Help an adult improve their reading

Volunteer Adult Literacy Tutors Needed

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The READ Center needs volunteer adult literacy tutors to help in a teacher-led classroom or one-to-one with an adult learner. Tutor training & instructional resources are provided.

In the Greater Richmond region, over 90,000 adults lack the literacy skills to read a bus schedule, fill out a job application or help their children with homework. You can help lower that number!

Stop by the Tuckahoe Library Friday, November 17 between 9:30-11 am to learn more about volunteering! Coffee and snacks will be available.

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To qualify as a volunteer, you must:

• be 18 years of age or older;

• have a high school diploma or equivalent;

• be dependable, patient and flexible;

• be encouraging and supportive of adult learners;

• be aware of cultural differences and respectful of learners as adult peers;

• have general comfort using a laptop and the internet;

• have and use email for office communication

As a volunteer, you’ll be committing to:

• complete The READ Center training process;

• provide 2 hours of tutoring once per week (day/evening opportunities) with a 1-year commitment preferred;

• submit to a background check.

Interested? Here are the next steps:

1. Submit a Volunteer Adult Literacy Tutor application form by clicking here;

2. Sign up for and attend Orientation;

3. Complete 2 self-paced online courses from ProLiteracy;

4. Observe 1 of our classes in action;

5. Attend an in-person training session.

Click here to learn more or sign up today!