LATEST NEWS

Opportunity knocks! LCS is recruiting a full-time Americorp VISTA Project Partner. Closing date July 2, 2009. Find out more! Send resume to info@sarasotaliteracy.org. (Added 6/22/09)

Help us help others! The Literacy Council of Sarasota (LCS) has the opportunity to receive $5,000 in matching funds from an anomyous donor. We need your help to raise at least $5,000 by July 31, 2009. Receive a free LCS tote bag when you donate $100 or more! Refer a friend and be entered in our drawing for an IPod and other prizes. To join, visit our "Get Involved" web page or contact us at 941-955-0421 or info@sarasotaliteracy.org. (Added 6/19/09)

Our next New Volunteer Orientation is scheduled for Saturday, June 27 at 10:00 a.m. and held at the Glasser/Schoenbaum Human Services Center in Sarasota. Please call or email to register. (Added 6/19/09)

LCS has been nominated for the 2009 Frank G. Berlin, Sr. Small Business of the Year Awards presented by The Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce in the Non-Profit Organization of the Year category two years in a row! (Updated 6/13/09)

THE LITERACY COUNCIL OF SARASOTA (LCS), CELEBRATING 31 YEARS OF SERVICE TO SARASOTA

More than 2.6 million adults in Florida - or 20 percent of those 16 and older -
lack even the most basic reading skills, according to estimates by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). About 1 in 5 adults are functionally illiterate in the Sarasota area. Since 1978, The Literacy Council Sarasota (LCS) has been helping adults (16 years of age and older) improve their basic reading, writing, comprehension and communication skills through one-on-one and small group tutoring. LCS customizes teaching to individual needs, providing a unique focus on enabling adult learners to function better within the frameworks of their own life situations.

Today, we continue our vital mission of building a more literate Sarasota, with the help of more than 250 volunteers and tutors who work with adult learners one-on-one at no cost. The Literacy Council of Sarasota's office is housed at the Glasser Schoenbaum Human Service Center in Sarasota, FL.

With the generous help of donors, we are able to provide these services:

• Workplace Literacy Program
  
• Adult Basic Literacy Education (ABLE)
  
• English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)
  

To learn more about our programs, click here.

For information on how to join our team, click here.

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