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Literacy Volunteers of Fulton County

LITERACY VOLUNTEERS OF FULTON COUNTY
OPENS THE DOORS TO LITERACY

We provide assistance to adults who want to improve their reading, writing, or English speaking skills by providing free, private, one-on-one tutoring in adult basic education (Basic Literacy) and English as a Second Language (ESOL). Possibilities include:
  • Survival Skills (understanding medicine bottles, identifying labels, street signs, etc.)
  • Helping adults to help their children (early childhood reading, assisting with homework, etc.)
  • Improving writing skills related to filling out job applications.
  • Basic Reading (newspapers, magazines, and other literature.
  • Speaking, reading, and/or writing better English.

A few little-known facts:

  • There are at least 8,800 adults in our county whose lack of reading and writing skills limit their life choices.
  • We cannot keep up with the demand for ESOL tutoring.
  • We partner with BOCES to provide the residents of the county with help in reading, writing, English Speaking skills; to prepare for their GED or to enter the workforce.

Our Mission

Literacy Volunteers of Fulton County, Inc. recognizes that literacy, including reading, writing,and speaking English, computing, and problem solving is necessary to function on the job, in society, and to raise a family. Literacy is also necessary to achieve individual goals and to develop knowledge and potential. Literacy is valuable to develop and function as citizens, to realize rights and freedoms and to fulfill responsibilities as members of a free society. Therefore, it is the mission of Literacy Volunteers of Fulton County, Inc. to develop and support volunteer resources to serve adults and families of the Fulton County area and to provide services consistent with increasing literacy and promoting the value of Literacy to the future of the Fulton County area.

Our Vision

Universal literacy in Fulton County.


Our Staff

Donna Hunter
Director

TBA
Program Coordinator

Kitty Ingalls
Student and Instructional
Coordinator


Our Board of Directors

Cheryl Peeler - President Sharlene Cornacchia - Vice President
Gene Reppenhagen - Treasurer Edith Willcox - Secretary
Laurie Bargstedt - Member Maurice Farhart - Member
William Kline - Member

Literacy Volunteers of Fulton County does not discriminate on the basis of gender, age, race, color, creed, religion, disability, political belief, physical appearance, sexual orientation, or family status. Literacy Volunteers of Fulton County maintains strict confidentiality of tutor and student records. Information pertaining to individual tutors and students is not to be shared with anyone unless prior written consent is obtained. General statistical information may be released anonymously. Students and tutors are welcome to share their experience publicly as long as they do not violate the privacy of other tutors or students.
©2007 Literacy Volunteers of Fulton County, Inc.
199 S. Main Street, Gloversville, NY 12078· 518.725.1440