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Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
September 8, 2010 – 11:00 a.m.
Gilbert Highlands
8508 Flower Avenue
Takoma Park, MD 20912
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 Rehab of Maple Towers Apartments in Full Swing
Major Overhaul Will Preserve Affordable Housing for 36 Families
Construction on 7610 Maple Avenue got started this summer and MHP plans to complete the transformation of the 44-year-old apartment community in Spring 2011. The 8-story brick building is near the intersection of Ritchie Avenue in the heart of Takoma Park. It had sat vacant for nearly three years when MHP purchased it, and had a history of housing code violations.
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Volunteer ESOL Instructor Need in Long Branch
MHP will offer English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) classes this fall at the Glenville Road and Greenwood Terrace Community Centers from October 4 – November 11. We are seeking a volunteer instructor who is bilingual in English and Spanish, to assist another instructor on Tuesdays/Thursdays 7:00-8:30 p.m., and lead classes on Mondays/Wednesdays 7:00-8:30 p.m. Interested candidates should contact Sulema Middleton Stewart, Director of Community Life Programs, at 301-622-2400 or email - smiddleton@mhpartners.org.
MHP offers ESOL classes for residents of its affordable housing developments through its Community Life Programs. There is a one-time fee of $25 for the book. The program accommodates a maximum of 50 students per semester, and employs a standards-based curriculum emphasizing language proficiency. MHP developed the curriculum in coordination with the Montgomery Coalition of Adult English Literacy, and its overarching goal is that students will use English to communicate and demonstrate cultural understanding.
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