By Dalinda Ifill-Pressat\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

The YMCA International Learning Center in Woburn, MA<\/a>\u00a0offers free morning and evening English classes to immigrants seeking to learn English\u00a0in efforts to better their lives.<\/p>\n

The program is designed not only to teach English, but also equip attendees with knowledge on community, health, finances and the workplace environment. Classes are held from September through June.<\/p>\n

“They’re learning the language in the context of what they need,” says Elaine Dougherty, site director.<\/p>\n

According Dougherty, the program services immigrants from more than\u00a020 different countries who combined speak more than\u00a014 different languages.<\/p>\n

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