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Free preschools in Jefferson county.

Below are the listings of free and affordable preschools in Jefferson county. These preschool can help low-income people by offerring free and discounted rates for child care. We welcome user reviews and corrections of child care listings, as we strive to provide our users with the best and most up-to-date information possible. Simply click on the listing for more information.

Jefferson Free Preschools:

Cooper Green Center (ehs) - JCCEO Location: Birmingham, AL - 35211 Contact Phone: (205) 957-6820 Details: The Early Head Start Program was created in 1994 and provides the comprehensive services of Head Start to pregnant women, infants, toddlers, and their families. In our effort to support these families, we provide extended day care services for working families and families involved in vocational and educational training. The JCCEO Early Head Start Program (EHS) operates twelve months a year, five days a week, and currently serves 216 infants and toddlers, 32 pregnant women, and their families. Parents are also offered opportunities to develop skills that will help them function more effectively as adults in their day-to-day lives. Families are encouraged to enhance their parent/child relationships by participating in all aspects of the program. Early Head Start also has a prenatal component that delivers services through a home-based model. Families participating in this component receive home visits once a week for ninety minutes each visit and they visit the center twice a month for a full day of activities. When women participating in the prenatal component give birth to their babies, the Health Assistant visits the home within two weeks of the baby's birth to assure the health and well being of both the mother and the child. These babies enter the center as space becomes available. Families learn about child development, health, and nutrition by talking with other parents, attending classes, seeing films and demonstrations, and going on field trips. Opportunities are provided for parents to develop skills that are useful in other aspects of their lives through sessions on sewing, budgeting, home improvement, exercise, computer literacy, basic adult education, and GED classes. JCCEO Early Head Start is committed to making a difference in the lives of pregnant women and families with infants and toddlers. Early Head Start is located at seven centers, and at several Community Partner Centers.

Elyton Child Development Center (ehs) - JCCEO Location: Birmingham, AL - 35204 Contact Phone: (205) 703-0557 Details: The Early Head Start Program was created in 1994 and provides the comprehensive services of Head Start to pregnant women, infants, toddlers, and their families. In our effort to support these families, we provide extended day care services for working families and families involved in vocational and educational training. The JCCEO Early Head Start Program (EHS) operates twelve months a year, five days a week, and currently serves 216 infants and toddlers, 32 pregnant women, and their families. Parents are also offered opportunities to develop skills that will help them function more effectively as adults in their day-to-day lives. Families are encouraged to enhance their parent/child relationships by participating in all aspects of the program. Early Head Start also has a prenatal component that delivers services through a home-based model. Families participating in this component receive home visits once a week for ninety minutes each visit and they visit the center twice a month for a full day of activities. When women participating in the prenatal component give birth to their babies, the Health Assistant visits the home within two weeks of the baby's birth to assure the health and well being of both the mother and the child. These babies enter the center as space becomes available. Families learn about child development, health, and nutrition by talking with other parents, attending classes, seeing films and demonstrations, and going on field trips. Opportunities are provided for parents to develop skills that are useful in other aspects of their lives through sessions on sewing, budgeting, home improvement, exercise, computer literacy, basic adult education, and GED classes. JCCEO Early Head Start is committed to making a difference in the lives of pregnant women and families with infants and toddlers. Early Head Start is located at seven centers, and at several Community Partner Centers.

Erwin Head Start Center - JCCEO Location: Center Point, AL - 35215 Contact Phone: (205) 905-2750 Details: JCCEO Head Start provides services to 1,427 3-5-year-old children and their families. Our goals are: To provide a qualified, well-trained staff; To provide a curriculum which encourages children's involvement in the learning process; To teach children about life, their communities, and the world as they develop; To protect and enhance the health and safety of children and adults at all times; To meet the nutritional needs of children and adults; To provide the best training and support for staff; To involve parents in the program to enhance their parental abilities and support. Head Start classrooms are located at sites in Bessemer, Homewood, Jefferson County, Midfield and Tarrant school systems.

