West Suburban Literacy Programs
Berwyn Public Library
2701 S. Harlem Ave., Berwyn, IL 60402
Dominican Literacy Center - Aurora
260 Vermont Ave, Aurora, IL 60505
Dominican Literacy Center - Melrose Park
1503 Rice St., Melrose Park, IL 60160
Phone: (708) 338-0659
Communities Served: Melrose Park, Maywood, Broadview, Berwyn, Cicero, Northlake, Bellwood, Stone Park Chicago
Services Offered: ESL and preparation for Citizenship interview/exam
Volunteers Needed: ESL Tutoring and Citizenship Tutoring
Virtual Volunteering Offered: Yes
Illinois Youth Center - St. Charles
3825 Campton Hills Rd., St. Charles, IL 60175
Phone: (312) 857-1582
E-mail: mauer@lvillinois.org
Program Contact: Melissa Auer
Communities Served: Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice
Services Offered: One-to-one tutoring in reading, math, and GED preparation
Volunteer Needed: Basic Reading and Math Training
Virtual Volunteering Offered: No
Illinois Youth Center - Warrenville
30W200 Ferry Road, Warrenville, IL 60555
Phone: (312) 857-1582
E-mail: mauer@lvillinois.org
Program Contact: Open
Communities Served: Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice
Services Offered: One-to-one tutoring in reading, math, and GED preparation
Volunteer Needed: Basic Reading and Math Training
Virtual Volunteering Offered: No
The Literacy Connection
270 N. Grove Ave, Elgin, IL 60120
Phone: (847) 742-6565
Fax: (847) 742-6599
E-mail: info@elginliteracy.org
Office Hours: Monday - Thursday 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM; Friday 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Communities Served: Elgin, South Elgin, Carpentersville, East Dundee, West Dundee, Streamwood, Bartlett, Hanover Park, Hoffman Estates, Algonquin, Cary, Gilberts, Hampshire, Huntley, Lake in the Hills, Schaumburg
Services Offered: Basic Reading, ESL & Summer Youth Tutoring, Workplace & Family Literacy
Volunteer Needed: Basic Reading, ESL & Math Tutoring
Literacy DuPage
College of DuPage, Contiuning Education SRC1111, 425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn IL 60137-6599
Phone: (630) 942-5210
Literacy Volunteers of Fox Valley
305 S. Ninth Street, St. Charles, IL 60174
Phone: (630) 584-2811
Fax: Monday - Thursday 9:00 AM - 8:00 PM; Friday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM; Saturday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM; Sunday 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Program Contact: Peg Coker
E-mail: peg@lvfv.org
Communities Served: Central Kane County
Services Offered: Adult Basic Education & ESL Tutoring, Citizenship, Workplace Literacy
Volunteer Needed: ESL, ABE, Citizenship, and Workplace Literacy Tutoring
Virtual Volunteering Offered: Yes
Midwest Asian American Center
638 Claridge Circle, Hoffman Estates, 60169
Phone: (773) 262-8650
Cell: (847) 882-7376
E-mail: maacedu@aol.com
Office Hours: Saturday, Sunday, and Monday Classes or by appointment
Program Contact: Vandana Dalal
Communities Served: Mt. Prospect, Schaumburg, Hoffman Estates and surrounding areas
Services Offered: Basic Reading, ESL Tutoring, ABE Classes
Services Offered: ESL Classes, Citizenship Classes, Computer Classes
Volunteer Needed: ESL Tutoring, Basic Reading & Writing (preferably knowing a bit of Hindi)
Morton College
Project C.A.R.E.
3801 S. Central Ave., Cicero, IL 60804
Phone: (708)656-8000 x2383
Office Hours: Monday - Thursday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
E-mail: project.care@morton.edu
Program Contact:Rebecca Angevine
Communities Served: Cicero, Berwyn, Lyons, Stickney/Forest View, Riverside
Services Offered: ABE, ABM, ESL
Volunteer Needed: ABE, ABM, ESL
Virtual Volunteering Offered: Yes
Sisters of St. Joseph
TEACH (Tutoring English to Advance Change)
1515 W. Ogden, La Grange Park, IL 60526
Triton College Program
Access to Literacy
2000 S. 5th Ave, J-217, River Grove, IL 60171
Phone: (708) 456-0300 x 3730
Office Hours: Monday - Thursday 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM; Friday 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
E-mail: faviolamartinez@triton.edu
Program Contact: Faviola Martinez
Communities Served: River Grove district communities and city wide areas
Services Offered: Citizenship, ABE, ESL, Math, GED, Workplace and Digital Literacy
Volunteer Needed: Reading, math, writing, homework and test taking strategies
Virtual Volunteering Offered: Yes
Waubonsee Community College
Adult Literacy Project
18 S. River St., Suite 460, Aurora, IL 60506
Phone: (630) 801-7900 ext. 4661
Fax: (630) 966-0522
E-mail: kgrimes@waubonsee.edu
Program Contact: Katharine Grimes
Communities Served: Aurora, Batavia, Geneva, Montgomery, Oswego, Yorkville, Plano, Sandwich, Sugar Grove, Maple Park, Kaneland, Hinkley, Big Rock
Services Offered: Basic Reading, ESL & Math Tutoring, ABE & GED Classes, Workplace & Family Literacy, English Conversation & Writing
