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| Last updated on March 4, 2008 |
Literacy Partners, Inc., a not-for-profit organization, provides free community-based adult and family literacy programs to ensure that all adults have the access to quality education needed to fully realize their potential as individuals, parents, and citizens.
Description:
For over thirty years, we have offered thousands of New York City adults free classes staffed by volunteers and professionals in reading, writing and numeracy. Our classes range from Basic Education to GED levels, as well as ESOL and Family Literacy classes, and are conducted at various NYC locations from Monday through Friday during the mornings, afternoons and evenings.
History:
In 1973 Literacy Volunteers of NYC was founded and volunteers began to tutor students who met twice a week. In the early 1990's, LVNYC was renamed Literacy Partners, Inc. and became its own entity, no longer a branch of Literacy Volunteers of America. Through government, private and individual funding, and space donated by corporate partners and CBO's, Literacy Partners continues to strive for excellence and places emphasis on outcomes and accountability.
Contact person: Volunteer Coordinator, Volunteer Coordinator, (646) 237-0120, (email)
Office fax number: (212) 725-0414
Address:
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30 E 33rd St, 6th Floor
New York, NY 10016
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Web Site: http://www.literacypartners.org
Volunteer Reflections
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Overall Experience 
Worth every second of my time!
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My name is Cristina. I am currently attending college. The reason I am where I am, is Literacy Partners. With LP invaluable help, I was able to obtain my GED - with a rather good score! - and to continue my education.
I am currently a volunteer tutor for Literacy Partners. I tutor the same class I once attended. It gratifies, to be able to help people who, for different reasons, did not manage to complete their high school goals. One gets to explain to the students that, obtaining a diploma, is the easy paart. The hard part is to realize that it is their own goal, not someone else's; that, whatever they gain, is to improve themselves, and, once they understand that concept, everything gets easier for them. Students graduate, and that feels personally good, almost like a personal accomplishment.
I strongly recommend tutoring as a mean to help oneself feel better, about helping others help themselves.
posted by cristina.siegel@verizon.net on March 16, 2007 |
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