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Character and leadership development. Programs include aquatics, arts, sports, fitness and recreation, health and life skills, educational and career development, job training, career preparation, tutoring services, and age appropriate community service.

Outdoor activities, including Carter Lake Summer Camp (Mon-Fri 8 am-4 pm).

Meals served. Limited bus service - call for details.

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Literacy Programs
Team Sports/Leagues
Mentoring Programs
Boys/Girls Clubs
Tutoring Services
Provides a literacy program in the elementary schools for Kindergarten - 2nd grade.

Provides family workshops that focus on collaborative play and caregiver-child engagement through story time, fun interactive activities and caregiver language development strategies to help strengthen young children's language and literacy development.

Literacy, basic skills, GED, and ESL classes for students of other cultures.

Adult and continuing education programs.

Adult basic education.

Classes also meet at the following location:

Ord - Ord Learning Center, 1514 K Street, Suite 1; call (308) 728-3299 for information.

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Literacy Programs
English as a Second Language
Adult Basic Education
High School Equivalency/GED Test Instruction
Full service public lending library, reference, children's, videos, music cassettes/CDs, books on tape and CD, DVDs, online databases, and e-books. Internet access and wi-fi available. Computer labs. Free computer classes for youth, teens, and adults on MS Office software programs, internet surfing, internet job searching, and other classes; call or see website for details.
Programming for children, young adults, and adults.

Meeting rooms and study rooms are available at some locations.

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Public Internet Access Sites
Literacy Programs
Computer Literacy Training Programs
Library Services
Character and leadership development. Programs include aquatics, arts, sports, fitness and recreation, health and life skills, educational and career development, job training, career preparation, tutoring services, and age appropriate community service.

Outdoor activities, including Carter Lake Summer Camp (Mon-Fri 8 am-4 pm).

Meals served. Limited bus service - call for details.

Categories

Literacy Programs
Team Sports/Leagues
Mentoring Programs
Boys/Girls Clubs
Tutoring Services

The Siembra Nebraska internship program provides internships for local high school and college students in environmental and agricultural sustainability, multimedia, business, construction, public health, and more.

In the five different internship programs, interns are able to develop leadership skills through on-the-job experience and mentorship opportunities.

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English as a Second Language
High School Equivalency/GED Test Instruction
Computer Literacy Training Programs
Literacy Programs

Services offered include:

ESL or English as a Second Language is a program for people who speak, read and write best in a language other than English and desire to improve their use of the English language. Entry-level English through college-prep English is available.

HiSET and High School Completion Center (testing and prep).

Adult Literacy program provides opportunities for adults in need of literacy skills and refresher basics in reading, writing and math. Adult Literacy classes are offered at various locations in and around Des Moines and in cooperation with local schools and organizations.

COLLEGE (core) classes for DMACC's associate degree programs and non credit classes for personal and professional development.

Continuing Education Classes are offered at DMACC.

Business Consulting

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High School Equivalency/GED Test Sites
Literacy Programs
High School Equivalency/GED Test Instruction
Continuing Education
Citizenship Education
English as a Second Language
Character and leadership development. Programs include aquatics, arts, sports, fitness and recreation, health and life skills, educational and career development, job training, career preparation, tutoring services, and age appropriate community service.

Outdoor activities, including Carter Lake Summer Camp (Mon-Fri 8 am-4 pm).

Meals served. Limited bus service - call for details.

Categories

Literacy Programs
Team Sports/Leagues
Mentoring Programs
Boys/Girls Clubs
Tutoring Services
Literacy, educational support, mental health services and referrals to other agencies as needed.

Works to address the holistic needs of each child through:
A safe environment with caring adult mentors.
Healthy meals and bags of weekend food.
A hands-on curriculum with a focus on reading, STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) and classroom readiness.
Partnerships with other agencies to ensure families' basic needs are met.
Basic swimming and water safety skills through swimming lessons.
Behavioral health services and skill building groups.
Leadership and workforce development opportunities for teen alumni.
Adult education classes such as ESL, literacy and GED that increase self-sufficiency for parents.
Opportunities for kids and parents to engage with each other and give back to their community.
Outdoor learning through the Nature Explore Classroom and gardening clubs.

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Extended Child Care
Adolescent/Youth Counseling
English as a Second Language
Brown Bag Food Programs
Swimming/Swimming Lessons
Youth Enrichment Programs
High School Equivalency/GED Test Instruction
Literacy Programs
Child Guidance
Full service public lending library, reference, children's, videos, music cassettes/CDs, books on tape and CD, DVDs, online databases, and e-books. Internet access and wi-fi available. Computer labs. Free computer classes for youth, teens, and adults on MS Office software programs, internet surfing, internet job searching, and other classes; call or see website for details.
Programming for children, young adults, and adults.

