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Community college.

GED preparation and testing.

ESL - English as a Second language classes.

Adult basic education, including literacy, job seeking, and life skills education.

Citizenship preparation.

Tutors available in various locations in the Panhandle.

Single parent / displaced homemaker program provides career counseling, dependent care, non-traditional training, skills training, technology training, books and tuition, personal counseling, support groups, and transportation. Contact a student services advisor for information.

Veterans Upward Bound programs offer intensive basic skills development and short-term remedial courses for military veterans to help them successfully transition to post-secondary education.

Community college.

GED preparation and testing.

ESL - English as a Second language classes.

Adult basic education, including literacy, job seeking, and life skills education.

Citizenship preparation.

Tutors available in various locations in the Panhandle.

Single parent / displaced homemaker program provides career counseling, dependent care, non-traditional training, skills training, technology training, books and tuition, personal counseling, support groups, and transportation. Contact a student services advisor for information.

Veterans Upward Bound programs offer intensive basic skills development and short-term remedial courses for military veterans to help them successfully transition to post-secondary education.

Family Resource Program offers language skills, citizenship classes, translation and other assistance regarding INS documents, birth certificates, marriage certificates, high school and college diploma, educational transcripts, and health care services. Offers tax return filings to the community. Employment assistance to job seekers, and employment Bulletin Board information and referral services through bilingual radio program.

Parenting Kindly education to Asian parents.

Youth Leadership Program where youth meet every week to learn leadership skills, community and cultural involvement, and career development skills. Offers Asian Student scholarships - currently provides four (4) $500 scholarships to Asian graduating seniors from any Lincoln Public School.

Seniors Program provides weekly group education programs at the center providing health and behavioral health services to Asian elders.

Cultural education through sharing and presenting the Asian cultural information and activities in Lincoln/Lancaster County. Other cultural activities such as lectures, Tet festival, talks and a number of multi-cultural training sessions, Vietnamese and Chinese language classes, and cooking classes are organized at the Center for a wide variety of groups throughout the year. Cultural and resource orientation classes are offered to New Americans and refugees to educate and share cultural aspects that will help to the refugee community to understand and adjust to have a harmonious life.

Help consumers prepare electronic and paper applications for SNAP, unemployment, legal aid and resumes.

Food services available, by appointment only.

Classes in English as a Second Language, citizenship, and workforce development.  Classes online and at various locations.

Offers Adult Education classes, which include:

-- High School Equivalency (GED) Preparation

-- English as a Second Language Classes

-- Citizenship Preparation

-- Bridge Program

-- Integrated Career and Academic Preparation System (ICAPS)

Strives to assist adults 17 years of age or older in acquiring knowledge and skills necessary to earn a GED, to improve English language skills, and to transition to higher educational or vocational training. Services offered:

- Adult Basic Educational Services.

- Citizenship Services.

- English as a Second Language (ESL) Services.

- GED Services.

- Project VITAL (Adult Literacy Services).

- Workforce Services.

Provides services for Elderly Refugees at Lutheran Services in Iowa partners with individuals age 60 and older to foster community connections, improve their quality of life and work towards their goal of U.S. citizenships.

Offers Adult Basic Education (ABE), High School Equivalency (HSE) preparation classes (traditional and online), English Language Acquisition (ELA) classes, citizenship information, community tutoring for adult learners (Oglesby location only).

Assists women and men who are studying to take the naturalization test and to become informed and participative U.S. citizens.

Provides two 12-week semesters of group classes to provide explanation, reinforcement, and practice. Volunteers work individually with those who are scheduled to take their naturalization test.

All classes and tutoring are in English.

Provides Community events, adult classes such as English as a second language and citizenship classes. Also helps with applications and forms.

Guides Latinx immigrants on how to obtain citizenship by working with them on studying and practicing in preparation to take the test. Will walk step by step with the student until they become citizens.

Remember for citizenship classes individuals must qualify first and this depends on how long they have had residency and how long ago it was obtained.

Serves the cultural, psychological, and socio-economic needs of Ethiopians in Chicago and the surrounding areas. Also supports other African, Asian, Middle Eastern and Eastern European refugee populations who seek assistance services.

Services include:

- Refugee Reception and Placement.

- Preferred Communities Program.

- Illinois Welcoming Center Program.

- Illinois Access to Justice (A2J) Program.

- Southern Border Arrivals Program.

- IFSP Cash Assistance Program.

- Employment Training and Services.

- Matching Grant Program.

- Electromechanical Assembly Training Program.

- English as a Second Language (ESL).

- Citizenship and Immigration Services.

- Ethiopian Cultural Museum and Education.

- Children and Youth Services.

- Open Computer Lab.

Provides Community events, adult classes such as English as a second language and citizenship classes. Also helps with applications and forms.

Offers a citizenship education class that collaborates with former refugees as they prepare to take their U.S. Citizenship Exam. Volunteer-led classes prepare refugees for their interview with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services as well as the English and civics test.

Community college.

GED preparation and testing.

ESL - English as a Second language classes.

Adult basic education, including literacy, job seeking, and life skills education.

Citizenship preparation.

Tutors available in various locations in the Panhandle.

Single parent / displaced homemaker program provides career counseling, dependent care, non-traditional training, skills training, technology training, books and tuition, personal counseling, support groups, and transportation. Contact a student services advisor for information.

Veterans Upward Bound programs offer intensive basic skills development and short-term remedial courses for military veterans to help them successfully transition to post-secondary education.