Volunteer time to help improve adult literacy; 80 on wait list for tutors

The Literacy Connection trains volunteer tutors to help adults learn English or improve their reading and writing skills. After a 12-hour training, volunteers will be matched with an adult learner to help them improve their skills. Eighty adults are on the waiting list for a tutor right now.

The training will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturdays, March 11 and 18, at Gail Borden Public Library, 270 N. Grove Ave. in Elgin. The first hour of the workshop, from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. March 11, will provide information about the agency, tutor training, tutor-learner matches, and other Literacy Connection volunteer opportunities.

Volunteers may stay to complete the course, or attend training in a future workshop. Additional training dates are listed on the website, www.elginliteracy.org.

There is a $25 fee to cover the textbook, background check, and materials.

Registration is recommended, but walk-ins are welcome. To register, complete the online form elginliteracy.org, email info@elginliteracy.org, or call (847) 742-6565 and provide your full name, address, email, phone number, and the workshop date you plan to attend.

The Literacy Connection is a nonprofit human service organization that provides volunteer literacy training in sixteen northwest suburban communities including Elgin, South Elgin, Bartlett, Streamwood, Hanover Park, Schaumburg, Hoffman Estates, East Dundee, West Dundee, Carpentersville, Algonquin, Cary, Lake in the Hills, Huntley, Hampshire and Gilberts.