Literacy

Baltimore City Community College
Services include GED classes, adult basic education, workplace literacy, and English as a second language classes. Adult basic education is free.
600 E. Lombard St.
Baltimore, MD 21202
410-986-5444
- http://www.bccc.edu
Baltimore Reads, Inc.
Helps educationally disadvantaged adults improve their quality of life and self-sufficiency through strong literacy and job training programs free of charge.
Hours:
M-W 8:30AM - 8PM
Th 8:30AM - 5PM
3 S. Frederick St., Suite 801
Baltimore, MD 21202
(410) 752-3595
- http://www.baltimorereads.org
Reach out and Read
A national program that uses the child's visit to the clinic as a way to promote childhood literacy. Reach out and Read gives books to children at pediatric check-ups from six months to five years of age.
Administrative Offices
210 Guilford Ave., 2nd Floor
Baltimore, MD 21202
410-396-9994
- http://www.baltimorehealth.org/ror
South Baltimore Learning Center
Free courses that work to improve adult literacy.
Note: Currently, enrollment for literacy courses is not available. GED and ABE programs are still available.
Hours:
  • M-Th 9AM-8:30PM
  • F 9AM-5PM
  • Sat 9AM-2PM
28 E. Ostend Street
Baltimore, MD 21230
(410) 625-4215
- http://www.southbaltimorelearns.org/
The Adult Literacy Resource Center (ALRC)
The Center's lending library contains a collection of materials covering ABE, Computer-Assisted Instruction, Correctional Education, Employability Skills, Family Literacy, GED, Homeless Literacy, Learning Disabled Adults, Life Skills, Math, Pre-GED, Reading, School-to-Work, and Workplace Literacy.
UMBC, Department of Education
1000 Hilltop Circle
Baltimore, MD 21250
410) 455-6725 or (800) 358-3010
- http://www.umbc.edu/alrc/
The Greater Homewood Community Corporation (GHCC)
Offers free ABE programs and paid beginning, intermediate and advanced ESOL and adult literacy classes. Classes are offered in 10-week cycles with about 6 hours of class each week. Must be at least 16 years old. Call to make an appointment.
Available class times: 9:30AM - 12PM, 5 - 7:30PM, or 6 - 8:30PM
3503 N. Charles St.
Baltimore, MD 21218
(410) 261-3500
- http://www.greaterhomewood.org
The Learning Bank of COIL - Communities Organized to Improve Life, Inc.
Community alliance in southwest Baltimore providing services in adult literacy for low-income families with at-risk youth.
11 South Carrollton Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21223
410- 837-2036
410-752-8500
- http://www.thelearningbank.org
The Resource Center for Language and Culture (RCLC)
Provide resources and services to individuals interested in teaching and learning English, other languages, and cross-cultural communications.
1000 Hilltop Circle
AC IV A-Wing Room 102
Baltimore, MD 21250
410-455-3694
- http://www.umbc.edu/rclc/