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Stephen Hanley Deborah Marquardt Ronald Owens Tel: (617) 445-5510 In 1979, Sisters of Charity from Boston's Saint Patrick's School and neighborhood residents vowed that "We're All In This Together " as they dedicated themselves to providing essential services to the people. The philosophy-- and the name-- seemed right, and W.A.I.T.T. House has been offering its participants opportunities to improve their lives and their communities for 23 years. Since 1983, when Barbara Bush visited W.A.I.T.T. House to inaugurate the Boston Adult Literacy Initiative, its central focus has been providing quality adult education. Its current offerings include Adult Basic Skills, Boston's External Diploma Program, Financial Literacy, Career Awareness, Computer Literacy, Counseling and Support Services, as well as community and lifeskills projects developed by our student advisory council. We are particularly proud of our newest programs: Diploma Plus (a transition to college component), WOW! (Women of W.A.I.T.T. House), and the AAMEN support group for male participants. W.A.I.T.T. House's mission is to bring adults from different cultures together to bring about positive change-- for themselves, their families, and their neighborhoods. Its participants reflect the multi-racial, multi-ethnic, multi-lingual population that embodies Boston's Roxbury and Dorchester communities. W.A.I.T.T. House is a full-time day program (9:00 AM-1:00 PM) serving more than 120 participants a year. It has produced 385 high school graduates through Boston Public Schools' External Diploma Program, the highest number of graduates among adult literacy programs in Boston, and has maintained a 96% placement rate of its graduates into college, jobs, or skills training. |
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