Juvenile Literacy Tutor

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If you would like to make a positive difference in your community and are interested in tutoring court-involved youth, our Juvenile Literacy Center is a good fit for you! JLC provides direct one-on-one tutoring to court-involved or at-risk youth. The program serves students ages 6 to 17 who are referred to the program by Juvenile Court, their school, or other youth-serving agency. Students who participate in this program receive individualized instruction to improve their reading, writing and math skills.

Our program is designed so that students will come to know success. The National Adult Literacy Survey reports a direct correlation between low literacy proficiency and poverty, homelessness and unemployment. Therefore, it is important to address literacy problems as soon as possible. The JLC is designed to improve literacy skills and cultivate both academic and personal success for court-involved youth.

JLC tutors must attend a volunteer orientation session (offered monthly) and complete online training. Tutors meet at specific program sites including the courthouse, local schools and other youth-serving agencies. Most tutoring takes place at the end of the school day or after school between 2pm and 7pm.