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How You Can Help
Sponsor a Child, Contribute, Tutor, Volunteer
Sponsor a Child
Literacy Volunteers works with families on literacy for both parents and children. The need, unfortunately, exceeds the funding available to help all those whose request family literacy. Several sponsorships have allowed LV-A to include more children in the program. Reports and photos (when the family agrees) are provided to keep a sponsor up-to-date on the child's progress.
Contribute
Literacy Volunteers-Androscoggin is an incorporated, non-profit organization and all donations are tax-deductible — and greatly appreciated. Without community support, LV-A would be unable to provide Basic Literacy, KAP (Family Literacy), English as a Second Language, Theater Literacy, or Prison Literacy Programs.
The Gift of Literacy is a donation to Literacy Volunteers-Androscoggin in the name of another person. A contribution of $20 or more entitles recipients to an LVA honorary membership and they will receive a certificate, LV-A program information and a profile of one of our students. Forms for this gift available by download: Gift of Literacy Form.
Every $1 invested in literacy generates about $33 in economic return to the community. It costs approximately $350 to provide an adult learner with one year of tutoring. Here are some ways donations are utilized:
$5,000
~ An entire quarter of home-based Knowledge As Power family
literacy services for seven families;
~ Staff time to recruit, train, and support 25 new volunteer tutors.
$2,500
~ One school year in the Knowledge As Power Family Literacy
Program for an entire family;
~ A year of an English Conversation class for immigrants.
$1,000
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An entire school year of monthly activities at the Auburn Library for
all parents and children in the KAP Family Literacy Program.
~ A year of one-on-one tutoring for two adult literacy students.
~ One year of educational materials for family literacy group meetings.
~ Two months of classroom rent.
$100
~ A year of educational materials for a family in our Knowledge as Power
(KAP) Family Literacy Program.
~ Phonics software for our student resource library.
~ Materials for four tutor training workshops.
$75
~ Three months of tutoring to help an adult pass their driver’s test or
a work-related exam.
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Three months to help an adult fill out job applications, write resumes,
and practice for interviews.
$50
~ One month of internet access to view educational websites
~ Citizenship materials for English Language Learners
$35
~ One month of one-on-one tutoring
~ A set of workbooks for our resource library
~ A cassette recorder for students with disabilities
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Tutor
Become a Literacy Volunteers Tutor. At least 90% of our student who work with a tutor for 50 hours or more improve their literacy skills and meet two of their goals.
Volunteers are also needed for the following programs and projects:
- Basic Literacy;
- Family Literacy;
- Prison Literacy;
- English for Speakers of Other Languages;
- English Conversation Partners.
Tutor Training for Basic Literacy is usually held four times each year. Training for English Conversation Partners is held on demand. If you are interested in helping, please give us a call at 207-333-4785, Ext. 1321, or e-mail info@literacyvolunteersandro.org
Volunteer
Literacy Volunteers has many opportunities for volunteers. At Scrabble Fest, volunteers are essential to the preparation and flow of the event. From taking registrations to keeping time to collecting the gaming materials after the prizes and trophies have been awarded, there are lots of jobs for volunteers. Annual Meeting, Open House and Annual Campaign are other times when volunteers can lend a hand. If you have some time to give, please give us a call at 207-333-4785 or e-mail info@literacyvolunteersandro.org
Literacy Volunteers-Androscoggin
15 Sacred Heart Place, Auburn, ME 04210
207-333-4785
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info@literacyvolunteersandro.org