Welcome to Center for People in Need. Providing resources, opportunity, and hope to one person and one family at a time.
Adult Education
Basic Education Classes
Through a partnership with Southeast Community College, the Center offers English as Second Language (ESL) and General Equivalency Diploma (GED) classes for basic, intermediate and advanced levels at no charge to clients. A computer lab is available to help clients become more familiar with Microsoft Office programs and learn basic computer skills.
Computer Lab
The computer lab is open to the public from 4:30 p.m.-8:00 p.m. Tuesdays and 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Saturdays.
Computer Classes
Basic computer skills classes are now being offered the first four Tuesdays of the month at no cost beginning Oct. 4. All classes are at the Center for People in Need’s 27th Street Conference Center computer lab at 6:30 p.m. These classes are mainly for people who have little or no computer skills, no prior computer knowledge necessary! Classes last between 60 and 90 minutes
First Tuesday: Using a Personal Computer
Second Tuesday: Writing a Resume
Third Tuesday: Creating and Using an Email Account
Fourth Tuesday: Online Job Searching
For more information on any of these programs, please call the Center’s computer lab at 476-4357 ext. 140.