 586-797-6901
Organization Name: Wayne County Community College - International Admissions Office
Organization Overview: Welcome to the Wayne County Community College District! My staff and I are excited that you are planning to further your education at our college, and we are looking forward to serving you.
It is our mission to foster your academic and personal development to enable you to achieve your goals and objectives. Many of our International students appreciate our beautiful campuses where small classes allow them to receive personal attention from our instructors who take a personal interest in each student’s successful learning experience.
At Wayne County Community College District we value diversity and seek multiple perspectives to prepare our students for the global environment in which they will work and live. While striving to promote awareness, perspectives, and understanding of international cultures, we also recognize that our international students enrich the educational experience of our academic community, increase our global awareness, and provide cross-cultural interactions among us.
Wayne County Community College District is a State of Michigan public community college offering a wide range of academic and professional courses necessary for a certification, an associate degree, and all the breadth requirements of four-year state colleges or universities. Please take a few minutes to navigate through our website and familiarize yourself with the many programs and services that we offer.
If you are interested in attending Wayne County Community College District, please complete the application and affidavit of support forms and mail them to us with all supporting documents. We will notify you promptly of our admission decision.
For additional questions about Wayne County Community College District, please feel free to contact us.
7 college campuses.
Language: English
Cultures: African-American,All,American,International Students,Multicultural
Street: 801 West Fort Street
City/Township: Detroit
State: MI
Zip Code: 48226
Country: USA
Phone: (313) 496-2756
Fax No: (313) 962-0324
Email: IPGP@wcccd.edu
Organization Name: Wayne State University English Language Institute - ESL
Organization Overview: The mission of the English Language Institute is to prepare English language learners and scholars to succeed in a global society by providing comprehensive and innovative intensive language instruction for personal, academic or professional communication in the community and the University.
Language: English
Cultures: All,International Students
Street: 351 Manoogian Hall; 906 W. Warren
City/Township: Detroit
State: MI
Zip Code: 48202
Country: USA
Phone: (313) 577-2729
Email: eliwsu@wayne.edu
Website: http://www.eli.wayne.edu
