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27 people are interested
Carol Stream Area! Empower a neighbor to gain key life skills through one-on-one tutoring in English
ORGANIZATION: Literacy DuPage
Please visit the new page to apply.
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27 people are interested
Help Change Someone’s Future
Become a Literacy DuPage Volunteer Tutor!
We are currently recruiting tutors to help more than 300 learners improve their foundational English skills to get jobs, support their families and thrive in their communities.
What makes a great tutor?
- Passion for helping and teaching and seeing their learner grow.
- Patience to help learners where they’re at and slowly improve over time.
- Empathy to understand the learner may be balancing work, family and other responsibilities, all in a community where they may not speak with language.
- Resourcefulness to connect learners with the information and tools they need to thrive.
If this sounds like you, we would love to meet you! Go to our website, www.literacydupage.org, call us at (630) 416-6699 to attend the orientation at the Carol Stream Public Library, on Wednesday February 15, 2017 from 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM. Help us continue our important work of empowering adults, families and communities through literacy.
More opportunities with Literacy DuPage
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Literacy DuPage
Location:
2100 Manchester Road, Suite 904, Wheaton, IL 60187, US
Mission Statement
Literacy DuPage’s mission is to help DuPage County adults achieve their life skills goals through accessible and customized tutoring in English.
Description
Literacy DuPage is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that has been committed to offering English language instruction to DuPage County adults since 1972. We have been able to provide this service to over 13,000 adult learners throughout 30 communities in the county at no cost to students or tutors.
We equip our big-hearted army of tutors to work one-to-one with adults who have little to no proficiency in comprehending, speaking, reading, or writing English. We train our volunteers and provide the materials, techniques, and confidence needed to help their learners break through language barriers and experience safer, more productive lives.
Our tutors come from a wide range of backgrounds. No prior teaching or foreign language experience is necessary. Tutors incorporate everyday materials, such as a newspaper, map, or job application, into their lessons. Tutoring occurs in a one-to-one setting at a convenient time and public location for the tutor-student pair, most commonly at libraries.
If you wish to help literally change the lives of low-literacy adult learners and impact future generations as a volunteer tutor, please visit our website at www.literacydupage.org or call us at 331-472-7160 for more information. We look forward to your participation!
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Carol Stream Public Library616 Hiawatha DriveCarol Stream, IL 60188
DATE POSTED
January 24, 2017
SKILLS
- Tutoring
- Adult Education
- Literacy / Reading
- Teaching / Instruction
- English as a Secondary Language (ESL)
- Cross-cultural Communication
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 21
- Orientation or Training
- 2 hrs/wk for 6 mos after being trained as tutor.
- After orientation session, volunteer tutor attends training sessions prior to tutoring.