Dollar General Funds Additional Classes for
Free GED® Preparation Program
Dollar General Literacy Foundation has awarded the YWCA a grant to reduce the waiting list for GED® Preparation Services and reduce the program’s current waiting list of adult students who want to enroll. The YWCA classes are offered morning, afternoon, evening, six days a week at three locations. The classes serve men and women, ages 17 and older, who lack a high school diploma and wish to improve their basic skills or prepare for the GED test. The additional classes have been added in Green Hills and Antioch locations.
Together, the two new classes will serve about 50 more students. “We are grateful to Dollar General for providing us this opportunity to serve eager adult learners who have been on our waiting list,” noted YWCA Vice President of Programs, Pamela Sessions. “YWCA’s GED® Preparation Services help people increase their financial strength and achieve self-sufficiency by teaching them the skills necessary for better employment opportunities," she continued.
YWCA of Nashville and Middle Tennessee GED® Program has recently earned the Baldridge Performance Excellence 2010 Interest Recognition, an award which recognizes organizations that have achieved the highest standards of excellence in their operations and results. The YWCA GED® Program served 1,130 people last year. Among those students, 462 advanced a grade level and 275 earned their GED® credential.
The YWCA of Nashville & Middle Tennessee helps families leave abusive households and start new lives. We provide free GED® education to men and women and mentor middle school girls in some of Nashville's toughest neighborhoods. The YWCA exists to educate, encourage and break down those barriers that perpetuate racism, violence and hopelessness.