Literacy Council of Montgomery County, MD

Literacy Council of Montgomery County, MD

Literacy Council of Montgomery County, MD provides English as a Second Language (ESL) and Basic Literacy instruction to adult learners.

It recruits and trains volunteers to tutor some 1,200 adult learners in Montgomery County annually. As a result, adult learners are able to secure and retain jobs, get promotions, qualify for driver’s licenses, help their children with homework and communicate effectively with teachers, and become U.S. citizens.

Headquartered: Rockville

Serves: county-wide

What a donation buys:
• $250 covers the annual cost of one-on-one tutoring for two adult learners.
• $1,000 supplies tutoring books and materials for 15 adult learners annually.
• $10,000 pays the classroom rental fees for 12 10-week ESL class sessions at schools throughout the county.

Volunteer opportunities: (SSL)
• Weekly: Complete 13 hours of volunteer orientation and tutor an adult learner weekly.