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Get Involved! Teach an Adult to Read & Write!

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ORGANIZATION: San Diego County Library - El Cajon Library

  • 148 people are interested

Are you able to write a check, read a story to a child, or compose a short letter to a family member? Nearly 500,000 adults throughout San Diego County lack the skills to accomplish these basic tasks. You can help! The San Diego County Library is seeking volunteer literacy tutors to teach adults how to read and write in El Cajon, Alpine, Santee, La Mesa, Lakeside, and Rancho San Diego. Get involved, make a difference, and change a life!

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About San Diego County Library - El Cajon Library

Location:

201 E. Douglas Ave, El Cajon, CA 92020, US

Mission Statement

Mission Statement: We celebrate our communities and dedicate our passion and expertise to help you create your own story. Guiding Principles: Learn - We promote learning, exploration, and discovery for fulfillment and personal growth. Energize - We champion civic engagement and support individuals in shaping the future of their communities. Read - We encourage reading in every way: to develop skills, nurture hope, and motivate a love of reading. Create - We design opportunities to experience and enjoy culture and the arts as a creator and participant.

Description

Public libraries in California seek to engage the talents, skills and commitment of volunteers to serve the communities' information and literacy needs. Libraries offer a variety of skilled volunteer opportunities to make a meaningful contribution to library programs, operations, fundraising events and other community engagement functions. Skilled volunteers have opportunities to lead projects, work with teams of staff and volunteers, learn new skills, and have fun.

CAUSE AREAS

Community
Education & Literacy
Immigrants & Refugees
Community, Education & Literacy, Immigrants & Refugees

WHEN

We'll work with your schedule.

WHERE

201 E. Douglas AveEl Cajon, CA 92020

(32.793102,-116.960686)
 

DATE POSTED

May 28, 2020

SKILLS

  • Tutoring
  • English
  • Literacy / Reading
  • Teaching / Instruction
  • Reading / Writing

GOOD FOR

N/A

REQUIREMENTS

  • Background Check
  • Must be at least 18
  • Orientation or Training
  • 90 min/2x week, Minimum commitment of 6 months
  • High school graduate, fluent English speaker, empathetic, patient, and respectful.

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