Literacy Volunteers of the New River Valley will hold a tutor training for adult volunteers interested in helping local adults improve literacy and language skills for increased independence and better employment.
The tutor training will be held from 5:30-8:30 p.m. Monday at the LVNRV Learning Center, 195 W. Main Street in downtown Christiansburg.
LVNRV provides free tutoring in reading, writing, math, English as a Second Language (ESL), basic computer skills, pre-GED, and job-readiness skills to help adults in the New River Valley achieve their literacy-related goals.
Tutoring, which is one-to-one or small group, takes place at New River Valley-wide public locations and on days and at times that are convenient to both the tutor and the adult learner.
Volunteer tutors are asked to make a minimum of a one-year commitment and meet with their students 1-3 hours per week.
There are nearly 15,000 adults in the New River Valley without a high school or equivalency diploma.
A donation of $10 is requested from volunteer tutors to cover the cost of the tutor-training manual.
To register, or for more information, contact Literacy Volunteers of the New River Valley at (540) 382-7262 or lquesenberry@lvnrv.org.
More information on LVNRV, a United Way partner agency and Proliteracy member, is available on the non-profit’s website: www.lvnrv.org.
