I while back I put myself on notice that I need to start taking a more active role in the community without having any idea what direction that would take. I’ve been doing some casual searching to find my calling and see what kind of local things are available.
I’m leaning towards adult literacy. We have a local literacy group that is a member of the national ProLiteracy organization.
I am a huge supporter of the benefit of people being able to read. There may be no skill more important. You can’t even fill out a job application or health care form without being able to read. I can’t even imagine trying to navigate and survive in the world without basic reading skills.
So, I’m planning on giving our local branch a call to talk about exactly how the training works and how the volunteer schedule works, etc. It looks like their next intro training session is in early January because of the holidays.
If anybody out their on the intertubes knows something good, bad, or indifferent about the ProLiteracy organization, I would love to hear you thoughts. Thanks.
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An excellent way to help others…. I wish I could add an hour in your day.Love MOM
My mom used to run an adult literacy program for the county. It is one of the most amazing things you can do to help a person improve their life.
Go for it!
I’m an employee of ProLiteracy (based in Syracuse, NY) and I can tell you quite honestly that there is not a bigger group of dedicated individuals to the cause of adult literacy and ESL. It is our true belief that if you improve the literacy skills of adults, you’ll improve almost every walk in life for that individual — be it health literacy, financial literacy, or English as a second language. If you can increase literacy skills, you can increase quality of life. If you are considering becoming a volunteer, talk to the program director or a few of the tutors and I think you’ll be told that it’s very rewarding.