Change a Life Through Literacy — Become an Adult Literacy Volunteer

Change a Life Through Literacy — Become an Adult Literacy Volunteer

(Tutors Needed Throughout DuPage County)

Imagine trying to navigate your community while learning a new language or embarking on an unknown journey without the ability to read a bus schedule, complete a medical form, or communicate confidently in a school or employment setting. For many adults in our community, this is their everyday experience.

As a volunteer tutor with our Adult Literacy Program, you play a powerful role in helping adult learners build the skills they need to move forward with confidence. No prior teaching or foreign language experience is needed!

Register for a Meet & Greet Zoom presentation to learn more! https://www.literacydupage.org/volunteer/register-orientation

Your Impact

As a volunteer tutor you will support adult learners as they work to improve their basic English language, reading, and writing skills.

Your guidance helps learners:

• • Understand a new language in order to navigate their community
  • Gain confidence in everyday communication
  • Access better job opportunities and workplace success
  • Support their children’s education
  • Build independence and a sense of belonging

Often, volunteers are the steady encouragement learners need as they embark on an unknown journey toward greater independence and opportunity.

Why Volunteer With Us

• You don’t need prior teaching or foreign language experience, just patience, empathy, and a willingness to learn alongside your student.
• We provide training, resources, and ongoing support.
• Flexible scheduling makes it possible to volunteer in a way that fits your life.

The Reward

Adult literacy volunteering is deeply meaningful. Every milestone, reading a first paragraph, making a confident phone call, or completing an important form, represents a life-changing step forward.

Be the Reason Someone Moves Forward

Your time, compassion, and encouragement can help someone navigate their world with confidence and dignity. Join us and be part of a community that believes in second chances, lifelong learning, and the power of literacy.

Register for a Meet & Greet Zoom presentation to learn more! https://www.literacydupage.org/volunteer/register-orientation

Volunteer today and help turn uncertainty into opportunity—one learner at a time.

FAQ - VOLUNTEER TUTORING

What are the tutor qualifications? Mostly, patience and compassion. Plus:

• • Be at least 21 years old and live in or around DuPage County.
  • Have earned at least a high school diploma or equivalent.
  • Demonstrate the ability to speak, read, write, and understand English to communicate at a native proficiency.
  • Be sensitive to the adult learner and other cultures.
  • Be dependable, friendly, optimistic, interested in helping others and respectful of confidentiality.

What is the time commitment?

• • 45-minute Meet & Greet session.
  • 15 hours of tutor training.
  • Meet up to 2 hours each week with your adult learner: minimum tutor commitment of six months.
  • Minimum of two in-service, professional development workshops each year.

What are my responsibilities as a tutor?

• • Meet with your learner regularly and punctually each week.
  • Prepare each lesson to meet your learner’s goals and life-skills needs, integrating his/her special interests.
  • Attend assessment meeting after every 35 hours of tutoring.
  • Submit volunteer hours online on a quarterly basis.
  • Contact program staff for support at any time. We look forward to assisting you!

Participant Safety

• • Tutor/Learner pairs meet in a public location, usually a local library.
  • Tutors and volunteers must complete background check.

Register for a Volunteer Tutor Meet & Greet Session!

Join us for an upcoming information session about the

Literacy DuPage program. https://www.literacydupage.org/volunteer/register-orientation

About Literacy DuPage

Mission - To help DuPage County adults achieve their life goals through accessible and customized tutoring that improves their English-language speaking, reading, writing, and listening skills.

Vision - We envision a world of adults, families, and communities empowered through literacy.

Literacy DuPage was founded in 1972 and granted 501(c)(3) status in 1992.

Learn more on our website at www.LiteracyDuPage.org