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Literacy Volunteers of Collier County

The mission of Literacy Volunteers of Collier County is to teach illiterate and non-English speaking adults to read, write and speak English. History: Since 1984, Literacy Volunteers of Collier County (LVCC), a 501c3 non-profit organization, has been offering free and confidential one-to-one tutoring to adults who want to improve their reading, writing, and English speaking skills to participate more fully in the daily tasks of life such as family, employment, school and community. Serving over 400 students with a growing list of individuals to be served, LVCC helps meet the challenges of Collier County’s growing population to ensure that all people from all walks of life deserve the chance to live productive and fulfilling lives. An accredited affiliate of ProLiteracy America, LVCC’s trained and dedicated tutors work with students of all levels. All teaching, which is confidential and free, is centered on individual needs and goals of the students and is designed to promote the potential and dignity of every student and to increase students’ language skills to help build confidence and self-esteem.

Nonprofit of Focus:

Education

Volunteer Needs:

Clerical & Data Entry, Editing and Writing, Tutoring, Website Development

Volunteer Positions:

LVCC Volunteer
Literacy Volunteers of Collier County has many opportunities in which you can participate and volunteer according to your schedule, interest, and skills. For example: * Do you enjoy office work? We always need volunteers to help our staff with administrative support (typing, copying, mailings, filing, answering telephones, taking messages etc.). * Interested in fundraising and/or marketing? As a non-profit, LVCC needs to raise critical funding to help support our programs. We welcome your help in grant writing, our annual appeal, writing newsletter articles, brochure development and other important activities. * Do you have artistic skills? We need the skills of a graphic arts designer to help with our newsletters, brochures, and website. * Do you have computer skills and like to work with people? Volunteers oversee our computer lab which has two self-paced programs to learn English. * Interested in organizing our library? We are looking for volunteers to keep our library materials organized and up-to-date

Special Events:

Become a Literacy Volunteer of Collier County
Date: 10/6/2009 to 10/15/2009 Time: 9-1pm Location: LVCC office Description: Literacy Volunteers of Collier County is an accredited affiliate of ProLiteracy America Would you like to positively change the life of a person in our community? Become a Literacy Volunteer of Collier County "With your help we can build a literate community" Tutoring of Adults in: Reading, Writing & Conversational English . No experience necessary! Register Now for this Tutor Training Workshop OCTOBER 2009 9:00am - 1:00pm Session One: October 6, Tuesday Session Two: October 8, Thursday Session Three: October 13, Tuesday Session Four: October 15, Thursday **************************** Follow up for October November 19, 2009: 9:00 AM Participants are expected to attend all four sessions to complete the training. Training takes place at our office: 281 Airport Road, South , Naples, FL 34104 (Commerce Centers of Naples) For more information or to register call: (239) 262-4448 You may also register by emailing: ifernandez@collierliteracy.org Email: Full Name, Address, Phone Number, and additional info about you. Support Literacy and EVERYBODY Wins!

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