This is a brochure I designed specifically to target student workers who might be interested in volunteering or working at Literacy Volunteers of Upshur County.

1. Quick Facts about
Literacy Volunteers
Founded as an all-volunteer or-
ganization to provide tutoring to
adults who tested too low to be ac-
cepted by the Adult Basic Educa-
tion Center.
We have served over 450 adults
since we opened our doors in 1985.
All of our services are free, one-on-
one, and confidential.
19%, or approximately 1 out of
every 5 adults in Upshur County Literacy Volunteers of
read below a 4th grade level.
Upshur County
We hold several annual fundrais-
ers including our famous biannual 34 Franklin Street
book sale, a Christmas tree raffle, Buckhannon, WV 26201
a Santa Letters fundraiser, and (304) 472-2343
Magical Evening to Give. lvaupco@wirefire.net
We participate in several commu-
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nity events including the Stockert
Youth Center Children’s Festival,
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Twitter: @LVAUPCO
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the Upshur County Christmas
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Store, the Rotary Bloodscreening,
and the Community Baby Shower.
Volunteers of
We have written several successful Upshur County?
grants to keep our program going.

2. Literacy Volunteers serves work with our remarkable students,
as a tutor or as an office assistant.
the community. Their triumphs are your triumphs,
What can Literacy As a student worker at Literacy Volun- and their failures your heartbreak.
Volunteers do for teers, you will most likely meet and Whatever your ideas
you? work with many of our tutors, stu- about illiteracy are will
dents, volunteers, and board members, undoubtedly be
as well as community donors. The changed by our stu-
friends you make dents, who come from
Literacy Volunteers is a here will last a life- a variety of backgrounds and who
time, and the connec- each has a unique and compelling
non-profit organization.
tions you make here story to tell. If you are interested in
We are an organi- may lead you to un- tutoring, please let us know so we
zation that is run expected places. For- can set you up with our tutor
entirely on gener- mer Literacy student workers and VIS- trainer.
ous donations and TAs have gone on to obtain employ- In addition to reading and math in-
the fundraisers ment in prominent businesses, in col- struction, we are also
that we hold. As a student worker, leges and universities, in government able to offer our stu-
you will be expected to aid us with positions, and in other non-profits. dent instruction in so-
our annual fundraisers, assist the
Literacy Volunteers teaches cial studies, geogra-
director or VISTA with specialized
phy, and computers.
duties such as grant reading and life skills. Please come share your knowledge
writing, and help us
Working at Literacy Volunteers is a with our students!
perform general of-
very rewarding experi- Literacy Volunteers is an affiliate of
fice tasks. The work
ence. Our mission at LV- the Americorps*VISTA program, a
you do with us will
UC is to foster and pro- national service program that places
prepare you for
mote literacy and life applicants at a poverty-fighting or-
work in the non-profit sector, office
skills among adults in Up- ganization for one year, or up to
environment, education, and even
shur County, WV who have low level three years. If you are interested in
political campaigning. We offer a
reading and math skills. As a student hearing more, contact the center.
chance to get hands-on experience
worker, you are offered the chance to
in a real world setting.