ESL Classes
Adult Education and Literacy Program at Lake Area Technical College
Watertown - 9th Avenue S.W.
Provides free educational classes to anyone 18 years of age or older who is looking to increase their skill sets and expand their employment opportunities. These educational programs can help those who want to gain English language proficiency.
LATC AEL Providers Offer:
- General Educational Development (GED ) Preparation
- English Language Proficiency Classes
- Skills Training
- Professional Training, Guidance, and Assistance in Securing Employment
Individuals can sign up using this form.
Glacial Lakes Multicultural Center, Inc. Program at Glacial Lakes Multicultural Center, Inc.
Watertown Site
Translation & Interpretation (For jobs, medical/dental appointments, court services, schools, community services).
Workforce Placement (providing inroads & assistance to immigrants entering the SD workforce or changing careers).
Immigration Services (documentation assistance, transportation, citizenship coaching).
Language Education (English as a second language 'ESL' & Spanish classes).
Advocacy (referrals and resource connections).
Household Needs (Furniture, bedding, etc.).
Adult Education and Literacy Program at Lake Area Technical College
Brookings Site
Provides free educational classes to anyone 18 years of age or older who is looking to increase their skill sets and expand their employment opportunities. These educational programs can help those who want to gain English language proficiency.
LATC AEL Providers Offer:
- General Educational Development (GED ) Preparation
- English Language Proficiency Classes
- Skills Training
- Professional Training, Guidance, and Assistance in Securing Employment
Individuals can sign up using this form.
Spanish-Speaking Community Group Program at Bienvenidos a Brookings
Brookings Site
Works to bring immigrants, immigrant advocates, and non-immigrant community members together to deepen their relationships and cultural understanding. Nearly all efforts are focused on Latin immigrants.
For immigrant families in need:
- Can provide food, furniture, school supplies, household items, and diapers
Also provides:
- Organizing community English classes and connecting ESL volunteers with new English language learners
- Networking with immigration service providers in Eastern South Dakota
- Creating a general referral service for immigrants needing assistance
- Arranging translation services when needed
- Assisting families with their efforts to change immigration status
- Community outreach to educate the non-immigrant community about obstacles immigrants experience in the Brookings area
Caminando Juntos - Presentation Sisters Hispanic Ministry Center Program at Presentation Sisters
Sioux Falls Site
Develops educational opportunities that include English language learning for adults, citizenship preparation, and other opportunities to advance.
Offers support to Latinos affected by domestic violence through providing resources, accompaniment, and assessment of immigration options.
Provides an Immigration Program that is recognized and accredited by the U.S. Department of Justice, and that offers competent, professional and affordable immigration counseling and legal services to Latino individuals and families.
Accompanies and educates Latinos while assisting them in accessing social, medical, dental, legal, employment and other services available in Sioux Falls and the tri-state region.
Partners with other agencies in the Sioux Falls area by advocating and collaboratively advancing bicultural and bilingual awareness and services.
Upholds and promotes the dignity and human rights of Latino immigrants through advocacy and justice.
Partners with local/regional/national agencies and advocates to educate the public and address immigration issues and legislation.
Center for New Americans Program at Lutheran Social Services - Southeast Region
Center for New Americans and Donations at Sioux Falls - E. 6th Street
Refugee resettlement agency, assisting newly arriving refugees and asylees with the transition of moving to a new land. Services include case management, employment services, education services, English language training, community orientation, and information and referral. May assist clients for up to five years. Provides cultural and diversity training to employers, businesses, agencies, and church groups. Also provides immigration counseling and interpreter services.
The Center for New Americans also has some services available for other immigrants who have come to the United States by choice, sometimes for the same reasons as refugees. Services provided for immigrants include English language training, immigration services, and citizenship classes.
