Literacy Volunteers of Chenango County
Literacy Volunteers of Chenango County (LVCC) is an organization dedicated to helping people achieve personal and work-related goals through literacy. LVCC provides free, confidential, one-on-one tutoring and small group instruction for adults in basic literacy and English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), thanks to funds from the New York State Education Department, the Chenango United Way and many individual and corporate donors. LVCC serves adults, 16 and above, who read below an 8th grade level and have a desire to learn and improve their basic reading, writing, math, non-native English, computer and work-readiness skills.
An estimated 14% of adults in Chenango County read at or below a 4th grade level and 25% do not have a High School Diploma. At least 42% of adults in Chenango County have some difficulty with basic reading, writing or math. Many adults have difficulty reading the newspaper, filling out a job application, communicating with a child's teacher, reading the directions on a medicine bottle or even a bedtime story.
The impact of LVCC reaches far beyond adult learners and volunteers to touch the community as a whole.
When more adults and families are able to achieve self-sufficiency through enhanced literacy, they are more likely to:
- Be more self reliant, becoming less reliant on public monies
- Take steps toward further education and training
- Become employed in living-wage jobs
- Retain employment and advance in their positions
- Re-invest their income in the community economy
- Foster literacy and school success in their children
- Get involved in volunteer activities in the community
- Advocate for themselves and become more responsible citizens
LVCC is an affiliate of ProLiteracy America, a program of Opportunities for Chenango, Inc. and a United Way funded program, operating under the authority and supervision of the New York State Education Department.
For more information, contact us via phone at (607) 334-7114 or click here to send email.
