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Poder Learning Center
Poder Learning Center is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit, educational organization located in the predominantly Mexican immigrant community of Pilsen/La Villita in Chicago. The Center provides the necessary academic tools to promote human dignity and facilitate participation in the larger community while increasing the employment potential of its students.
Facts
- Incorporated March 1998 (formerly Loyola Center)
- Active 501(c)(3) - January 1999
Student/Community Profile
- 325 adult students served daily
- Ages range from 16 to 66
- 98% Latino (92% Mexican descent; 6% Latin America); 2% Other
- 51% Female; 49% Male
- Students come from the lower west side of Chicago and its surrounding neighborhoods and suburbs
- 17.1% are high school graduates; more than 50% never reached 9th grade
- 30% of households receive an annual income less than $15,000
Classes are open to all on a first-come, first-served basis. Poder Learning Center maintains an open door policy in all its classes.
Staff:
26 (4 full-time, 10 part-time, 12 volunteers)
Tuition/Funding:
Programs are provided tuition-free with the help of private gifts, grants from foundations, corporations, and individual benefactors as well as numerous student and other volunteer efforts.
Technology:
Modern computer technology augments innovative classroom instruction in all programs. 4 computer labs, housing 72 personal computers, are used daily by every student enrolled regardless of prior educational experience.
Facility:
Poder Learning Center is located at 1637 South Allport Street in the heart of the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago. The facility has 4 classrooms, 2 multi-purpose computer lab areas, and an administrative office. In 2002, a satellite site was added in West Pilsen.
Board of Directors:
Poder Learning Center is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors and assisted by a development director and board.
Visit the Poder Learning Center home page.
