The label on a medicine bottle. Street signs. Job applications. A
menu. The instructions on a child's car seat. Safety warnings at
work.
Imagine you can't read any of these!
An estimated 43,000
adults in east King County alone are functionally illiterate.
Hopelink's literacy program works to equip our
community's adults—many of them parents—with the basic literacy
skills they need in order to be better family members, workers and
community members.
Hopelink’s Eastside Literacy, formerly Eastside
Literacy Council has been our community's expert on adult literacy since 1969. In the summer of 2001,
Eastside Literacy Council joined the family and is now part of the Adult Education Department of Hopelink.
Adult Education provides a crucial element in the development of self-sufficiency, helping adults improve their
family's safety, stability and security.
View the current class schedule.
Our free literacy programs include:
- Basic Literacy Tutoring: Confidential one-on-one tutoring for adults in
reading, writing and mathematics.
- High School Diploma or Equivalency: Help preparing for the General Education Development
(GED) diploma and the External Diploma Program.
- English as a Second Language: Small-group classes focusing on speaking, listening,
reading, writing, and civics for students learning English as a Second Language (ESL) and Talk Time
concentrating on conversational English.
- Citizenship Classes help students prepare for the U.S. Citizenship Test.
- Workplace Literacy: For a fee and in collaboration with local employers, we develop
a custom workplace-education curriculum appropriate to each work environment. We also offer consultation and
employee assessment.
Hopelink's Adult Education Centers::
Eastside
425.643.1912
Fax: 425.643.3072
15015 Main St., Suite 206
Bellevue, WA 98007
Sno-Valley
425.333.4417
Fax: 425.333.4418
31957 E. Commercial St.
Carnation, WA 98014
North King County/Shoreline
206.440.7300
Fax: 206.440.7302
15809 Westminster Way NE
Shoreline, WA 98133
Bus routes serving these locations
Meet the Hopelink Literacy Staff
Volunteer Support and Materials
Facts about Literacy
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