Milwaukee Achiever Literacy Services
The mission of Milwaukee Achiever Literacy Services is to inspire and empower adult learners to gain the skills necessary to enrich their lives through education and training in an atmosphere of mutual acceptance and respect.
The School Sisters of Notre Dame were one of three communities of women religious to co-found Milwaukee Achiever Literacy Services in 1983. The organization came into being when Alverno, Cardinal Stritch, and Mount Mary Colleges responded to a 1982 needs assessment called "Milwaukee 2000," which found one of every six Milwaukee residents to be functionally illiterate, meaning that they had insufficient skills for obtaining information from the written word.
To date, Milwaukee Achiever Literacy Services has successfully served over 10,000 highly motivated adults who have come to learn because they identify education as the key to lift themselves out of poverty and begin a self-directed, productive life.
About 650 adult learners receive services annually through Milwaukee Achiever neighborhood centers. Locations are:
Scott Center
1215 South 45th Street
West Milwaukee, WI 53214
Phone: 414-643-5108 Fax: 414-643-8804
Silver Spring Center
5566 North 69th Street
Milwaukee, WI 53218
Phone: 414-463-7389 Fax: 414-463-9484
MAXIMUS Central Learning Lab
4030 North 29th Street (Map)
Milwaukee, WI 53216
Phone: 414-203-8620
Attn: Milwaukee Achiever Learning Lab
MAXIMUS South Learning Lab
1304 South 70th Street (Map)
Milwaukee, WI 53214
Phone: 414-607-7480 Fax: 414-607-0466
Attn: Milwaukee Achiever Learning Lab
Cherry Court Center Learning Lab
1525 North 24th Street (Map)
Milwaukee, WI 53205
Phone: 414-378-5674 (Cell) (GD)
Wisconsin Community Services Learning Lab
3732 West Wisconsin Avenue (Map)
Milwaukee, WI 53208
Phone: 414-429-9864
Find out more at the Milwaukee Achiever Literacy Services website:
http://milwaukeeachiever.org/