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LATEST NEWS
Become a
volunteer today! LCS needs tutors, committee members, program
coordinators/assistants, trainers, and event assistants. Contact us to attend a
"mini-orientation." The next volunteer tutor training workshops begin
in February (February 9, 16 and 27) and will resume in April. Training
workshops are held at
the
Glasser/Schoenbaum Human Services Center in Sarasota. To register for
orientations and workshops please call
941-955-0421 or
email info@sarasotaliteracy.org (Updated
1/26/10)
Players Theatre - Preview
Nights Benefiting Agencies
Players Theatre is partnering with the Glasser Schoenbaum
Human Services Complex and its agencies, including the Literacy Council
to raise funding through seven performances throughout the 2009-10
season. Please mention The Literacy Council of
Sarasota when making your
ticket reservations for the following performances, and
the Players
Theatre will donate $5 per ticket: Feb.
10, 2010: Lend me a Tenor; March 17, 2010: Fiddler on the Roof; April
21, 2010: The Who's Tommy. (Added
1/26/10)
Thank you to everyone
that participated in our "Put Your
Nose In a Book" fundraiser at
Books-A-Million in December. The successful event helped raise funds
that are needed for our literacy programs and services. (Added
12/28/09)
LCS has joined Facebook. Follow us! (Updated
12/18/09)
THE LITERACY COUNCIL OF SARASOTA (LCS), CELEBRATING 32
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). 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.
EACH ONE, TEACH ONE
Today, we continue our vital mission of building a more literate
Sarasota, with the help of more than 220 volunteers and tutors who work
with adult learners (253 currently) one-on-one at no cost. LCS has been nominated
in 2008 and 2009 for the 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. 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:
- Basic Literacy Education
- English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)
- Workplace Literacy
To learn more
about our programs, click here.
For information on how to join our team, click here.
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