Vita Education Services

Summary of Programs   2007-2008

Literacy Programs

• Provided one-to-one tutoring and small group instruction in Literacy and English as a Second Language (ESL) to 289 adult students

• Provided 20 classes to 654 adult students in Basic Literacy, GED preparation and (ESL) at seven sites throughout the County

• Provided two Family Literacy Programs at Bensalem Head Start and Snyder-Girotti Elementary School in Bristol Borough, serving 43 families

• Fourteen students are participating in the Adult Diploma Program in conjunction with Bensalem and Bristol Township School districts.

• Demographics:  55% of Vita’s students live in lower Bucks County, 45% reside in central and upper Bucks County. About 69% of Vita’s students are in ESL programs.  ESL students come from 60 different countries and speak 32 different native languages.

Personal Decision Making (PDM) Programs

·         Served 535 men and women in the Bucks County Correctional Facility through the following programs:

• One-on-one PDM tutoring taught by well-trained volunteers

• Twelve 12-hour classes taught by staff

• Three 42-hour courses in Job Readiness taught by staff, assisted by business community volunteers and mentors

• An ongoing component of the Intensive Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Program