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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 native speakers of English who need improved English language skills. Some are
dislocated workers, and all are among the 9,942 Washington County adults identified as members of the target population
by the Rhode Island Department of Education, Adult Education.
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.
Participant Registration
Appointments for intake and assessment are offered in September at various times and locations
throughout Washington County. 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.
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Becoming a Member
Learn more about literacy, volunteering in the office, tutoring, or joining a literacy study group by visiting the office
in the Tower Street School Community Center or by calling Mary Lou Gentz at the above numbers. Newsletters and brochures are
available in libraries throughout Washington County.
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December 2009 enews
Office Hours
Closed Feb 10
93 Tower Street
Units 25 and 26
Westerly, RI 02891
Staffed Computer Lab
Mon to Thur
9:30 a.m. to noon
Mon and Wed
5:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Small Literacy Groups
ABE and ESOL
Mon to Thur
9:30 a.m. to noon
Mon and Wed
5:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Citizenship Group
Tuesday 9:30 a.m.
Kingston Free Library
Multi Level ESOL
Conversation Group
Tuesdays
12:15 - 1:45 p.m.
Begins Sept 15
The Octagon House
Route 112
Richmond, RI
by appointment
Asian New Year Socials
Feb 24, 5:30 p.m.
Tower Street Literacy Center
Feb 25, 6:00 p.m.
Randall's Real Estate
Wakefield
Tutor Shares
Lessons for
Workplace Literacy
March 18
11:00 a.m.
Tower Street
Literacy Center
Feb 25, April 10
6:00 p.m.
Randall Real Estate
Wakefield
Annual Meeting and Awards
June 8, 5:30 p.m.
Tower Street School Cafeteria
Call Mary Lou Gentz at
401-596-9411 for information
about registering for the
above programs and activities.
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