How Do I Become a Volunteer Tutor?
- You must be at least eighteen years of age, be a high school graduate (or higher).
- Apply to be a tutor HERE and a staff member will contact you. Training is conducted online, at your convenience.
- Volunteer tutors working with individual students are asked to tutor for 2 hours weekly. There are also opportunities to tutor in our lab and volunteer in other ways. Email lvbtcoutreach@gmail.com for more information.
How Will Literacy Volunteers Help Me Once I Become a Tutor?
Literacy Volunteers will help you every step of the way as you begin working with a student.. We want to ensure that you feel comfortable and supported at all times.We are just a phone call or email away. Our staff is available most days to answer your questions or discuss tutoring issues with you. Literacy Volunteers maintains a lending library of useful materials for tutors such as instructional aids and lesson plan ideas
Tidbits
- Literacy Volunteers never charges for any of our educational services. No student is turned away for financial reasons.
- In addition to Adult Basic Education, we also offer preparation for High School Equivalency (GED) exams for adults, and English lessons for speakers of other languages (ESOL).
- We provide services in both Broome and Tioga Counties.
- We are a non-governmental nonprofit agency. We have been active in this community since 1967.