Great Start Child Development Center - JCCEO Location: Birmingham, AL - 35020 Contact Phone: (205) 458-2635 Details: The Early Head Start Program was created in 1994 and provides the comprehensive services of Head Start to pregnant women, infants, toddlers, and their families. In our effort to support these families, we provide extended day care services for working families and families involved in vocational and educational training. The JCCEO Early Head Start Program (EHS) operates twelve months a year, five days a week, and currently serves 216 infants and toddlers, 32 pregnant women, and their families. Parents are also offered opportunities to develop skills that will help them function more effectively as adults in their day-to-day lives. Families are encouraged to enhance their parent/child relationships by participating in all aspects of the program. Early Head Start also has a prenatal component that delivers services through a home-based model. Families participating in this component receive home visits once a week for ninety minutes each visit and they visit the center twice a month for a full day of activities. When women participating in the prenatal component give birth to their babies, the Health Assistant visits the home within two weeks of the baby's birth to assure the health and well being of both the mother and the child. These babies enter the center as space becomes available. Families learn about child development, health, and nutrition by talking with other parents, attending classes, seeing films and demonstrations, and going on field trips. Opportunities are provided for parents to develop skills that are useful in other aspects of their lives through sessions on sewing, budgeting, home improvement, exercise, computer literacy, basic adult education, and GED classes. JCCEO Early Head Start is committed to making a difference in the lives of pregnant women and families with infants and toddlers. Early Head Start is located at seven centers, and at several Community Partner Centers.

Arrington Head Start Center (pk) - JCCEO Location: Birmingham, AL - 35204 Contact Phone: (205) 327-7592 Details: JCCEO Head Start provides services to 1,427 3-5-year-old children and their families. Our goals are: To provide a qualified, well-trained staff; To provide a curriculum which encourages children's involvement in the learning process; To teach children about life, their communities, and the world as they develop; To protect and enhance the health and safety of children and adults at all times; To meet the nutritional needs of children and adults; To provide the best training and support for staff; To involve parents in the program to enhance their parental abilities and support. Head Start classrooms are located at sites in Bessemer, Homewood, Jefferson County, Midfield and Tarrant school systems.

Center Point Head Start Center - JCCEO Location: Center Point, AL - 35215 Contact Phone: (205) 856-4045 Details: JCCEO Head Start provides services to 1,427 3-5-year-old children and their families. Our goals are: To provide a qualified, well-trained staff; To provide a curriculum which encourages children's involvement in the learning process; To teach children about life, their communities, and the world as they develop; To protect and enhance the health and safety of children and adults at all times; To meet the nutritional needs of children and adults; To provide the best training and support for staff; To involve parents in the program to enhance their parental abilities and support. Head Start classrooms are located at sites in Bessemer, Homewood, Jefferson County, Midfield and Tarrant school systems. The Early Head Start Program was created in 1994 and provides the comprehensive services of Head Start to pregnant women, infants, toddlers, and their families. In our effort to support these families, we provide extended day care services for working families and families involved in vocational and educational training. The JCCEO Early Head Start Program (EHS) operates twelve months a year, five days a week, and currently serves 216 infants and toddlers, 32 pregnant women, and their families. Parents are also offered opportunities to develop skills that will help them function more effectively as adults in their day-to-day lives. Families are encouraged to enhance their parent/child relationships by participating in all aspects of the program. Early Head Start also has a prenatal component that delivers services through a home-based model. Families participating in this component receive home visits once a week for ninety minutes each visit and they visit the center twice a month for a full day of activities. When women participating in the prenatal component give birth to their babies, the Health Assistant visits the home within two weeks of the baby's birth to assure the health and well being of both the mother and the child. These babies enter the center as space becomes available. Families learn about child development, health, and nutrition by talking with other parents, attending classes, seeing films and demonstrations, and going on field trips. Opportunities are provided for parents to develop skills that are useful in other aspects of their lives through sessions on sewing, budgeting, home improvement, exercise, computer literacy, basic adult education, and GED classes.

