Literacy Volunteers of Santa Fe

Welcome!  Thank you for your interest in LVSF!

The mission of Literacy Volunteers of Santa Fe is to create opportunities and improve lives by providing free tutoring to adults in reading, writing, and speaking English.

If words cannot be spoken, read, or understood, individuals and community cannot thrive. Literacy empowers people to achieve their goals and participate fully in the community. LVSF serves as the bridge between those who want to learn and volunteers who want to share what they know.

Tutor Training: Basic Literacy (BL) or English as a Second Language (ESL) tutor training sessions are held several times a year. We ask you to commit to tutoring individuals or groups of students for at least a year. During that time, we ask that you meet at least twice a week for 1 and 1/2 hours. (Needless to say, time off for vacation is not a problem.) The rewards are greater than you can ever imagine. Please see Tutors section on this website for more information.

UPCOMING TRAININGS:

ESL Tutor Training involves a commitment of 20 hours.

Thursday, February 9, 2012 4:00 – 6:00 p.m., Room TBA
Friday, February 10, 2012, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Room TBA
Saturday, February 11, 2011, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Room TBA

Plus 2-hour follow-up workshop - TBA

BASIC LITERACY Tutor Training involves a commitment of 20 hours.

Thursday, April 19, 2012, 4:00 – 6:00 p.m., Room TBA
Friday, April 20, 2012, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Room TBA
Saturday, April 21, 2012, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Room TBA                                               

Plus 2-hour follow-up workshop - TBA

Due to the intense nature of the training, attendance is required at all sessions, including the follow-up session.

Trainings are at Santa Fe Community College. Please sign up for one of these trainings at the Literacy Office, Room 514A, or call 428-1353 for more information.

Watch for the Santa Fe Trails Bus with
the a colorful mural made to celebrate:

 Literacy Volunteers of Santa Fe's 25th Anniversary

Phil Yeh visited Santa Fe September 15-19, 2010, to paint a community mural that promotes the importance of reading. If you are driving by the bus, wave at the driver.  Phil has done over 1800 murals around the world and written 89 graphic novels over the past 25 years. We're selling copies of  Winged Tiger and the Dragons of Hawaii for $8 to support the work of our dedicated tutors and students. If you want a copy, please write lvsf@sfcc.edu or call 428-1353.

Donations Needed: We know that the economy may make it difficult for you to give, but the need for literacy services continues. Please do what you can to support this worthy cause. We are grateful for donations at any time of the year and in any amount. You can now donate online by clicking on the RAZOO icon, or you can send checks to LVSF, 6401 Richards Ave., Santa Fe, NM 87508. Please help dreams come true! We thank you for your support.