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Literacy Volunteers provides one-to-one, confidential tutoring, free of charge, to adults who want to improve their Basic Literacy or English as a Second Language skills. Volunteers are carefully selected, trained in proven adult tutoring techniques in a 21- hour tutor- training workshop, and then matched with adult learners. No special background, other than a high school diploma, is needed to tutor, and volunteers are asked to make a commitment to complete training and then tutor at least 2 hours each week for the year.

Volunteers Will:

· Interact and tutor adult learners one-on-one in reading and other literacy activities.

· Attend literacy trainings

· Assist with clerical and office activities at the LVA office site under the direction of the Literacy Coordinator.

Literacy Facts:

One in five adults in the Southern Tier cannot:

& Read a menu

& Read a road sign

& Vote

& Read a medicine label

& Read a caution sign

& Read a newspaper

& Read to their children

& Read the Bible

& Write a check

& Apply for a job

& 20% of adult Americans cannot read above the 5th grad level.

& 75% of unemployed adults have reading difficulties.

& 18% of the Twin Tiers population do not have a high school diploma.

& 50% of American adults are unable to read an 8th grad level book.

Literacy Volunteers Contact

Chemung County: Steele Memorial Library

101East Church St

Elmira, NY14901

607-733-8606

Schuyler County: EOP, Inc.

507 North Franklin St.

PO Box 176

Watkins Glen, NY 14891

607-535-2468

Volunteer

To become a Literacy Volunteer, please contact us Nancy Esty at::

607-733-8606