Mercy Learning Center of Bridgeport, Inc.

Education Administration ProgramsConnecticut, United States51-200 Employees

Mercy Learning Center of Bridgeport, Inc. is a nonprofit focused on education administration programs, based in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Founded in 1987 by two educators, it aims to provide basic literacy and life skills training to low-income women within a holistic, compassionate environment that welcomes participants regardless of background. What began as a one-on-one tutoring program has expanded to include full- and part-time literacy and life skills curricula, an educational childcare program, and related support services, serving nearly 900 women and more than 150 of their children each year.

Bridgeport's population includes a notable foreign-born share (27.2%), and 46.1% of households speak a language other than English at home, underscoring the need for English-language and adult basic education. Operating within the education administration programs sector, Mercy Learning Center provides integrated literacy, life skills training, and support services, including childcare, to help women overcome barriers to education and daily living. Since its founding, the center has served more than 10,000 women and their children.

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