WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE DO
Literacy Volunteers Valley Shore (L.V.V.S.) is a nonprofit 501c3 agency dedicated to tutoring area residents in reading, writing and speaking English toward improving their life and work skills. Tutoring is done one-on-one and is offered without cost to the student and in complete confidentiality. Each volunteer tutor must complete a training program with topics ranging from the characteristics of an adult learner and tutoring methods to lesson planning, English vocabulary and pronunciation and assessments for determining student progress.
LVVS is now accepting applications for residents to become a student and receive tutoring services from our volunteer tutors. Student applications can be obtained at the student portal, or by emailing info@lvvs.org or calling 860-399-0280. Once completed, the student will be interviewed to determine their level of English proficiency and the type of tutor who would be the best match for their goals.
The following quote is by Kofi Annan, who was the Secretary General of the United Nations It truly encompasses the spirit of our mission to serve the people of the Valley Shore area.
“Literacy is a bridge from misery to hope. It is a tool for daily life in modern society. It is a bulwark against poverty, and a building block of development, an essential complement to investments in roads, dams, clinics and factories. Literacy is a platform for democratization, and a vehicle for the promotion of cultural and national identity. Especially for girls and women, it is an agent of family health and nutrition. For everyone, everywhere, literacy is, along with education in general, a basic human right….Literacy is, finally, the road to human progress and the means through which every man, woman and child can realize his or her full potential.”
