Literacy Volunteers and Advocates enhances the
lives of adults in the Washington, D.C., area who struggle
with reading and writing.
We are an accredited affiliate
of ProLiteracy
Worldwide, a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit.
LVA empowers adults
and families by providing literacy instruction and skills-based
education, thereby enriching all aspects of their personal
and professional lives.
To this end, we…
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Teach basic literacy
to strengthen related life and work skills by offering
free, confidential, and volunteer-based one-on-one
adult tutoring, family services, and small-group
instruction.
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Educate the community
with outreach and awareness efforts about the underlying
causes and consequences of illiteracy.
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Partner with other
organizations that share our vision to work in innovative
ways towards the elimination of illiteracy in the
Washington, D.C., area.
At LVA, we support
adults through several programs,
including small classes and one-to-one tutoring. Currently,
we offer 14 classes each
week, plus many individual tutoring sessions. LVA
holds bi-monthly tutor training sessions throughout
the year for individuals who are interested in becoming
tutors.
The need for this tutoring
is high. More than one-third (37%) of adults in Washington,
D.C., read at the lowest levels of literacy—a
rate twice the national average.
They are among more than
40 million adults in the United States who cannot read
well enough to fill out a job application, follow a
bus schedule, understand a medicine label, or read to
their children.
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