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Literacy Volunteers - Greater Portland

Since 1973 Literacy Volunteers - Greater Portland has been providing tutoring services, free of charge, to local residents who need help reading, writing, or speaking English.  These services are provided through dedicated volunteer tutors who give their time to make a difference in people’s lives.  We aim to improve the awareness of and accessibility to literacy instruction for low and non-literate adults in the Greater Portland area and to impact the quality of life for these adults by helping them learn the literacy skills they need to take better care of themselves and their families in the areas of health, education, work, and social and civic responsibility.

Our mission is to train volunteers to provide educational programs and services that improve reading,writing and related literacy skills, and to empower adults by enhancing their life skills in the areas of family, work, health, and community.

Volunteer tutors commit to meeting an adult learner for about two hours a week for at least a year. We provide training, placement, and on-going support.

We have a very diverse student population that includes native Mainers as well as immigrants. Our purpose is to provide free, confidential, student-centered individual and small group tutoring services to local residents who need help reading, writing, or speaking English.

To learn more about what we offer, view our courses.

In 2009, LV-GP became a part of LearningWorks. For more information about LearningWorks as an agency or the Literacy Volunteers program, go to http://learningworks.me