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19 people are interested
Help an Adult Achieve Their Dream!
ORGANIZATION: Hayward Public Library, Literacy Plus
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19 people are interested
The Hayward Public Library - Literacy Plus Program is looking for volunteers to help tutor adults in our ESL program. Classes are held Monday-Thursday from 5-7 PM. The students are a pleasure to work with--motivated, good-humored, and grateful for your help. The experience is not only fun, but deeply gratifying as you see students make strides in their English proficiency.
Each volunteer tutor designs his or her own lessons; we provide books, supplementary materials and supplies. For aides, no experience is necessary.
Requirements:
-Volunteers must be 18 years or older
-Read and write at a 12th grade level or higher
-You must commit to two hours per week
-Fill out a volunteer application and attend a 30 minute observation/orientation
-Be fingerprinted through the Hayward Police Department
More opportunities with Hayward Public Library, Literacy Plus
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Hayward Public Library, Literacy Plus
Location:
888 B Street, Hayward, CA 94541, US
Mission Statement
The main goal of Literacy Plus is to provide for our learners’ emerging literacy needs through goal-directed, learner-centered tutoring. In addition, we support family learning through our Families for Literacy programs, support the learning efforts of all participants by providing the best possible training for volunteer tutors, and help empower learners so they may accomplish their goals and realize their dreams. Literacy Plus' philosophy is to help break the cycle of intergenerational illiteracy in the Hayward community for adults and children.
Description
Literacy Plus, a free service of the Hayward Public Library, provides literacy services to English-speaking adults and their families in the Hayward area. We are committed to providing the highest quality volunteer-based literacy services, and have been a part of the Hayward Public Library since 1985. The early program focused on adults with low literacy skills, but other services for children and families of adult learners have been added, as tutors and staff became available and as other literacy needs have been assessed. We currently operate several different programs, including one-on-one adult tutoring, English Conversation Circles, Families for Literacy, and various children's story times out in the community.
Our next free Tutor Orientation for volunteer tutors in the adult program will be held in early 2019, once our new Public Library opens. Registration is required. For information and an application, please call us at (510) 881-7912 or email us at literacyplus@hayward-ca.gov.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
680 W Tennyson Ave.Hayward, CA 94544
DATE POSTED
October 12, 2016
SKILLS
- Tutoring
- Literacy / Reading
- Reading / Writing
- English as a Secondary Language (ESL)
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- 2 hrs per week