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The IHM Center for Literacy is an educational outreach of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. The Center is committed to facilitating the incorporation of immigrants into American society through the teaching of English language skills, computer skills, workforce skills and citizenship skills. This ministry certainly responds to an increasing present need of the Church!

   
St. Bernard Site
​Sister Margaret Paul, IHM
​ Director 
7341 Cottage Street
Philadelphia, PA 19136
          (215)-338-3120        
​FAX (215) 338-1003
​Email: ihmcenter4literacy
​@yahoo.com

​The IHM Center for Literacy supports a  rich diversity of cultures, ​languages and educational backgrounds.

       
​St. Francis de Sales Site
Sister Kathryn Benham, IHM
​Site Coordinator 
929 S. Farragut Street
​Philadelphia, PA 19143 
         (215)-382-0292      
​FAX (215) 382-4662
Email: ihmliteracywest
​@gmail.com

Please visit the St Francis de Sales Page for additional research completed on that site.

Our Mission Statement

The Mission of the IHM Center for Literacy is to teach English language skills to the multi-ethnic, non-English speaking adult immigrant populations in Northeast and Southwest Philadelphia and thus enable them to integrate more comfortably and confidently into American life and work.

Core Values 

Among our Staff and Students, we stress these Core Values:
                                          Reverence and Respect
                                          Excellence
                                          Hospitality
                                          Civility
                                          Community
​                                          Achievement

Affiliations

The IHM Center for Literacy is affiliated with the following:
     Office of Adult Education (formerly Mayor's Commission on Literacy)
     Philadelphia Adult Literacy Alliance
     myPlace Partner
​     La Salle Non Profit

And is in Partnership with: 
     St. Joseph University
    University of the Sciences

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We are so very grateful to the students at VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY who participate in their annual Service Day Project every September!  These young men and women generously come to help "spruce up" the Center on Farragut Street and have it looking great for when our students arrive!  Enjoy some pictures of them at work...and their end results!