Fairmont Head Start Center (ehs, Pk) - JCCEO Location: Birmingham, AL - 35207 Contact Phone: (205) 841-1307 Details: JCCEO Head Start provides services to 1,427 3-5-year-old children and their families. Our goals are: To provide a qualified, well-trained staff; To provide a curriculum which encourages children's involvement in the learning process; To teach children about life, their communities, and the world as they develop; To protect and enhance the health and safety of children and adults at all times; To meet the nutritional needs of children and adults; To provide the best training and support for staff; To involve parents in the program to enhance their parental abilities and support. Head Start classrooms are located at sites in Bessemer, Homewood, Jefferson County, Midfield and Tarrant school systems. The Early Head Start Program was created in 1994 and provides the comprehensive services of Head Start to pregnant women, infants, toddlers, and their families. In our effort to support these families, we provide extended day care services for working families and families involved in vocational and educational training. The JCCEO Early Head Start Program (EHS) operates twelve months a year, five days a week, and currently serves 216 infants and toddlers, 32 pregnant women, and their families. Parents are also offered opportunities to develop skills that will help them function more effectively as adults in their day-to-day lives. Families are encouraged to enhance their parent/child relationships by participating in all aspects of the program. Early Head Start also has a prenatal component that delivers services through a home-based model. Families participating in this component receive home visits once a week for ninety minutes each visit and they visit the center twice a month for a full day of activities. When women participating in the prenatal component give birth to their babies, the Health Assistant visits the home within two weeks of the baby's birth to assure the health and well being of both the mother and the child. These babies enter the center as space becomes available. Families learn about child development, health, and nutrition by talking with other parents, attending classes, seeing films and demonstrations, and going on field trips. Opportunities are provided for parents to develop skills that are useful in other aspects of their lives through sessions on sewing, budgeting, home improvement, exercise, computer literacy, basic adult education, and GED classes.

Festival Head Start Center (ehs, Pk) - JCCEO Location: Birmingham, AL - 35210 Contact Phone: (205) 599-6400 Details: JCCEO Head Start provides services to 1,427 3-5-year-old children and their families. Our goals are: To provide a qualified, well-trained staff; To provide a curriculum which encourages children's involvement in the learning process; To teach children about life, their communities, and the world as they develop; To protect and enhance the health and safety of children and adults at all times; To meet the nutritional needs of children and adults; To provide the best training and support for staff; To involve parents in the program to enhance their parental abilities and support. Head Start classrooms are located at sites in Bessemer, Homewood, Jefferson County, Midfield and Tarrant school systems.

Hard Elementary School (pk) - JCCEO Location: Bessemer, AL - 35020 Contact Phone: (205) 201-7519 Details: JCCEO Head Start provides services to 1,427 3-5-year-old children and their families. Our goals are: To provide a qualified, well-trained staff; To provide a curriculum which encourages children's involvement in the learning process; To teach children about life, their communities, and the world as they develop; To protect and enhance the health and safety of children and adults at all times; To meet the nutritional needs of children and adults; To provide the best training and support for staff; To involve parents in the program to enhance their parental abilities and support. Head Start classrooms are located at sites in Bessemer, Homewood, Jefferson County, Midfield and Tarrant school systems.

Kingston Center (ehs, Pk) - JCCEO Location: Birmingham, AL - 35212 Contact Phone: (205) 536-7999 Details: JCCEO Head Start provides services to 1,427 3-5-year-old children and their families. Our goals are: To provide a qualified, well-trained staff; To provide a curriculum which encourages children's involvement in the learning process; To teach children about life, their communities, and the world as they develop; To protect and enhance the health and safety of children and adults at all times; To meet the nutritional needs of children and adults; To provide the best training and support for staff; To involve parents in the program to enhance their parental abilities and support. Head Start classrooms are located at sites in Bessemer, Homewood, Jefferson County, Midfield and Tarrant school systems. The Early Head Start Program was created in 1994 and provides the comprehensive services of Head Start to pregnant women, infants, toddlers, and their families. In our effort to support these families, we provide extended day care services for working families and families involved in vocational and educational training. The JCCEO Early Head Start Program (EHS) operates twelve months a year, five days a week, and currently serves 216 infants and toddlers, 32 pregnant women, and their families. Parents are also offered opportunities to develop skills that will help them function more effectively as adults in their day-to-day lives. Families are encouraged to enhance their parent/child relationships by participating in all aspects of the program. Early Head Start also has a prenatal component that delivers services through a home-based model. Families participating in this component receive home visits once a week for ninety minutes each visit and they visit the center twice a month for a full day of activities. When women participating in the prenatal component give birth to their babies, the Health Assistant visits the home within two weeks of the baby's birth to assure the health and well being of both the mother and the child. These babies enter the center as space becomes available. Families learn about child development, health, and nutrition by talking with other parents, attending classes, seeing films and demonstrations, and going on field trips. Opportunities are provided for parents to develop skills that are useful in other aspects of their lives through sessions on sewing, budgeting, home improvement, exercise, computer literacy, basic adult education, and GED classes.