Meeting rooms and study rooms are available at some locations.

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Public Internet Access Sites
Literacy Programs
Computer Literacy Training Programs
Library Services
The High School Equivalency Diploma (HSED) is an alternative credential to a high school diploma for adults. Offers standards-based classes to prepare students for the High School Equivalency Diploma.

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Literacy Programs
Adult High School Diploma Programs
Assists unemployed and/or underemployed tribal members by:
  • Improving educational opportunities for tribal members who lack the level of literacy skills necessary for effective citizenship and productive employment,
  • Provide tribal members with sufficient basic education to enable them to benefit from job training and retraining programs and to obtain and retain productive employment, and
  • Enable tribal members, who so desire, to continue their education to at least the level of completion of adult secondary education (Diploma/GED)
Eligible activities include:
  • Enable Indian adults to acquire basic educational skills, including literacy,
  • Provide educational services or instruction for elderly, disabled, or incarcerated Indian adults,
  • If previously unemployed, purchase apparel that is required by job/duty,
  • Tutor fees for GED exam, and GED exam fees
Applications are due at least 30 day before the start of the program in which you are applying for.

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.

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High School Equivalency/GED Test Instruction
Citizenship Education
English as a Second Language
Career Counseling
Community Colleges
Literacy Programs
Adult Basic Education
Life Skills Education
High School Equivalency/GED Test Sites
Tutoring Services
Offers a free afterschool/summer literacy development program that utilizes trained volunteer tutors to provide individualized reading support sessions for enrolled participants in first and second grades. Each session contains a skill lesson component to learn and apply new reading skills as well as provide a positive shared reading experience for both student and volunteer.
Adult education and family literacy classes are non-credit and provide a range of basic skill instruction, English as a Second Language, GED preparation, and in some cases, high school credit. Classes are informal and instruction is individualized. Classes may be held in a variety of facilities, including churches, industrial plants, schools, libraries, and housing projects.

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Adult Basic Education
English as a Second Language
High School Equivalency/GED Test Instruction
Literacy Programs
Offers a free 10-week program designed for caregivers to impact baby's brain development by learning strategies to increase how much you talk with your baby and build up their language environment. Several sessions and locations are offered throughout the year. See website for more information or to register.
Character and leadership development. Programs include aquatics, arts, sports, fitness and recreation, health and life skills, educational and career development, job training, career preparation, tutoring services, and age appropriate community service.

Outdoor activities, including Carter Lake Summer Camp (Mon-Fri 8 am-4 pm).

Meals served. Limited bus service - call for details.

Categories

Literacy Programs
Team Sports/Leagues
Mentoring Programs
Boys/Girls Clubs
Tutoring Services
Adult education including GED classes, adult basic education in reading and math, English as a Second Language (ESL), and other basic literacy needs. Free Amazon tablet program to each GED earner completing 40 hours of instruction, while funding lasts.

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High School Equivalency/GED Test Instruction
Adult Basic Education
Computer Literacy Training Programs
English as a Second Language
Citizenship Education
Literacy Programs
Head Start, Early Head Start, and Title I Migrant Education programs.

Early Development Network Services Coordination.

Grantee for Region 9 Planning Region Team.

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Literacy Programs
Early Childhood Education
Character and leadership development. Programs include aquatics, arts, sports, fitness and recreation, health and life skills, educational and career development, job training, career preparation, tutoring services, and age appropriate community service.

Categories

Team Sports/Leagues
Mentoring Programs
Tutoring Services
Boys/Girls Clubs
Literacy Programs
Full service public lending library, reference, children's, videos, music cassettes/CDs, books on tape and CD, DVDs, online databases, and e-books. Internet access and wi-fi available. Computer labs. Free computer classes for youth, teens, and adults on MS Office software programs, internet surfing, internet job searching, and other classes; call or see website for details.
Programming for children, young adults, and adults.

Meeting rooms and study rooms are available at some locations.

Categories

Public Internet Access Sites
Literacy Programs
Computer Literacy Training Programs
Library Services

Offers to assist former refugee families through education, family wellness, work readiness and economic development programs.

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Literacy Programs
Immigrant/Refugee Employment Programs
Family Preservation Programs
Full service public lending library, reference, children's, videos, music cassettes/CDs, books on tape and CD, DVDs, online databases, and e-books. Internet access and wi-fi available. Computer labs. Free computer classes for youth, teens, and adults on MS Office software programs, internet surfing, internet job searching, and other classes; call or see website for details.
Programming for children, young adults, and adults.

Meeting rooms and study rooms are available at some locations.

Categories

Public Internet Access Sites
Literacy Programs
Computer Literacy Training Programs
Library Services
Education and support to parents, encouraging them to further their education, increase their literacy skills, and be involved with their children's learning experiences.