Help immigrants learn English! No prior teaching experience or knowledge of a foreign language is required. We will train you!
When? 2 hours per week at a time convenient for you
Where? at our office in New Britain or in public locations (typically libraries) in one of the following towns: New Britain, Middletown, Berlin, Bristol, Burlington, Cromwell, Durham, East Haddam, East Hampton, Haddam, Marlborough, Meriden, Middlefield, Plainville, Portland, Southington, and Wallingford.
What do we do? help adults learn English, become citizens, advance their careers/education and support their families
We have a variety of volunteer opportunities including individual tutoring (working with a small group of 1-4 students), language groups (team teaching a class of up to 10 students), or leading a focus group (a class focused on a specific subject such as digital literacy or civics).
If you are interested in signing up or learning more, please fill out the Volunteer Interest Form on our website, which can be found here: https://literacycentral.org/volunteers/