7341 Cottage Street Philadelphia, PA 19136 215-338-3120 ihmcenter4literacy@yahoo.com
Our Volunteer Staff for 2017 - 2018
Gratitude to our 27 full and part-time Volunteers for their assistance to our 242 students!
Program Director and Site Coordinator: Sister Margaret Paul Longshore, IHM Grant Writer and Instructor: Sister Marcille McEntee, IHM Secretaries: Kathleen Colavechio and Jean Berry Office Assistants: Anna Baranoski, Agnes Cifaldi and Judi MacKenzi Technology: Sister Ana Iris Grana, Sister Rosa Maria Arenas Instructors: Kathy Brown, Sister Roberta Burke, IHM, Pat Connell, Sister Winifred Feeney, IHM, Marie Gallagher, Sister Judith Geschke, Trudy Hackney, Diana Peterson, Sister Eileen Reilly, IHM, Jeanne Vissa, and Anna Wollwert GED - Math and Science: Chet Zach Citizenship: Ms. Jeanine Albano, Maggie Keavney Aide: Ms. Maryanne Beatrice Substitutes: Elizabeth Borland, Mary Ellen Fala, Dirk Neumann St. Joseph University Students: Classroom and Office Helpers
We are so very grateful to our volunteers for their generosity of time and talent!
Some Statistics about the Class of 2017-2018 We presently serve 242 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 17 citizens! 71% of our students are employed; 46% in full time employment and 25% are part-time. Since classes began in September, the following goals have been accomplished by some of our students: