Literacy Volunteers of Buffalo & Erie County
Primary Contact: Chris Gibas
1 Lafayette SquareBuffalo, New York 14203
716-876-8991
www.literacybuffalo.org
Literacy Volunteers of Buffalo & Erie County (LV/BEC) is the region's sole provider of free, one-on-one adult literacy services. Our mission and commitment is to improve the well being of families in Buffalo and Erie County by providing reading, English language learning and literacy services to anyone wishing to improve their literacy skills. We achieve this through recruiting, training and supporting a dedicated group of volunteers who work one-on-one with adults or children as tutors. Literacy Volunteers changes lives, word by word.
- Weekday Hours:
- Provides Transportation:
- No
- Charges for Services:
- No
Services Offered
- After School Program
- One-on-one Reading Tutor
- One-on-one English as a second language tutoring
- One-on-one Math tutoring
- Youth Mentoring
Volunteer Needs
- Special Event Help
- Special Projects
- Tutors
- Mentors
- Public Relations/Marketing
- Committee Work
- Workshop Preparation
About Us
Read to Succeed Buffalo is a non-profit organization dedicated to increasing early childhood literacy and third grade reading scores. Read more.
Parents
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Impact of Low Literacy
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In Buffalo, over 40 percent of children are not ready for Kindergarten. When children start behind in school, they tend to stay behind. Find out more » |
Solutions
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Our mission is to improve student achievement and give children a fighting chance to succeed. |
Results
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We are seeing strong results from our initiatives to help prepare children for Kindergarten. |
