Jefferson County Literacy Council Encourages Tutor Recruitment
 
Jefferson, WI (August 13, 2018) — In Jefferson County, roughly 30 adults and children are waiting for help because there aren’t enough tutors.   Jefferson County Literacy Council and other Wisconsin Literacy members join Literacy Can’t Wait, a volunteer tutor recruitment drive that encourages local residents to give two hours a week to change lives through literacy.  Literacy Can’t Wait, supported by Dollar General Literacy Foundation, the American Family Dreams Foundation, Vernon Library Supplies, and WEA Trust, will recruit, train and match new volunteer tutors with adults seeking much-needed literacy service, including work-readiness and computer skills, basic math, reading and writing, English language and citizenship class.  To find out where you can become a tutor, go to http://www.jclc.us
 
New tutors can dramatically reduce the number of people currently on waiting lists. JCLC will offer opportunities to learn about how to become a volunteer on the following dates: 
 
Orientation Sessions
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Tuesday, September 11 - 10:30-11:30 AM
Thursday, September 13 - Noon - 1:00 PM
Wednesday, September 19 - 6:00-7:00 PM
Tuesday, October 23 - Noon-1:00 PM
Thursday, November 1 - 6:00-7:00 PM
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Training Sessions
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Saturday, September 22 - 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Saturday, November 3 - 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
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All sessions take place at the JCLC office.
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Jefferson Area Business
218 S. Wisconsin Drive, Suite #9
Jefferson, WI 53549
 
Advanced registration is required to participate. Please call our office to register (920) 675-0500 or e-mail jclcinfo@jclc.us. You are also welcome to apply by completing an online form on our website.
 
JCLC serves adults in small classes and one on one in all of the eight communities within Jefferson County.  The organization partners with libraries, schools, churches and businesses to provide services to adults in need.
   
Most tutors volunteer about two hours per week, often providing life-changing results for adults and children.  Professionally trained volunteer tutors play an important role in helping people earn their high school equivalency or U.S. citizenship.  Tutors can help parents gain the confidence to be more involved in their children’s education. They offer basic skills to help adults get better jobs through improved computer and math skills and basic literacy services. Time spent tutoring impacts the adult learner’s entire family, including their success at work, their children’s success in school and their ability to positively engage in their community
 
“If you are looking to have a powerful impact on someone’s life, consider giving a few hours a week to be a literacy tutor,” says Michele Erikson, Executive Director of Wisconsin Literacy, “The Literacy Can’t Wait recruitment effort allows members of the community to give back through the gift of their time and reading skills.  Teaching experience is not required, just a desire to empower others with the basic skills that are so important.”
 
 
Wisconsin residents in Jefferson County need literacy services. Become part of the solution by signing up to be a volunteer tutor today at http://www.jclc.us. 
 
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The mission of the JCLC is to develop a better community through literacy. 
 
It is our vision to help learners defeat literacy challenges and overcome the barriers to becoming more literate, confident and engaged to the best of their ability in their homes, communities and places of work.
 
920-975-0500
218 S. Wisconsin Drive, Jefferson WI
jclcinfo@jclc.us