C.E.F.S. Economic Opportunity Corporation
1805 South Banker Street
Effingham IL 62401
217.342.2193
C.E.F.S. LITERACY PROGRAM
Make a donation to C.E.F.S. Literacy Program
4 Reasons to Come to the Learning Center
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Adult Basic Education Skills
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Financial Literacy
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Health Literacy
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Consumer Literacy
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Workplace Literacy
Learn English
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Learn the Alphabet
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Workplace Literacy
Volunteer as a Tutor
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Volunteers are needed in all areas
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Training/Materials free of charge
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FOR MORE INFORMATION
C.E.F.S. Learning Center
1010 West Jefferson
Effingham, IL 62401
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PHONE: 217-347-7033
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EMAIL: swilson2@cefseoc.org
The mission of the C.E.F.S. Literacy Program is to help adults and families meet their literacy goals in reading, writing, math, English, and life skills and to promote education and lifelong learning as the key to personal, economic, and social stability.
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Adults 17 and older receive free tutoring services:
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Reading (newspapers, product labels, letters from school, doctor’s instructions, street signs, recipes, etc.)
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Writing (filling out job applications, completing forms)
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Math (balancing bank accounts, counting money, measuring, understanding bills)
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Building skills to prepare for a high school equivalency test (GED, TASC, HiSET).
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Learning English as a new language.
Trained volunteer tutors provide the instruction.
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Contact the C.E.F.S. Learning Center in Effingham if you are interested in receiving services or becoming a tutor.
Break the chains of illiteracy
Become a volunteer adult literacy tutor
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A high school diploma and one hour a week is all it takes to change a life, change a community.
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1010 West Jefferson, Effingham
(217) 347-7033
swilson2@cefseoc.org
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Free materials, free training.
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This project was made possible by a grant from the Illinois State Library (ISL), a division of the Office of Secretary of State, using funds designated for literacy.
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