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.
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
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.
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/