"At my forty-ninth birthday, my friends found out I could not read. That's when one of them called Literacy Volunteers for me. Literacy Volunteers matched me with my tutor, the
best teacher in the world. We started with ten words a week. My tutor has helped me get my library card and last year I checked out 24 books. Thank you Literacy Volunteers for making me feel better about myself."
Ken, Literacy Volunteers Learner.
Becoming a Literacy Volunteer
You Can Help
Volunteer tutors are the foundation of the Literacy Volunteers model. In Maine, over 1000 volunteers across the state support our literacy programs. In 2004, these volunteers donated over 62,500 hours of their time to helping Maine adults achieve their literacy goals. Literacy Volunteers tutors work with adults one-on-one, creating a very strong and unique learning partnership.
Training
Interested tutors receive intensive training through the workshops offered by our local affiliates. Trainings are generally 12 - 15 hours long, and are conducted over a series of workshops. Most affiliates offer trainings twice a year, although several offer them more frequently.
To find out about a training workshop in your area, contact the affiliate in your community.
In addition, Verizon Literacy Campus offers volunteers self-paced training online at no cost. They even have several courses for the potential volunteer, including information on working with an adult literacy learner. Visit www.literacycampus.org to find out more.
Time Commitment
Once you are trained as a tutor, you will be matched with an adult learner, and begin working with them to help them achieve their literacy goals. Tutors and their students usually meet once or twice a week for 1 - 2 hours at a location that is mutually convenient, such as a library, coffee shop, or other public place.
Read. Pass it on.
Literacy changes lives. Once people discover they can learn, their self-esteem and capabilities grow. New opportunities open up and the lives of these individuals move forward with hope and confidence.
Call (773.3191) or email us about becoming a volunteer, and help pass on the gift of literacy to someone in your community
Ken, Literacy Volunteers Learner.
Becoming a Literacy Volunteer
You Can Help
Volunteer tutors are the foundation of the Literacy Volunteers model. In Maine, over 1000 volunteers across the state support our literacy programs. In 2004, these volunteers donated over 62,500 hours of their time to helping Maine adults achieve their literacy goals. Literacy Volunteers tutors work with adults one-on-one, creating a very strong and unique learning partnership.
Training
Interested tutors receive intensive training through the workshops offered by our local affiliates. Trainings are generally 12 - 15 hours long, and are conducted over a series of workshops. Most affiliates offer trainings twice a year, although several offer them more frequently.
To find out about a training workshop in your area, contact the affiliate in your community.
In addition, Verizon Literacy Campus offers volunteers self-paced training online at no cost. They even have several courses for the potential volunteer, including information on working with an adult literacy learner. Visit www.literacycampus.org to find out more.
Time Commitment
Once you are trained as a tutor, you will be matched with an adult learner, and begin working with them to help them achieve their literacy goals. Tutors and their students usually meet once or twice a week for 1 - 2 hours at a location that is mutually convenient, such as a library, coffee shop, or other public place.
Read. Pass it on.
Literacy changes lives. Once people discover they can learn, their self-esteem and capabilities grow. New opportunities open up and the lives of these individuals move forward with hope and confidence.
Call (773.3191) or email us about becoming a volunteer, and help pass on the gift of literacy to someone in your community
