Opportunity Centers – English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)
Offers free English language training with a workforce development component.
Opportunity Centers – ESOL Class Locations
Capital Region
County served: Albany
U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI)
155 Washington Avenue
Albany, NY 12210
County served: Saratoga
LifeWorks Community Action, Inc.
39 Bath Street
Ballston Spa, NY 12020
Central New York
County served: Onondaga
Catholic Charities of Onondaga County
527 N Salina Street
Syracuse, NY 13208
Finger Lakes
County served: Monroe
Catholic Charities Family & Community Services
79 N Clinton Ave
Rochester, NY 14604
Long Island
County served: Nassau
Central American Refugee Center (CARECEN)
250 Fulton Ave, Suite 500
Hempstead, New York 11550
County served: Suffolk
Central American Refugee Center (CARECEN)
652 Suffolk Ave, Suite 210
Brentwood, New York 11717
Mid-Hudson
County served: Orange
Catholic Charities Community Service, Archdiocese of NY
Remote Classes
Referral Phone Number: 845-304-7442
County served: Westchester
Neighbors Link, Corp.
Remote classes
Remote Supplemental: Email or call Barbara Ribeiro, 914-666-3410 ext. 106 or [email protected]
In-Person Supplemental: Email Denisha Hilario, [email protected] or call the general line 914-666-3410
Mohawk Valley
County served: Oneida
Mohawk Valley Resource Center for Refugees (The Center)
201 Bleeker Street
Utica, NY 13501
New York City
County served: Bronx
Catholic Charities Community Service, Archdiocese of NY
Remote classes
Referral Phone Number: 917-751-5460
County served: Kings
Haitian Americans United for Progress
1760 Nostrand Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11226
County served: Kings
Arab American Association of NY
Remote & In-person classes
Remote: Online sign up form - bit.ly/AAANYclasses
In-person: Register at the Beit el Maqdis Islamic Center, Tuesday-Thursday from 10am – 3pm
6202 6th Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11220 (entrance on 6th Avenue near 62nd Street)
County served: Kings
Jewish Community House of Bensonhurst
7802 Bay Parkway
Brooklyn, NY 11214
County served: Kings
Church Avenue Merchant Block Association (CAMBA)
1720 Church Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11226
County served: New York
International Rescue Committee
Remote & In-person classes
263 W 38th street
New York, NY 10018
County served: New York
Chinatown Manpower, Inc.
55 Chrystie Street, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10002
County served: Queens
Chinese-American Planning Council, Inc.
133-14 41st Avenue. 7th Floor
Flushing, New York 11355
County served: Queens
Haitian Americans United for Progress
209-05 Jamaica Ave
Queens Village, NY 11428
County served: Queens
Korean Community Services of Metropolitan NY
203-05 32nd Avenue.
Bayside, New York 11361
County served: Queens
Queens Community House
10825 62nd Drive
Forest Hills, New York 11375
Western New York
County served: Erie
Journey’s End Refugee Services
2495 Main Street, Ste 530
Buffalo NY 14214