Literacy Volunteers of America, Essex and Passaic Counties

LVA recruits and trains volunteer tutors; pre-tests, post-tests, and instructs adult students; provides continued in-service training to tutors; provides peer group seminars for students and tutors; and provides ongoing communication with the community it serves. LVA provides supervision and continued training to volunteers and professional staff through a systematic process of communication, observation and evaluation. Our tutoring services are provided by volunteers who donate their time to help students increase their ability to speak, understand, read, and write English. We look at this contribution as a privilege, not a right, and encourage our students to take full advantage of the opportunities that our volunteers offer.

When you help an adult, you help her or his entire family. At Literacy Volunteers of America, Essex & Passaic Counties, we have a long list of U.S. citizens and immigrants, among them refugees and asylum seekers, waiting for help learning to speak, understand, read, and write in English. We need volunteers to teach them! Here's how you can help: Learn to teach ESOL and Basic Literacy with LVA. After training, you will be matched with a small group of students (three to five students) and tutor them for at least two hours each week. Become a volunteer literacy tutor by registering for our 10-hour (five sessions, two hours each) virtual tutor training course and then teach students in-person or via distance learning. This opportunity is for local residents of Essex and Passaic Counties or others that can meet in-person in these counties. This is a great opportunity to get involved and help your community!