Leeds Head Start Center - JCCEO Location: Leeds, AL - 35094 Contact Phone: (205) 699-6068 Details: JCCEO Head Start provides services to 1,427 3-5-year-old children and their families. Our goals are: To provide a qualified, well-trained staff; To provide a curriculum which encourages children's involvement in the learning process; To teach children about life, their communities, and the world as they develop; To protect and enhance the health and safety of children and adults at all times; To meet the nutritional needs of children and adults; To provide the best training and support for staff; To involve parents in the program to enhance their parental abilities and support. Head Start classrooms are located at sites in Bessemer, Homewood, Jefferson County, Midfield and Tarrant school systems. The Early Head Start Program was created in 1994 and provides the comprehensive services of Head Start to pregnant women, infants, toddlers, and their families. In our effort to support these families, we provide extended day care services for working families and families involved in vocational and educational training. The JCCEO Early Head Start Program (EHS) operates twelve months a year, five days a week, and currently serves 216 infants and toddlers, 32 pregnant women, and their families. Parents are also offered opportunities to develop skills that will help them function more effectively as adults in their day-to-day lives. Families are encouraged to enhance their parent/child relationships by participating in all aspects of the program. Early Head Start also has a prenatal component that delivers services through a home-based model. Families participating in this component receive home visits once a week for ninety minutes each visit and they visit the center twice a month for a full day of activities. When women participating in the prenatal component give birth to their babies, the Health Assistant visits the home within two weeks of the baby's birth to assure the health and well being of both the mother and the child. These babies enter the center as space becomes available. Families learn about child development, health, and nutrition by talking with other parents, attending classes, seeing films and demonstrations, and going on field trips. Opportunities are provided for parents to develop skills that are useful in other aspects of their lives through sessions on sewing, budgeting, home improvement, exercise, computer literacy, basic adult education, and GED classes.

Lipscomb Jr. High School - JCCEO Location: Bessemer, AL - 35020 Contact Phone: (205) 201-7519 Details: JCCEO Head Start provides services to 1,427 3-5-year-old children and their families. Our goals are: To provide a qualified, well-trained staff; To provide a curriculum which encourages children's involvement in the learning process; To teach children about life, their communities, and the world as they develop; To protect and enhance the health and safety of children and adults at all times; To meet the nutritional needs of children and adults; To provide the best training and support for staff; To involve parents in the program to enhance their parental abilities and support. Head Start classrooms are located at sites in Bessemer, Homewood, Jefferson County, Midfield and Tarrant school systems.

Midfield Elementary School (pk) - JCCEO Location: Midfield, AL - 35228 Contact Phone: (205) 785-8611 Details: JCCEO Head Start provides services to 1,427 3-5-year-old children and their families. Our goals are: To provide a qualified, well-trained staff; To provide a curriculum which encourages children's involvement in the learning process; To teach children about life, their communities, and the world as they develop; To protect and enhance the health and safety of children and adults at all times; To meet the nutritional needs of children and adults; To provide the best training and support for staff; To involve parents in the program to enhance their parental abilities and support. Head Start classrooms are located at sites in Bessemer, Homewood, Jefferson County, Midfield and Tarrant school systems.

Shades Cahaba Elementary School - JCCEO Location: Homewood, AL - 35209 Contact Phone: (205) 458-2635 Details: JCCEO Head Start provides services to 1,427 3-5-year-old children and their families. Our goals are: To provide a qualified, well-trained staff; To provide a curriculum which encourages children's involvement in the learning process; To teach children about life, their communities, and the world as they develop; To protect and enhance the health and safety of children and adults at all times; To meet the nutritional needs of children and adults; To provide the best training and support for staff; To involve parents in the program to enhance their parental abilities and support. Head Start classrooms are located at sites in Bessemer, Homewood, Jefferson County, Midfield and Tarrant school systems.

