Community Literacy

We can provide you with the language support you need to thrive. Come learn to speak English with more strength and confidence as you discover exciting new opportunities in the world around you.

Program Fact Sheet

1:1 & Small-Group Tutoring

Learn individually or in a small group with one of our trained tutors. We work with you and your schedule to find a consistent, convenient meeting time so you can develop conversational, reading and writing skills in community with others.

Hours:

8:00 am–8:00 pm

Location:

West Town – House

Contact:

Susana Ortiz
Program Coordinator
sortiz@eriehouse.org
(312) 432-2257

Volunteer

If you enjoy helping others and would like to build connections with folks in our community, sign up to volunteer in our Community Literacy program.

1-on-1 Tutor

Work 1-on-1 with a student to help them develop their language and literacy skills.

Ideal Commitment: 1–2 hours/week for at least 1 semester

Small Group Tutor

Facilitate group activities to support students in their continued language acquisition.

Ideal Commitment: 1–2 hours/week for at least 1 semester

OUR IMPACT

85% of students

advanced an entire level on the

BEST literacy assessment test

123 volunteer tutors

worked alongside

153 adult learners

PROGRAM NEWS & EVENTS

News

ABE Instruction

Jun 17 2019

Erie House Receives $10,000 Grant from the Dollar General Literacy Foundation to Support Adult Literacy

This week, the Dollar General Literacy Foundation awarded Erie Neighborhood House a $10,000 grant to support adult literacy. ...

Jun 15 2019

New Grant Will Enrich STEM Programming at Erie House

Erie Neighborhood House received a grant from the Terri Race Educational Technology Fund to support a robotics initiative ...

Events

There are no upcoming program events at this time.