Volunteer Information

VOLUNTEERS

Friends of Literacy welcomes volunteers from throughout the community. Individuals donate their time tutoring adults, as well as helping out in program education offices, the Friends office, and with special events and projects. Tutors help adult learners master reading, math and language skills, and can also work with English language learners, in four different adult education programs in Knox County.

VOLUNTEER ORIENTATION AND TRAINING

The complete orientation and training program is 10 hours broken into three 3.5 hour evening sessions. Anyone wishing to work directly with adult students must complete the entire program. Volunteers who only plan to work in the office or with special events and projects must complete at least the first 3.5 hour session.

Volunteer Orientation and Training is generally held twice a year, once in January or February, and again in July or August. Anyone who fills out an application will be placed on the notification list for the next session and will receive messages about the dates, times, and location as soon as those are firm.

Training includes background about Friends of Literacy, adult learners, and effective tutoring skills. Learning skills and basic academic skills are also reviewed.

VOLUNTEER RESPONSIBILITIES AND CRITERIA

VOLUNTEER APPLICATION

OTHER WAYS YOU CAN HELP

"Friends of Literacy strives to help volunteers realize that their efforts at helping someone learn to read not only changes the life of that person, but also, in the process and result, it changes the entire community. One person. That's how you start to change the world."

—Brad Meltzer