Sherman Heights (ehs) - JCCEO Location: Birmingham, AL - 35224 Contact Phone: (205) 787-2204 Details: JCCEO Head Start provides services to 1,427 3-5-year-old children and their families. Our goals are: To provide a qualified, well-trained staff; To provide a curriculum which encourages children's involvement in the learning process; To teach children about life, their communities, and the world as they develop; To protect and enhance the health and safety of children and adults at all times; To meet the nutritional needs of children and adults; To provide the best training and support for staff; To involve parents in the program to enhance their parental abilities and support. Head Start classrooms are located at sites in Bessemer, Homewood, Jefferson County, Midfield and Tarrant school systems. The Early Head Start Program was created in 1994 and provides the comprehensive services of Head Start to pregnant women, infants, toddlers, and their families. In our effort to support these families, we provide extended day care services for working families and families involved in vocational and educational training. The JCCEO Early Head Start Program (EHS) operates twelve months a year, five days a week, and currently serves 216 infants and toddlers, 32 pregnant women, and their families. Parents are also offered opportunities to develop skills that will help them function more effectively as adults in their day-to-day lives. Families are encouraged to enhance their parent/child relationships by participating in all aspects of the program. Early Head Start also has a prenatal component that delivers services through a home-based model. Families participating in this component receive home visits once a week for ninety minutes each visit and they visit the center twice a month for a full day of activities. When women participating in the prenatal component give birth to their babies, the Health Assistant visits the home within two weeks of the baby's birth to assure the health and well being of both the mother and the child. These babies enter the center as space becomes available. Families learn about child development, health, and nutrition by talking with other parents, attending classes, seeing films and demonstrations, and going on field trips. Opportunities are provided for parents to develop skills that are useful in other aspects of their lives through sessions on sewing, budgeting, home improvement, exercise, computer literacy, basic adult education, and GED classes.

St. Francis Head Start Center (ehs) - JCCEO Location: Bessemer, AL - 35020 Contact Phone: (205) 201-7519 Details: JCCEO Head Start provides services to 1,427 3-5-year-old children and their families. Our goals are: To provide a qualified, well-trained staff; To provide a curriculum which encourages children's involvement in the learning process; To teach children about life, their communities, and the world as they develop; To protect and enhance the health and safety of children and adults at all times; To meet the nutritional needs of children and adults; To provide the best training and support for staff; To involve parents in the program to enhance their parental abilities and support. Head Start classrooms are located at sites in Bessemer, Homewood, Jefferson County, Midfield and Tarrant school systems. The Early Head Start Program was created in 1994 and provides the comprehensive services of Head Start to pregnant women, infants, toddlers, and their families. In our effort to support these families, we provide extended day care services for working families and families involved in vocational and educational training. The JCCEO Early Head Start Program (EHS) operates twelve months a year, five days a week, and currently serves 216 infants and toddlers, 32 pregnant women, and their families. Parents are also offered opportunities to develop skills that will help them function more effectively as adults in their day-to-day lives. Families are encouraged to enhance their parent/child relationships by participating in all aspects of the program. Early Head Start also has a prenatal component that delivers services through a home-based model. Families participating in this component receive home visits once a week for ninety minutes each visit and they visit the center twice a month for a full day of activities. When women participating in the prenatal component give birth to their babies, the Health Assistant visits the home within two weeks of the baby's birth to assure the health and well being of both the mother and the child. These babies enter the center as space becomes available. Families learn about child development, health, and nutrition by talking with other parents, attending classes, seeing films and demonstrations, and going on field trips. Opportunities are provided for parents to develop skills that are useful in other aspects of their lives through sessions on sewing, budgeting, home improvement, exercise, computer literacy, basic adult education, and GED classes.

