Community Development Programs at Family Health Centers at ºÙºÙÊÓƵ
Our community development programs, part of Community-Based Programs at Family Health Centers at ºÙºÙÊÓƵ, provide people with the skills they need to effect change in their own lives and in the neighborhoods where they live. This is done through the following programs:
Adult Education and Workforce Development
The Community Empowerment Program provides English language instruction, high school equivalency, and basic education classes. The program also offers job trainings focused on the health care and early childhood sectors, career counseling, and other workforce readiness supports. For more information about English language instruction, please call 718-630-7150. For more information about GED prep classes, please call 718-768-0778.
Community Engagement and Volunteerism
We work with the AmeriCorps National Service program to help place community service volunteers in stipend-paid, full-time, full-year service opportunities. Volunteers work at Family Health Centers at ºÙºÙÊÓƵ locations, as well as other partnering agencies. For more information, please call 718-630-7164. To apply, please visit: