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“If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else.” ~Booker T. Washington

Who we Are

About Us

Who We Are

The Booker T. Washington Development and Education Center is located in the heart of the City of Erie, PA and is focused on creating quality educational programs and resources available to the public. We offer after-school programs and other educational programming that invests in our youth and the future of our community.

Named after Booker T Washington, the educator, writer, and speaker, who was an instrumental leader for the African-American community following the American Civil War. His autobiography, Up from Slavery, is still widely read today. Washington believed that the best means of improving conditions for people was education.

Address: 1720 Holland St.

Phone: (814) 453-5744

Fax: (814) 453-5749

Email: shilliard@btwcenter.org

“Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome.”
~ Booker T. Washington

Our Services

Mercyhurst

Mercyhurst University at the Booker T. Washington Center makes starting a college education or obtaining a degree affordable and accessible to members of the Erie community who may not have …

All Programs

Research tells us that children are more susceptible to temptations between the hours of 2:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.—the hours following the end of the school day when parents are …

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When a Community Counts

Our Numbers

456

Meals Served

543

Child Care Served

1435

Community Members Served

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