St. Joseph's Head Start Center (ehs) - JCCEO Location: Birmingham, AL - 35218 Contact Phone: (205) 785-8611 Details: JCCEO Head Start provides services to 1,427 3-5-year-old children and their families. Our goals are: To provide a qualified, well-trained staff; To provide a curriculum which encourages children's involvement in the learning process; To teach children about life, their communities, and the world as they develop; To protect and enhance the health and safety of children and adults at all times; To meet the nutritional needs of children and adults; To provide the best training and support for staff; To involve parents in the program to enhance their parental abilities and support. Head Start classrooms are located at sites in Bessemer, Homewood, Jefferson County, Midfield and Tarrant school systems. The Early Head Start Program was created in 1994 and provides the comprehensive services of Head Start to pregnant women, infants, toddlers, and their families. In our effort to support these families, we provide extended day care services for working families and families involved in vocational and educational training. The JCCEO Early Head Start Program (EHS) operates twelve months a year, five days a week, and currently serves 216 infants and toddlers, 32 pregnant women, and their families. Parents are also offered opportunities to develop skills that will help them function more effectively as adults in their day-to-day lives. Families are encouraged to enhance their parent/child relationships by participating in all aspects of the program. Early Head Start also has a prenatal component that delivers services through a home-based model. Families participating in this component receive home visits once a week for ninety minutes each visit and they visit the center twice a month for a full day of activities. When women participating in the prenatal component give birth to their babies, the Health Assistant visits the home within two weeks of the baby's birth to assure the health and well being of both the mother and the child. These babies enter the center as space becomes available. Families learn about child development, health, and nutrition by talking with other parents, attending classes, seeing films and demonstrations, and going on field trips. Opportunities are provided for parents to develop skills that are useful in other aspects of their lives through sessions on sewing, budgeting, home improvement, exercise, computer literacy, basic adult education, and GED classes.

Tarrant Elementary School - JCCEO Location: Birmingham, AL - 35217 Contact Phone: (205) 599-6400 Details: JCCEO Head Start provides services to 1,427 3-5-year-old children and their families. Our goals are: To provide a qualified, well-trained staff; To provide a curriculum which encourages children's involvement in the learning process; To teach children about life, their communities, and the world as they develop; To protect and enhance the health and safety of children and adults at all times; To meet the nutritional needs of children and adults; To provide the best training and support for staff; To involve parents in the program to enhance their parental abilities and support. Head Start classrooms are located at sites in Bessemer, Homewood, Jefferson County, Midfield and Tarrant school systems.

Uab Early Head Start - University of Alabama at Birmingham, EHS Program Location: Birmingham, AL - 35205 Contact Phone: (205) 934-9465

West Center Street Head Start Center (pk) - JCCEO Location: Birmingham, AL - 35211 Contact Phone: (205) 458-2635 Details: JCCEO Head Start provides services to 1,427 3-5-year-old children and their families. Our goals are: To provide a qualified, well-trained staff; To provide a curriculum which encourages children's involvement in the learning process; To teach children about life, their communities, and the world as they develop; To protect and enhance the health and safety of children and adults at all times; To meet the nutritional needs of children and adults; To provide the best training and support for staff; To involve parents in the program to enhance their parental abilities and support. Head Start classrooms are located at sites in Bessemer, Homewood, Jefferson County, Midfield and Tarrant school systems.

Ywca Head Start Center - JCCEO Location: Birmingham, AL - 35203 Contact Phone: (205) 599-6400 Details: JCCEO Head Start provides services to 1,427 3-5-year-old children and their families. Our goals are: To provide a qualified, well-trained staff; To provide a curriculum which encourages children's involvement in the learning process; To teach children about life, their communities, and the world as they develop; To protect and enhance the health and safety of children and adults at all times; To meet the nutritional needs of children and adults; To provide the best training and support for staff; To involve parents in the program to enhance their parental abilities and support. Head Start classrooms are located at sites in Bessemer, Homewood, Jefferson County, Midfield and Tarrant school systems. The Early Head Start Program was created in 1994 and provides the comprehensive services of Head Start to pregnant women, infants, toddlers, and their families. In our effort to support these families, we provide extended day care services for working families and families involved in vocational and educational training. The JCCEO Early Head Start Program (EHS) operates twelve months a year, five days a week, and currently serves 216 infants and toddlers, 32 pregnant women, and their families. Parents are also offered opportunities to develop skills that will help them function more effectively as adults in their day-to-day lives. Families are encouraged to enhance their parent/child relationships by participating in all aspects of the program. Early Head Start also has a prenatal component that delivers services through a home-based model. Families participating in this component receive home visits once a week for ninety minutes each visit and they visit the center twice a month for a full day of activities. When women participating in the prenatal component give birth to their babies, the Health Assistant visits the home within two weeks of the baby's birth to assure the health and well being of both the mother and the child. These babies enter the center as space becomes available. Families learn about child development, health, and nutrition by talking with other parents, attending classes, seeing films and demonstrations, and going on field trips. Opportunities are provided for parents to develop skills that are useful in other aspects of their lives through sessions on sewing, budgeting, home improvement, exercise, computer literacy, basic adult education, and GED classes.