Literacy Volunteers Of Washington County

To foster and promote literacy through free instructional services for adults in southeastern Connecticut and southwestern Rhode Island

Description:
Accredited by ProLiteracy America and funded in part by the Rhode Island Department of Education, LVWC seeks to provide individual tutoring, small group instruction, and/or computer assisted learning in Washington County. Free services target adults who test at or below the intermediate levels either as native speakers of English or as English Language Learners. Participants and volunteers must agree to fifty instructional hours per fiscal year -- from July 1 to June 30. Prospective volunteers may visit the web site at www.literacywashingtoncounty.org to learn more about the organization and expectations of participants and tutors.

History:
Literacy Volunteers of Washington County (LVWC) began as an outreach program of the Westerly Public Library in 1982 and filed its articles of incorporation in 1988. In June of 2008, the former Literacy Volunteers of South County began operating under the mantle of Literacy Volunteers of Washington County.

Contact person: Mary Lou Gentz, Executive Director, (401) 596-9411, (email)

Address:

93 Tower Street Westerly, RI 02891 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.literacywashingtoncounty.org

Directions:

Literacy Volunteers of Washington County is located in the Tower Street School Community Center at the intersection of 93 Tower Street and the Narragansett Avenue Extension. From route one south, take a right on Tower Street and proceed for a. . . (more)   Nearest Bus Stop: Flex Bus, 0 minute walk

Miscellaneous Information

Handicap accessible?
	Yes
Interests Served:
	Building Adult & Neighborhood Independence
Does your agency accept court-appointed volunteers?
	Yes
What type of organization
	Nonprofit 501(c)(3)

Last updated on September 12, 2009