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Originally published by FreshWater Cleveland July 09, 2024 Spectrum officials announced on Saturday, June 29 that it has awarded Seeds of Literacy a $25,000 Spectrum Digital Education grant for expanding its virtual classroom.  Specializing in GED preparation, Seeds of Literacy provides free personalized education to empower adults with an easily accessible adult literacy program, …

The Seeds of Literacy Class of 2024 celebrated with a ceremony at Tri-C Metro’s Campus Center on Saturday, June 29. A new venue for the Seeds graduation, the space afforded the opportunity for even more friends and family to attend. Thirty of the year’s 120 graduates decorated their caps, put …

***4/17/24 UPDATE*** Due to overwhelming response, out-of-state registration has closed. There is no longer enough time for new registrants to complete the enrollment tasks prior to the Residency Requirement. Cleveland, OH – Seeds of Literacy, a leading provider of adult education services, has announced that it will limit enrollment in …

City worker. Private Eye. CCW trainer. Martial Arts Instructor. First responder. Published author. Business owner. Public speaker. Bounty hunter. Husband. Father. Joe Fine, GED grad class of 2022, is many things – but idle is not one of them. IN THE BEGINNING Dyslexic, Joe struggled in high school and felt …

Just one month after our Silver Jubilee 25th Anniversary celebration, Seeds of Literacy capped off the milestone year with the largest graduating class to date.  Just hours before the end of our fiscal year, the final GED tester passed, becoming the 150th graduate! Nearly a third of the grads packed …

Seeds West students Roberta Jordan and Xavier Long agreed to an interview with Spectrum News reporter Taryn Galbreath. This story was originally published May 29, 2023 on Spectrum. CLEVELAND — As Seeds of Literacy celebrates its 25th anniversary this year of working to break the cycle of poverty through education, a …

*Presented in part by Carnegie Management & Development Corporation* On Friday, May 19, more than 200 people attended Seeds of Literacy’s Silver Jubilee at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo. The special event, commemorating 25 years of adult literacy efforts by the organization, was held at the Zoo’s Stillwater Place.  The location …

“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 …

If you watch local news, you probably saw Seeds of Literacy in a segment or two. Check out our recent press coverage below. To commemorate the opening of Ceasars Sportsbook in Cleveland, Ceasars and the Cleveland Cavaliers presented Seeds with a check both large in size and in value. It …

NOVEMBER 30, 2022 (CLEVELAND, OH) – A city that reads together grows together. That’s the purpose behind the Cleveland Reads Citywide Reading Challenge.  The goal is for the entire city to collectively read one million books and/or one million minutes in 2023. Sign up online at clevelandreads.com and to use …