Bryn Mawr College

Norristown Community

ACLAMO

Acción Comunal Latinoamericana de Montgomery County (ACLAMO), located in Norristown, is the only bi-lingual social service agency in Montgomery County.  Since 1976 ACLAMO has worked to promote improved access to economic, health, educational, social and cultural opportunities for low-income individuals and families in Montgomery County, especially those of Spanish speaking background.  ACLAMO offers low-income Latinos access to programs in employment, housing, supplementary education/drop-out prevention, family literacy, early prenatal care and primary care health services and parenting education.   

Bryn Mawr College and ACLAMO have been connected in many ways since 2004:

• Volunteers have participated in and assisted with the ACLAMO Christmas Party and the Thanksgiving Drive.
• Students in the Effective Grantsmanship Program have assisted with various grant writing projects at ACLAMO.
• Praxis students have participated in the after-school program and the bi-lingual preschool and adult ESL classes that are part of the family literacy program.
• Bryn Mawr students have had summer funded internships in the ACLAMO summer programs.
• Recently, a Bryn Mawr student has been employed at ACLAMO through the Community-Based Work Study Program.

If you would like more information about volunteering at ACLAMO, contact Cathy Chezik at cchezik@brynmawr.edu or x7802.