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Seeds East Reduces Hours of Operation for Free GED Tutoring

(Cleveland, 05-01-2023) In a message to stakeholders, Seeds of Literacy President & CEO Bonnie Entler announced a reduction of hours, eliminating the evening session at the organization’s Kinsman location (Seeds East). Thursday, May 11, 2023 will be the final evening tutoring class time. “We haven’t seen the demand for evening
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Tutor Spotlight: Author & Tutor Tricia Springstubb

As a writer of children’s and young adult literature, Tricia Springstubb carries a pen and notebook with her always, ready if inspiration strikes. It’s served her well – she’s published nearly 20 books, and her most recent sold more than 100,000 copies! As an author, she’s a frequent speaker at
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Tutor Spotlight: Lynne & John Brenner: The In-Laws

Word of Mouth is the #1 recruitment source for students and quite often, for tutors too. Lynne recruited her brother-in-law to work in the Virtual Classroom. LYNNE MEILLEUR-BRENNER joined Seeds in 2018, not knowing what to expect, but ready to make a difference. She signed up for tutor training after
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Graduate Keeva Long

Alumni Check-In: Her Second GED: Keeva Long

“I know loss,” 2021 graduate Keeva Long said. “I buried babies. I grew up in public housing. I have a felony.” But she overcame, and wants others to know that they can overcome, too. If those challenges weren’t enough, Keeva was shot three times, an uninvolved bystander in a drive-by-shooting
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Seeds an “Outstanding Program that Puts Students First” ~ ProLiteracy

This article originally appeared on ProLiteracy’s website Laura McLoughlin on January 05, 2023 in Stories from the Field Like a proud parent, when we see our member programs going above and beyond to find innovative ways to serve students, we want to tell the world.  Over the past few years, as programs were challenged at every
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OP ED: Literacy Is An Everyday Miracle

Before moving to Virginia, Billy Hallal was a Site Coordinator at Seeds. You can take the boy out of Seeds but you can’t take Seeds out of the boy.  Now at ForKids — one of the largest providers of homeless services to families in Virginia — he’s still sharing our
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[PRESENTATION] Making Writing Relevant for the Your HSE Students

Seeds of Literacy Site Coordinators are regularly asked to present at adult education industry conferences. Seeds East Coordinator Kara Krawiec is no exception. Presenting annually at ProLiteracy, COABE, and often OAACE, she has covered topics ranging from Retention During a Pandemic to In the Club – Building Community Through Supplemental
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A Backyard of their Own: Alumni Check-In: Ashley Wilson

“My children can learn the address and we won’t ever have to move again. No sharing backyards, or driveways. This is OUR home,” said Ashley Wilson. She moved into the newly-renovated, two-story, three-bedroom home  —her very first single-family home— in August 2022. “My favorite room in the house is the
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Seeds of Literacy Celebrates 25th Anniversary with $25k Challenge

Cleveland, OH, August 25, 2022 — This year, Seeds of Literacy (Seeds), an award-winning adult literacy organization, celebrates 25 years of empowering adults to thrive in our community. Seeds offers free, one-to-one tutoring in basic education and high school equivalency preparation (GED®/HiSET®) to adult learners in Northeast Ohio and beyond.
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