Change a Life - become a Literacy Volunteer!
ORGANIZATION: Literacy DuPage
Please visit the new page to apply.
Change Someone’s Future
Bridge the language gap by tutoring an adult English! As a volunteer tutor, you will teach an adult to communicate so they can do what most of us take for granted: make doctor appointments, go grocery shopping, speak with their children’s teachers, and so many other essential everyday tasks.
As a Literacy DuPage tutor, you’ll join a family of over 400 volunteers who work together to create lesson plans, share ideas, and forge friendships while strengthening our community’s ability to reach and embrace everyone. You’ll find yourself in a rewarding place: empowering adults with the life-changing benefits of literacy.
To learn how you can be part of this critical work - and why it matters so much in DuPage County - come to a new volunteer meet & greet. We’ll explain what it takes to be a tutor (in short, no prior experience - just a genuine desire to help) and how we’ll prepare you to teach English, and change a life, one conversation at a time.
Sign up for a meet & greet with Literacy DuPage to learn more about becoming a tutor. You can sign up through Volunteer Match, our website ( www.literacydupage.org), by phone (630.942.5210) or email ( info@literacydupage.org). We look forward to meeting you!
Can’t make it? We ask you to register for these sessions so we can be sure we are staffed and stocked to provide every single participant with all the information you need. Of course, we understand things come up. If you can’t make your originally scheduled session, please email ( info@literacydupage.org) to reschedule.
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
Clarendon Hills Public Library7 N Prospect AveClarendon Hills, IL 60514
DATE POSTED
March 3, 2020
SKILLS
- Tutoring
- Literacy / Reading
- English as a Secondary Language (ESL)
- Adult Education
- Reading / Writing
- English
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 21
- Orientation or Training
- Minimum 2 hours/week for 6 months after training. Time and location are up to you!
- 15 hours of training post meet & greet.