Five years ago, Therese Termilus came to our Adult Learning Lab to pursue her GED. A year later, her daughter Medjina was born. “Medjina” means…
Our Adult Learning Lab in southwest Detroit helps adults improve their reading, math and computer skills so they can be better qualified for employment. Instruction includes skills for exploring careers and finding employment. Except for a small registration fee, these services are free for eligible participants.
The Adult Learning Lab is located at 4214 Vernor, across from Clark Park. A second site in southwest Detroit called the Wayne State University / Harris Literacy Program is located at 8640 W Vernor Hwy (near Lawndale Street).
The lab offers:
Participants must be at least 19 years old and have a goal of finding employment or improving their work situation. low-income and unemployed or underemployed. Eligible adults do not need to reside in Detroit to enroll in the lab.
There are 20 computer stations at the Learning Lab and 16 at the Harris Literacy Program for learners to work on their lessons, with staff instructors and volunteers offering tutoring assistance.
Each adult who participates in the lab is initially tested to assess his or her skills. Based on this assessment, an individualized learning plan is created for the participant to follow.
The lab is open 44 hours a week, Monday through Thursday, with office hours by appointment on Friday. The lab has an open access policy, enabling students to complete the program on their own time. By enhancing their skills, learners will be more likely to secure work, be successful in job training programs, and advance in the workplace.
The lab works closely with the Center for Working Families (CWF) based at Southwest Economic Solutions. The mission of CWF is to help low-income families reach financial stability, access income supports, develop educational and employment opportunities, build wealth, and move up the economic ladder.
The Adult Learning Lab needs tutors to help students with math, English and other subject areas. Sign-up to be a volunteer here.
Many partners are working with Southwest Solutions to provide services and support for the lab. These include Wayne State University, Henry Ford College, Detroit Employment Solutions Corporation and Michigan Works!, Madonna University Writing C
enter, Global Detroit, Dominican Literacy Center and All Saints Literacy Center. In June 2014 the Learning Lab was invited by Reading Works Detroit to become one of nine Impact Partners providing direct literacy service to metro Detroit.
When it began in January 2011, the lab was funded through a three-year grant of $100,000 a year from the Michigan Department of Energy, Labor & Economic Growth (DELEG). The lab now receives annual state support through WIOA II funds as well as numerous grants and donations. Since opening the lab has received funding support from the Charter One Foundation, First Independence Bank, Gannett Foundation, Rotary Club of Detroit, and a multi-year grant from the Hearst Foundations.
The Southwest Solutions’ Adult Learning Labs work with local community artists to bring artistic and cultural programming to our students, made possible with funding from the Michigan Council for Arts & Cultural Affairs and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Five years ago, Therese Termilus came to our Adult Learning Lab to pursue her GED. A year later, her daughter Medjina was born. “Medjina” means…
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