
Tutoring With Chatham Literacy Will Be One of the Most Rewarding Experiences You Will Ever Have
Literacy leads to gainful employment, financial and family stability, good health care, and better outcomes for the next generation.
Volunteering as an adult literacy tutor allows you to make a profound difference in someone’s life by helping them develop essential reading, writing, and language skills. Many adults struggle with low literacy levels, which can severely limit their opportunities in education, employment, and daily life. You’ll have an opportunity to work with people who want to earn a high school credential, who need stronger English-language skills to get a job or a promotion, or who simply want to be able to read to their children, fill out an application form, or understand the directions on a bottle of medicine.
This is where Chatham Literacy comes in. Chatham Literacy transforms lives in the following three areas:
1) Traditional Literacy in which we help adults to improve their basic education such as reading, writing, and math; to prepare for the GED or high school diploma; to enroll in a vocational degree; or to ready themselves for training opportunities to advance their work.
2) Civics and Language Literacy in which we teach English language learners how to speak, read and write, and understand English; we help prepare adults for the citizenship exam.
3) Life Skills Literacy in which we prepare adults for expectations and norms in today’s workplace; we do that by offering workforce soft skills training, computer literacy and financial literacy.
Longer-term tutoring in:
- English for Speakers of Other Languages
- Citizenship Preparation
- GED/High School Equivalency Preparation
- Basic Literacy in reading, writing, and math
Shorter duration tutoring in:
- Financial Literacy
- Workforce Soft Skills
- Digital Literacy
If you enjoy working with people and can spare two hours of your time each week, you can make a huge difference in a neighbor’s life. You don’t need a teaching background or a foreign language skill to become a tutor. We’ll provide the training.
Our tutors enjoy flexible schedules and can choose to volunteer for one-on-one sessions, small-group classes, or both. You can tutor on your time schedule and at a place that is convenient for you. Don’t have a regular schedule to commit to weekly tutoring? Become a substitute tutor or become a proctor to help us administer reading assessments.
Please visit our Tutor FAQ page for more information. If you want to tutor, download and complete our Volunteer Application Form, and we will respond quickly. To discuss any questions you may have, please call our Volunteer Coordinator at 919-742-0578 or fill out the form below. You may also contact us using the links on the right side of this page.