A Call for Tutors

Discover how you can help local adults learn how to read, write, speak, and understand English.  Attend a one-hour Volunteer Orientation to learn about LVGW, the students we serve, volunteer opportunities, and the training program.  Please register for one of the following sessions by calling Vanessa or Tina at 203-754-1164:

Monday, January 9 ~ 10:30 a.m.
Thomaston Public Library, 248 Main Street, Thomaston

Wednesday, January 11 ~ 6:30 p.m.
Howard Whittemore Memorial Library, 243 Church Street, Naugatuck

Thursday, January 12 ~ 6:30 p.m.
Wolcott Public Library, 469 Boundline Road, Wolcott

Friday, January 13 ~ 10 a.m.
Woodbury Public Library, 269 Main Street South, Woodbury

Saturday, January 14 ~ 10:30 a.m.
LVGW Office (lower level) at the Silas Bronson Library, 267 Grand Street, Waterbury

The full schedule of tutor trainings will be provided at the orientation session.  The 2012 Winter Tutor Training Drive is sponsored by The GHADA Foundation of the Connecticut Automotive Retailers Association, The Linford and Mildred White Charitable Fund, United Way of Greater Waterbury, and United Way of Naugatuck & Beacon Falls.

If a session is cancelled due to inclement weather, you will be notified by phone. 

Employers, HR Directors, Educators and anyone interested in improving our community…please come to:
Literacy 101:  Business Challenges and Solutions
January 6, 2012 from 7:45-9:45 a.m.
Naugatuck Valley Community College Technology Hall Dining Room
Moderator:  Charles Monagan, Connecticut Magazine

Presented by Silas Bronson Library, Naugatuck Valley Community College, Literacy Volunteers of Greater Waterbury, and Waterbury Adult Education
Endorsed by: United Way of Greater Waterbury
Sponsored by:  The Connecticut Community Foundation
Attendance is free.  Registration is required – please call 203-754-1164

About Literacy Volunteers of Greater Waterbury, Inc.

Literacy Volunteers was founded in Syracuse, New York in 1962. It quickly grew into a national organization with affiliates throughout the U.S. In 2002, Literacy Volunteers of America merged with Laubach Literacy to form ProLiteracy Worldwide, the largest adult literacy organization in the world.

Literacy Volunteers of Greater Waterbury (LVGW) was founded in 1974. As an accredited affiliate of ProLiteracy America, we are proud to be a member of a national and international network of community-based education programs. LVGW is located in the lower level of the Silas Bronson Library, Waterbury.

LVGW strives to meet the literacy needs of adults in the Greater Waterbury area residing in the following 14 towns: Waterbury, Wolcott, Plymouth, Thomaston, Prospect, Naugatuck, Beacon Falls, Oxford, Cheshire, Bethlehem, Middlebury, Southbury, Woodbury, and Watertown/Oakville.

LVGW offers Adult Student Programs in Basic Literacy (BL) for adults who speak English but read and write at very low levels, English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) for non-English speakers who need instruction in reading, writing, speaking and understanding English, and Family Literacy designed for parents of children in pre-school and elementary school.

Literacy Volunteers of Greater Waterbury, Inc.
Silas Bronson Library ~ 267 Grand Street ~ Waterbury, CT 06702
203-754-1164

Literacy Volunteers of Greater Waterbury, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Agency