Volunteer Opportunity Details:

Volunteer tutors work once or twice weekly with 8-12 adult literacy students and a co-tutor in a learning center. Tutors plan appropriate learning activities and consult regularly with an Educational Center Coordinator. Our biggest need is for tutors to volunteer 5:30-8:30pm at one of our mid-town tutorial centers.

We are also looking for volunteer teacher's assistants for morning and afternoon programs. We hold teacher-led classes in ABE (Adult Basic Education), ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) and Family Literacy. Classes are located mainly throughout Manhattan including Harlem, Midtown, and the Lower East Side. The Family Literacy location is in the Bronx.

Volunteers must be at least 18 years old with a strong command of the English language.

Required training for both volunteer tutors and teacher's assistants is provided by Literacy Partners. Training covers strategies for teaching reading, writing, and basic math skills to adult learners, and involves the opportunity to observe or participate in existing groups. Once training is completed (approx. 20hrs over 4 weeks) volunteers can tutor in any of our morning, afternoon, or evening programs. Trainings are usually held four times a year. An orientation is required before being invited to training.

For more information, including orientation dates, contact the volunteer manager at volunteermanager@literacypartners.org or (212) 725-9200 ext. 220.

This opportunity is sponsored by: Literacy Partners, Inc. This volunteer opportunity is available to the following types of volunteers Senior Citizens Welcome We need volunteers who are free at these times Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Morning X X X X Afternoon X X X X Evening X X X X Monthly Occasional Contact Person: Volunteer Coordinator, Volunteer Coordinator, (646) 237-0120, (email) View all organization contacts Address: 30 E 33rd St, 6th Floor New York, NY 10016 (See a map) Details where opportunity can also be performed This opportunity can also be performed in these locations: Zip codes: 10016,   10017,   10018,   10020,   10027,   10452 Web Site: http://www.literacypartners.org Miscellaneous Information Borough Bronx, Manhattan Volunteer Shifts Monday - Thursday in the mornings, afternoons, or evenings. There are no weekend volunteering positions available at Literacy Partners, Inc. at this time.

5 Overall Experience   
Worth every second of my time!

My name is Cristina. I am currently attending college. The reason I am where I am, is Literacy Partners. With LP invaluable help, I was able to obtain my GED - with a rather good score! - and to continue my education. I am currently a volunteer tutor for Literacy Partners. I tutor the same class I once attended. It gratifies, to be able to help people who, for different reasons, did not manage to complete their high school goals. One gets to explain to the students that, obtaining a diploma, is the easy paart. The hard part is to realize that it is their own goal, not someone else's; that, whatever they gain, is to improve themselves, and, once they understand that concept, everything gets easier for them. Students graduate, and that feels personally good, almost like a personal accomplishment. I strongly recommend tutoring as a mean to help oneself feel better, about helping others help themselves. posted by cristina.siegel@verizon.net on March 16, 2007