About the Adult Literacy Program
The mission of the Two Learn Together Literacy Program at McHenry County College is to provide basic literacy instruction to adults through the use of trained volunteers.
General Information
Literacy by the numbers:
- 600 students are served every year
- 100 active volunteers
- 300+ hours are volunteered every month
Description: The adult literacy program recruits, trains, and provides support to volunteers who give individual or small group instruction to students who need basic skills in reading or English as a Second Language (ESL).
Volunteers also assist with program activities such as recruitment, assessment, and computer training. Find other opportunities to volunteer.
Program History: For over seventeen years, the adult volunteer literacy program has trained volunteers to teach reading or English as a Second Language. The program serves over six hundred students per year. There are approximately one hundred active volunteers who donate their time and talent to improve the literacy skills of people who live in McHenry County, District 528.
Tutoring Locations: Volunteers can teach throughout the county including Algonquin, Woodstock, Harvard, Hebron, Island Lake, Crystal Lake, Cary, Lake in the Hills, and McHenry. All public libraries in McHenry County, as well as many churches, provide rooms where tutors and students meet.
Work Schedule: Volunteers teach two hours per week at a time and on a day that is convenient for them. Morning, afternoon, and evening assignments are available Sunday through Saturday. Flexible scheduling allows both working and retired people the opportunity to share their time and talent.
Did you know?
- More than 7% of the population of McHenry County is foreign born
- Our students come from Mexico, Poland, Germany, and the Phillipines, among others
Students: Students are at least 16 years old and not enrolled in any other school. They are eager to learn and appreciate the assistance they receive. They come from many different countries and have various levels of education.
Contact Information: For more information on becoming a literacy volunteer or making a donation to the volunteer program, please contact Marie Day at (815) 455-8542.
This project was made possible in part by a grant awarded by the Illinois State Library (ISL), a division of the Office of Secretary of State, using state funds designated for literacy.
5/22/09