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Adult Education

Empowering Arizona communities through education and human services

About Adult Education

Since 1920, Friendly House has offered classes in English literacy to serve foreign-born members of the community from all racial and ethnic backgrounds. These services continue today under the Adult Education Program which has expanded and evolved into one of Arizona's most successful programs.

The Adult Education Program gives access to quality educational opportunities to support employment, job training and higher education aspirations. By assisting adult learners to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary for effective participation in society, Friendly House creates an exceptional future for Arizona, where citizens transform their lives and realize their full potential.

Interested in a program?

Friendly House offers multiple classes such as English Language, HSE Preparation, and Citizenship classes at no cost to students if eligible.  

 

If you have any interest in our programs, click the button below to fill out our general interest form. Once you fill out the interest form, you will be contacted within 2 business days. Please check your email frequently. Otherwise, you can review the individual programs below; some programs will allow you to submit a class-specific enrollment application right away.

Send enrollment questions to enroll@friendlyhouse.org

For ESOL questions call or text (602) 926-1820 (English or Spanish)

For GED (HSE) questions call (602) 416-7226 (English or Spanish)

For Citizenship questions call (602) 492-9876 (English or Spanish)

Our Programs

Meet Rosamaria

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Success Story

“I remember when my children’s school posted information about this English class in Class Dojo, there the school shares all important information. In that moment I took the most important decision that change my life. I started to study English and I felt so good in my classroom, I set a goal “learn English” for that I needed to study every day as much I could. I can’t say “I know all the Language” because I’m still learning, but I improved myself in all my roles, like woman, mother, student. I got my GED and I can’t believe all my growth. Today I feel so confident and secure. I’m motivated to do better each day. I want to say thank you to my teacher Ms. Udell, Yumi and also my children’s school because they referred me to *Friendly House* the best way to achieve your goals.”

Friendly House Adult Education Enrollment Steps:

WELCOME TO FRIENDLY HOUSE!

Meet our Team

Jeff Adam 

Refugee Programs Manager 

Jeff Adam

(602) 416-7243

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Marlaina Larsen Thorslev

HSE Coordinator

Marlaina Larsen

(602) 698-7644

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Johana Arellanes

IET and Testing Specialist

Johana Arellanes

(480) 236-4437

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Sarah Phillips

ESOL Program Coordinator

Sarah Phillips

(480) 913-2741

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Jason Cohen

GED-Preparation Instructor

Jason Cohen

(602) 899-6657

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Evelyn Saenz

Administrative Assistant & Resource Navigator

Evelyn Saenz

(602) 926-1820

(602) 416-7226

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Patricia Zazueta

Workforce & Citizenship Programs

Coordinator

Patricia Zazueta

(602) 492-9876

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Coming Soon

Citizenship Administrative Assistant

Jose Vaquera

Vice President of Client Services

Jose Vaquera

(602) 416-7208

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Avein Saaty-Tafoya

CEO & President

Avein Tafoya

(602) 416-7214

ESOL Instructors

Sarah Al-Shaheeb

Sarah Bassim

Hiram Diaz

Hiram Diaz

Melody Hulse

Melody Hulse

Noah Mumford

Noah Mumford

Trish Udell, M.S.Ed. ESL

Trish Udell

Program Partners

United States Department of Education
Arizona Department of Education
The Maricopa County Industrial Development Authority
ProLiteracy

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