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Flexible Schedule
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Fitchburg, MA 01420
In our community, many adults struggle with low literacy or limited English skills, making it difficult for them to fully participate in daily life, secure stable employment, or support their families. With 1 in 5 adults facing these challenges, our community’s potential is held back by limited educational access, diminished civic engagement, and economic disadvantages. You can be the solution by becoming a Literacy Volunteer. By dedicating just a few hours a week, you can help an adult learner improve their literacy or English skills, opening doors to opportunities that can change lives. With one-on-one tutoring, volunteers provide tailored support that empowers individuals to gain confidence, achieve personal goals, and become active participants in their communities. Step-by-Step Action Plan: Sign up for Tutor Training - We offer comprehensive training to equip you with everything you need, whether or not you have teaching experience. Get Matched - After training, you’ll be paired with an adult learner who is eager to improve their literacy or English skills. Meet and Tutor - You’ll meet with your student weekly, guiding them through personalized lessons and helping them achieve their goals. Make a Difference - Watch as your student gains confidence, achieves milestones, and begins to thrive in their personal and professional life. Without more volunteers, many adults in our community will continue to struggle in silence-unable to read a job application, communicate effectively, or support their children’s education. This perpetuates cycles of poverty, underemployment, and disengagement, not only limiting individual futures but weakening our community’s potential. By volunteering, you are helping to break this cycle. Your time and dedication will help someone gain the skills they need to thrive, leading to better job opportunities, improved family stability, and greater community involvement. You are creating lasting change in the life of one person, their family, and the wider community. Join us today and become a Literacy Volunteer. Your time can change a life. Visit our website to sign up for our next tutor training session and be the difference our community needs. Together, we can unlock potential, one learner at a time!
Date Posted: 2024-12-16
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Flexible Schedule
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Virtual Opportunity
Literacy Volunteers of the Montachusett Area seeks a committed volunteer to help ensure that we continue to receive the funding we need to provide literacy and English language learners in our community with free, confidential, flexibly scheduled, and individualized help. The volunteer Fundraising & Grants Assistant will work with the Executive Director to: - Communicate with and grow our current donor base - Seek out and apply for grants - Plan fundraisers - Brainstorm and pursue ways to raise our profile in the community This work can be done remotely or in the office. While raising funds can be hard work, it can also be fun and rewarding! Please consider helping to make a crucial difference in the sustainability of a small nonprofit that has played a tremendous role in our community since 1973.
Date Posted: 2024-12-16
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Flexible Schedule
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Fitchburg, MA 01420
L iteracy Volunteers of the Montachusett Area Board Member Job Description Summary: The Literacy Volunteers of the Montachusett Area Board of Directors is an entity which governs the affairs of Literacy Volunteers of the Montachusett Area, a private, nonprofit organization that provides free, private, individualized, and confidential tutoring in basic reading, writing, and English to adult Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL.) Board officers and members are elected at the Annual Meeting. Responsibilities: 1. Responsible for long-range and strategic planning, resource development, financial oversight, policy development, maintaining legal affairs, and board development. 2. Active participation is the highest priority. Must attend at least two-thirds of the monthly Board meetings. Attendance at special events such as the annual meeting, fundraising or recognition events is also expected. 3. Participate in at least one committee (executive, nominating, board development, fundraising and publicity. 4. Within financial means, make an annual financial contribution to the organization. Qualifications: 1. Committed, enthusiastic, and willing to participate in the development and growth of the organization. 2. Ability to work as part of the team. 3. Interest in adult literacy, and sensitivity to students and volunteers. 4. Ability to provide expertise in at least one area needed by the organization, e.g. public relations, fund-raising, financial management, electronic media management, event planning, networking. 5. Show initiative. To apply, please send a cover letter of interest and a resume to Literacy Volunteers of the Montachusett Area: either at prog.coord@lvmonta.org or P.O. Box 7197, Fitchburg, MA 01420
Date Posted: 2024-12-16
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Flexible Schedule
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Fitchburg, MA 01420
Whom We Serve LVMont specializes in teaching adults whose literacy skills are below the 6 th grade level or who have limited conversational English skills, especially those who cannot or will not attend classes due to fear, embarrassment, past failure in school, or difficulties with child care, transportation or scheduling. LVMont’s students are from the United States and 18 countries from every continent. What We Do We recruit volunteers and provide them with 18 hours of free training in either basic literacy or ESOL. We recruit, interview and assess students prior to matching and annually. Volunteer tutors provide 2 hours per week of free, confidential and individualized instruction. We provide professional support to tutors through monthly contact, personal appointments, open houses, additional trainings, a quarterly newsletter, an annual recognition event, and re-assessment to monitor progress. We conduct two free 20-hour citizenship classes per year, including materials. We conduct free conversation circles online and at libraries in our service area where participants can improve their fluency and confidence in conversational English. Our Impact Literate adults find better jobs, start new careers, and become more confident, self-reliant members of their community. Our students become proficient readers and speakers, enabling them to read to their children, and communicate with schools and doctors. ESOL students and graduates of the citizenship classes become US citizens.
Date Posted: 2024-12-16
