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2100 North Green Bay Road, North Chicago, IL 60064
Offers weekly class for children, birth to three years of age, and their caregivers. Helps children develop social skills, practice cooperative play, and bond with their caregiver. Offers morning or afternoon session.

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Lake County 211
375 Elm Street, Deerfield, IL 60015
Offers adults opportunities to improve basic education skills to transition to the workforce. Offers classes in-person and online via Zoom. Services include:
  • English as a Second Language (ESL) classes
  • Citizenship Preparation Classes
  • Adult Basic Education
  • GED testing and preparation
  • Digital Literacy and Keyboarding Skills
  • Career training

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Lake County 211
29067 West Grass Lake Road, Fox Lake, IL 60020
Offers weekly class for children, birth to three years of age, and their caregivers. Helps children develop social skills, practice cooperative play, and bond with their caregiver.

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Lake County 211
433 Vine Avenue, Office A124, Highland Park, IL 60035
Offers adults opportunities to improve basic education skills to transition to the workforce. Offers classes in-person and online via Zoom. Services include:
  • English as a Second Language (ESL) classes
  • Citizenship Preparation Classes
  • Adult Basic Education
  • GED testing and preparation
  • Digital Literacy and Keyboarding Skills
  • Career training

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Lake County 211
914 8th Street, Waukegan, IL 60085
Offers a community center to support immigrant families in Lake County. Offers the following services at no cost: Immigration forms assistance and Know-Your-Rights information Financial education and support Employment skills development English as a Second Language (ESL) classes Literacy tutoring Citizenship classes Computer classes Family wellness programs Tax preparation

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Lake County 211
425 Laurel Avenue, Highland Park, IL 60035
Offers adults opportunities to improve basic education skills to transition to the workforce. Offers classes in-person and online via Zoom. Services include:
  • English as a Second Language (ESL) classes
  • Citizenship Preparation Classes
  • Adult Basic Education
  • GED testing and preparation
  • Digital Literacy and Keyboarding Skills
  • Career training

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Lake County 211
9015 North Milwaukee Avenue, Niles, IL 60714
Metropolitan Asian Family Services (MAFS) provides state-funded adult literacy courses at three of their locations.

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211 Metro Chicago
4351 South Drexel Boulevard, Chicago, IL 60653
Timothy Community Corporation's (TCC) Leading With Literacy program has male volunteers present in the school by reading to primary-grade children (Pre-K-3) on a weekly basis.

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211 Metro Chicago
4853 North Broadway, Chicago, IL 60640
CMAA's Penny Severns Family Literacy Program provides integrated and intensive instruction for immigrant and refugee families in order to improve their reading and writing skills and English language proficiency. Parents receive English as a Second Language (ESL) tutoring and support while also participating in workshops on topics such as children's health and safety, and children receive instruction in subjects such as literacy and arts & crafts. Parents and children learn and bond together by learning how to use library resources, going on field trips, and other interactive parent-child activities.

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211 Metro Chicago
2555 South Blue Island Avenue, Chicago, IL 60608
The Youth Leadership and STEM After-School Program (YLS): The YLS program is an after-school program that aims to help students and their families build skills to encounter the world critically. The program is free and it serves students ages 8-14. It runs from Monday through Thursday 3:0 p.m.-7:00 p.m. The service takes place at the 2520 S. Western location.Family Literacy Program: The Family Literacy program allows adult students to bring their children ages 3 to 14 to attend the program while they are in class. The program operates during Instituto's evening classes and it follows the adult education schedule. The service takes place at the 2520 S. Western location.

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211 Metro Chicago
2319 East 71st Street, Chicago, IL 60649
Family Legacy Foundation utilizes volunteer tutors to provide one-on-one instruction for adults who want to improve their basic reading, math, and writing skills.

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211 Metro Chicago
620 Wing Street, Suite 3-Room 6, Elgin, IL 60123
Provides children and their caregivers the opportunity to engage children to talk, play, read, do, and write supporting needed kindergarten readiness skills while at three participating laundromats.

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211 Metro Chicago
2800 South Western Avenue, Suite 1314, Chicago, IL 60608
Frida Community Organization (FCO) educates parents on strategies that can actively support their children's educational and personal development. Adult Education has always been one of Frida's main focuses. By offering adult education, they hope to empower the community so that it may keep progressing. They have various sites throughout the city that offer ESL, Computer literacy, and STEAM classes for adults in the community and no cost.

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211 Metro Chicago
440 North Wells Street, Suite 440, Chicago, IL 60654
Trained education volunteers provide one-on-one tutoring to guests on a variety of subjects such as computer skills, reading, writing, math, GED preparation, and books club. The hour-long sessions take place prior to a meal. Currently, more than 30 guests participate in the program.

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211 Metro Chicago
2100 Manchester Road, Suite 904, Wheaton, IL 60187
Free English Language tutoring in one-on-one and small group settings at a mutually convenient time and public library location for both volunteer tutors and students.

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211 DuPage County
1200 Kings Circle, Unit 17-18, West Chicago, IL 60185
Spanish literacy program that helps native Spanish speakers learn to read and write for the time as adults.

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211 DuPage County
882 West Nippersink Road, Round Lake, IL 60073
Offers free early-learning support for families with children from birth to age five. Focuses on empowering parents to prepare their children for kindergarten. Services include:
  • Home visits by a trained Child Development Liaison
  • Developmental screenings
  • Parent education and training
  • Age-appropriate in-home activities
  • Referrals to community resources

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Lake County 211
206 Stillwell Street, Bloomington, IL 61701

Offers family literacy program to provide families with the tools and knowledge needed to help children develop pre-reading and reading skills. Services include:

  • Monthly book distributions
  • Monthly family literacy packets
  • Opportunity to participate in Lending Library for additional access to children's book
  • Opportunity to earn additional books, school supplies, and craft supplies

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United Way of the Midlands
725 School Street, Door 27, Morris, IL 60450

Adult education classes, including High School Equivalency (GED, HiSET, TASC) preparation, English as a Second Language (ESL), literacy tutoring, citizenship test preparation, and more.

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United Way of the Midlands
1 South 6th Avenue, Saint Charles, IL 60174

Offers English as a Second Language (ESL) and helps with US citizenship.

Literacy Volunteers helps adults read, write, speak, and understand English by matching them with trained volunteer tutors one to one. Each tutor and student meet for one hour a week at a public location that is convenient for them, such as public libraries. Students can also meet with tutors virtually.

The program is open entry, open exit; adults can enroll at any time and exit at any time.

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United Way of the Midlands
1705 Richards Street, Joliet, IL 60433

Provides literacy workshops and distributes reading materials. Partners with Silver Cross to provide reading rooms and lending libraries.

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United Way of the Midlands
2998 West Pearl City Road, Freeport, IL 61032

Offers free classes to community members. Classes include

  • GED Classes (General Educational Development).
  • ESL Classes (English as a Second Language).
  • Literacy Program.

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United Way of the Midlands
4990 East State Street, Rockford, IL 61108

Provides adult basic education, including literacy, ESL classes, and tutoring in reading and math.

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United Way of the Midlands
1004 East 5th Street, Alton, IL 62002
Family Education: Provide reading, writing and mathematics instruction which targets both parents and children.

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United Way of Greater St Louis 211