Osceola, Jean Peterson, 747-3210. Palmer, Mary Chochon, 894-3065. Ravenna, Pat Bartley, 452-3916. St. Paul, Margaret Heller, 754-5800. The three branches of the program are teaching English to people who grew up with another language, helping people earn their GED high school equivalency and preparing people for their citizenship test.
Literacy is defined for all three programs.
In addition, we strive to aid our students' assimilation into the community. In the Grand Island area covering Hall, Merrick, Hamilton and Howard counties, more and more people are becoming students in the Adult Basic Education program each year. In 1997, the program served almost 1,500 students. That figure jumped to 1,567 students in 1998 and to 1,610 in 1999. Ann Chamber, ABE coordinator for CCC, said adult basic education offered throughout the 25-county CCC area.