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IHM Center for Literacy

7341 Cottage Street
Philadelphia, PA 19136
215-338-3120
ihmcenter4literacy@yahoo.com 


Our Volunteer Staff for 2021-2022

Gratitude to our full and part-time Volunteers for their assistance to our students!

Site Coordinator: Sister Margaret Paul Longshore, IHM
Grant Writer and Instructor:
  Sister Marcille McEntee, IHM
Administrative Assistant: 
Sister Margaret Quinn, IHM
Development Assistant: Jean Berry
Technology and Instructor: Sister Ana Iris Grana, IHM
English Language Instructors:
Kathy Brown, Frank Daly, Barbara Lahnemann, Sister Lorraine de Arros, IHM, Sister Judith Geschke, IHM, Sister Mary Anne Hoesle, IHM, Trudy Hackney
Citizenship Instructors: 
Pat Connell, Sister Marcille McEntee, IHM
 
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We are so very grateful to our volunteers
                           for their generosity of time and talent!
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Some Statistics about Our Students

We presently serve 250 adults enrolled from 26 Countries.  The majority of our students come from Brazil and speak Portuguese, also Haiti and speak Creole/French, and several come from Central and South America.
Since July 2016, two students have become Citizens of the United States, bringing our total to 20 citizens!
​71% of our students are employed; 46% in full time employment and 25% are part-time.

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Since classes began in September, the following goals have been accomplished by some of our students:
  • 35 acquired a new job   
  • 35  acquired a better job  
  • 16 were issued a driver's license  
  • 10 were issued a green card  
  • 13 went to the library  
  • 15 filled out a form  
  • 15 are studying for U.S. Citizenship   
  • 8  voted for the first time  
  • 2 acquired a library card  
  • 13 acquired better housing  
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