Literacy Help & Upgrading Volunteers
You remove barriers to connection.
Right now, about 12 million Canadian adults have trouble reading and writing. By becoming a volunteer tutor, you can help people in your community improve their basic literacy skills.
What you'll be doing
Once a week, you'll meet with an adult learner for 2-3 hours to help them build confidence and skill in reading or math—maybe even prepare for an educational milestone, like the GED. You'll be working with adults (19 years or older) who have been out of school for at least a year. We'll help you tailor your sessions for people with a range of skills from learning sound-letter relationships for the first time, to adults reading at a junior high school level.
- Read more about the position in the volunteer position description, opens a new window.
- Learn more about our Literacy Help & Upgrading program, opens a new window.
About you
- No experience is necessary. We provide training and support for all our volunteers!
- Grade 12 education or more is required.
- You're able to commit to a scheduled 2-3 hour weekly time commitment for at least 3 months.
Training for volunteers
Our Literacy Help & Upgrading Program is offered in partnership with the Halifax Community Learning Network (HCLN), opens a new window which provides training for tutors, throughout the year. Our program coordinator will work with you to decide whether or not you should complete basic training workshops before you start tutoring. And, there are plenty of workshops and training sessions, even for the more experienced tutor—ask our program coordinator to keep you informed about upcoming opportunities.
Sessions for 2024-25
Take a look at our in-person sessions for this year. Tell us which location, day, and time fits your schedule best.
Captain William Spry Public Library
Tuesdays, 1:00 - 3:00 PM
Tuesdays, 6:00 - 8:00 PM
Halifax Central Library
Thursdays, 3:00 - 6:00 PM
Thursdays, 6:00 - 8:00 PM
Fridays, 2:00 - 5:00 PM
Keshen Goodman Public Library
Mondays, 6:00 - 8:00 PM
Thursdays, 2:00 - 5:00 PM
