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LATEST NEWS
LCS is
awarded a $5,000 grant from the TJX Foundation and $2,000 from the
Women's Outreach Ministry of Redeemer. (Added
6/25/09)
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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