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What would YOU tell a survivor of domestic violence? What would you tell someone who wants to LEARN? Kessa Frantz from Health & Human Services at HACC gives us a good template for those conversations <3 #DomesticViolenceAwarenessMonth

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Video from HACC staff about what you might not know about domestic violence– she explains! #DomesticViolenceAwarenessMonth

Howard Area Community Center Adult Education Program's cover photo

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It's a #TBT because this inequity SHOULD be history, but it's the present: Adults without a high school diploma are more than twice as likely to be living in poverty as high school graduates. There are CURRENTLY 1.2 million people in IL in this category. By 2018, 63% of all US jobs will require education beyond high school. LET THAT SINK IN. Fight for the future at the #Rally4AdEd TOMORROW!

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HEAR FROM AN ESL STUDENT IN THIS AWESOME VIDEO! THIS FRIDAY! The #Rally4AdultED is happening at the Thompson Center from 11 am - 1 pm. Why fight for #AdultEd? Listen to Azizah below. Your voice matters!! #ILBUDGETNOW #SpreadAdultEd

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15 DAYS UNTIL ADULT ED RALLY! We need YOU to come out with us! The IL budget crisis is no joke. Our communities are losing basic necessities for survival. We can't let this fade into the archives of funding struggles and partisan politics. We need to rally NOW! Some facts about adult ed: HOW MANY? -About 882,000, or 30%, of adults in Chicago have low basic literacy skills, and 1.2 million people in the entire state of IL WHO? -Low literacy and lack of adult education primarily impacts working class people of color: 44% of Latinx adults and 24% of Black adults have below basic literacy skills, compared to 7% of white adults IN $$$? -Public assistance costs for individuals with only a high school diploma or no diploma are 14% and 45% higher, respectively, than for individuals with some post-secondary education. #FundAdultEd #FundFamilyLearning #DemandAdultEd #ILBudgetNOW

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Meet Ciang and her children on #InternationalLiteracyDay! Ciang took Adult Ed ESL classes. She learned to speak English despite her struggles as a Burmese refugee supporting a family of 5. Recently she got her citizenship and a job as an assistant in CPS kitchens. Joshua, the youngest, is 1 1/2 years old and suffers from various medical conditions, needing speech therapy and help with eating and his immune system. The Family Literacy program does home visits with Ciang and her children, and Joshua is much healthier for it!

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The #ILBudgetCrisis has left funding for Adult Education in jeopardy! Come rally on September 30th in the afternoon to demand funding for Adult Ed! Join HACC teachers and staff– let's do this together because you matter and deserve a quality education! <3 *Any questions? Ask your teachers and staff at Howard Area! #ILBudgetNow #DemandAdultEd #LearningIsLivingHealthy

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Cute video with kids and Adult Ed students/parents! Library time was so much fun, thank you for playing and learning with us!

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NEED A JOB? WE HAVE AN OPENING! It's for an Energy Assistance Case Manager a.k.a. you help low-income clients who need energy assistance because the cost of heat/electricity/home repair etc. is way too expensive. These clients need help immediately. It's full or part time depending on your schedule. Passion for social service and a HS diploma is all you need. Spanish preferable! APPLY HERE! http://howardarea.org/employment-opportunities/

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Good morning Rogers Park! We want YOU to come to a juice tasting at 1565 W. Howard St. Garden to drink juice and get healthy with us on August 18th! We will be making delicious juices from fruits + veggies, and afterwards there is a family friendly movie in the garden- so bring your kids! Invite your neighbors and come hang with us on a beautiful summer evening :) #Juices4Justice

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#TBT Elementary school students gifted us with a mini hydroponic garden that needed a summer home...and ever since it's been growin' beans and makin' friends! Chenar (ESL participant) and her son are amazed that a garden can grow with just water and electricity.