Literacy Volunteers of Washington County...entering our 28th year

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Expectations of All Participants

Literacy Volunteers of Washington County, Inc. fosters and promotes adult literacy in southeastern Connecticut and southwestern Rhode Island.  Through free programs, instructional volunteers bring permanent change to the lives of participants, their families, and our communities.  Some participants are learning English as a second language, and others are among the over 14,000 Washington County adults who reported in the 2000 census that they lacked a high school diploma.  Some are dislocated workers. 
Participants work with tutors, small group facilitators, and on research based software in the staffed technology lab.  Web based distance learning with supervision is also available.
Literacy Volunteers of Washington County is an accredited affiliate of ProLiteracy America and is funded in part by the Rhode Island Department of Education, Adult Education.

Convenient Locations and Times

Appointments for intake and assessment are offered at various times and locations throughout Washington County in January and September.  They may be scheduled by appointment throughout the year in the Westerly Literacy Center.  There is a wait list for an individual tutor.  For more information, visit the Westerly Literacy Center during staffed hours, call executive director Mary Lou C. Gentz at 401-596-9411, or email her at litwashcty@verizon.net.    

Becoming a Member

Learn more about literacy, volunteering in the office, tutoring, or joining a literacy study group by visiting the office downstairs in the Westerly Public Library or by calling Mary Lou Gentz at the above numbers. Newsletters and brochures are available in libraries throughout Washington County.

July 2009 enews

"Don't Dress for Dinner"

Organization News
The literacy center moved to 93 Tower Street on July 8 and will reopen on July 15 in rooms 25 and 26 of the Tower Street School. 
 
 

Office Hours 
93 Tower Street
Units 25 and 26
 
Staffed Computer Lab
Monday to Thursday
9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Monday and Wednesday
5:00 to 9:00 p.m.
 
Small Literacy Groups
ABE and ESOL
Mon to Thur 9:30 to 1:30 p.m.
Mon and Wed 5:00 to 9:00 p.m.
 
Citizenship Group
Tuesday 9:30 a.m. 
 
The Octagon House
Route 112
Richmond, RI
by appointment
 
Save the Date!!! 
Tutor Share
Using Authentic Materials
July 28
11:00 a.m. Literacy Center 
6:00 p.m.
Randall's Real Estate
Wakefield
 
"20th Annual Theatre Benefit"
"Don't Dress for Dinner"
Granite Theatre
August 13, 2009
6:00 p.m. The Cooked Goose
               $35.00 per person
               Seating Limited
8:00 p.m. Theatre
$50.00 per person
 
 
Call Mary Lou Gentz at
401-596-9411 for information
about registering for the
above programs and activities.   
 
 

Questions or comments? Get in touch with us at:

litwashcty@verizon.net

Mailing Address:

93 Tower Street
Units 25 and 26
Westerly, RI 02891

Phone: 401-596-9411

Email Literacy Volunteers of Washington County Inc.
 
 
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The Forrest C. and Frances H. Lattner Foundation, Inc.