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​WELCOME!
Bienvenidos
Bem-vindo
Akeyi
Hoan nghênh

 
IHM Center for Literacy

4251 L Street
Philadelphia, PA 19124
215-338-3120
ihmcenter4literacy@yahoo.com 


Our Volunteers & Staff:

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

Interim Executive Director: Sister Martina Erdlen, IHM
Site Director: Sister Margaret Paul Longshore, IHM
Grant Writer and Instructor:  Sister Marcille McEntee, IHM
Development Assistant: Jean Berry
Technology and Instructor: Sister Ana Iris Graña, IHM
English Language Instructors: Kathy Brown, Frank Daly, Barbara Lahnemann, Sister Linda Filipponi, IHM, 

Sister Lorraine de Arros, IHM, Sister Jane Michael, IHM, Sister Jean Daniel, IHM, Sister Judith Geschke, IHM, Sister Mary Dooley, IHM, Sister Mary Anne Hoesle, IHM, Sister Margaret Quinn, IHM, Sister Thais Margiotta, IHM,   
​Diana Peterson, Jeanne Vissa, Anna Wollwert, Kelly Zuzulo
Camilla Hall Conversation Partners Director: Sister Agnes Andrew, IHM

Citizenship Instructors: Stephen Paesani, Pat Connell
Digital Literacy Instructors: Sarah Grosso, Katie Oles

 
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We are so very grateful to our volunteers
                           for their generosity of time and talent!

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Our 2022 Board of Directors
Board Officers:
Chair:
 
Sister Patricia Fadden, IHM
Finance & Property Committee Chair: Carolynn Thompson
Membership & Governance Committee Chair: Sister Rita Murphy, IHM
Development & Marketing Committee Chair: Robert Juliano
Mission & Planning Committee Chair: Anne Walker
Members:
John Cooke
Die Fall
Patricia Gattuso
Marie Moise
John O'Doherty
Matthew Parsons
Sister Joanne Ralph, IHM
Linda Toner
Mary Treisbach
Michael Vail
Joanna Wusinich


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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    • Get Updates!
  • VOLUNTEER
  • Conversation Partners
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    • Week 3
    • Week 4
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