Volunteer Needed: Basic Reading, ESL & Math Tutoring
World Relief DuPage
World Relief Education Program
1825 College Ave., Suite 230, Wheaton, IL 60187
Phone: (630) 462-7566
Fax: (630) 462-8103
E-mail: kjealouse@wr.org
Office Hours: Monday - Tuesday & Thursday - Friday 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM, 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM, Wednesday 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Program Contact: Karen Jealouse
Communities Served: Wheaton, Warrenville, West Chicago, Aurora
Services Offered: Workplace & Family Literacy, ESL Tutoring
Volunteer Needed: ESL Tutoring
Berwyn Public Library
2701 S. Harlem Ave., Berwyn, IL 60402
Dominican Literacy Center - Aurora
260 Vermont Ave, Aurora, IL 60505
Dominican Literacy Center - Melrose Park
1503 Rice St., Melrose Park, IL 60160
Illinois Youth Center - St. Charles
3825 Campton Hills Rd., St. Charles, IL 60175
Phone: (312) 857-1582
E-mail: mauer@lvillinois.org
Program Contact: Melissa Auer
Communities Served: Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice
Services Offered: One-to-one tutoring in reading, math, and GED preparation
Volunteer Needed: Basic Reading and Math Training
Virtual Volunteering Offered: No
Illinois Youth Center - Warrenville
30W200 Ferry Road, Warrenville, IL 60555
Phone: (312) 857-1582
E-mail: turfer@lvillinois.org
Program Contact: Teresa Urfer
Communities Served: Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice
Services Offered: One-to-one tutoring in reading, math, and GED preparation
Volunteer Needed: Basic Reading and Math Training
Virtual Volunteering Offered: No
The Literacy Connection
270 N. Grove Ave, Elgin, IL 60120
Phone: (847) 742-6565
Fax: (847) 742-6599
E-mail: info@elginliteracy.org
Office Hours: Monday - Thursday 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM; Friday 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Communities Served: Elgin, South Elgin, Carpentersville, East Dundee, West Dundee, Streamwood, Bartlett, Hanover Park, Hoffman Estates, Algonquin, Cary, Gilberts, Hampshire, Huntley, Lake in the Hills, Schaumburg
Services Offered: Basic Reading, ESL & Summer Youth Tutoring, Workplace & Family Literacy
Volunteer Needed: Basic Reading, ESL & Math Tutoring
Literacy DuPage
College of DuPage, Contiuning Education SRC1111, 425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn IL 60137-6599
Phone: (630) 942-5210
Literacy Volunteers of Fox Valley
305 S. Ninth Street, St. Charles, IL 60174
Phone: (630) 584-2811
Fax: Monday - Thursday 9:00 AM - 8:00 PM; Friday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM; Saturday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM; Sunday 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Program Contact: Peg Coker
E-mail: peg@lvfv.org
Communities Served: Central Kane County
Services Offered: Adult Basic Education & ESL Tutoring, Citizenship, Workplace Literacy
Volunteer Needed: ESL, ABE, Citizenship, and Workplace Literacy Tutoring
Virtual Volunteering Offered: Yes
Midwest Asian American Center
638 Claridge Circle, Hoffman Estates, 60169
Phone: (773) 262-8650
Cell: (847) 882-7376
E-mail: maacedu@aol.com
Office Hours: Saturday, Sunday, and Monday Classes or by appointment
Program Contact: Vandana Dalal
Communities Served: Mt. Prospect, Schaumburg, Hoffman Estates and surrounding areas
Services Offered: Basic Reading, ESL Tutoring, ABE Classes
Services Offered: ESL Classes, Citizenship Classes, Computer Classes
Volunteer Needed: ESL Tutoring, Basic Reading & Writing (preferably knowing a bit of Hindi)
Morton College
Project C.A.R.E.
3801 S. Central Ave., Cicero, IL 60804
Phone: (708)656-8000 x2383
Office Hours: Monday - Thursday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
E-mail: project.care@morton.edu
Program Contact:Rebecca Angevine
Communities Served: Cicero, Berwyn, Lyons, Stickney/Forest View, Riverside
Services Offered: ABE, ABM, ESL
Volunteer Needed: ABE, ABM, ESL
Virtual Volunteering Offered: Yes
Sisters of St. Joseph
TEACH (Tutoring English to Advance Change)
1515 W. Ogden, La Grange Park, IL 60526
Triton College Program
Access to Literacy
2000 S. 5th Ave, J-217, River Grove, IL 60171
Phone: (708) 456-0300 x 3730
Office Hours: Monday - Thursday 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM; Friday 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
E-mail: faviolamartinez@triton.edu
Program Contact: Faviola Martinez
Communities Served: River Grove district communities and city wide areas
Services Offered: Citizenship, ABE, ESL, Math, GED, Workplace and Digital Literacy
Volunteer Needed: Reading, math, writing, homework and test taking strategies
Virtual Volunteering Offered: Yes
Waubonsee Community College
Adult Literacy Project
18 S. River St., Suite 460, Aurora, IL 60506
Phone: (630) 801-7900 ext. 4661
Fax: (630) 966-0522
E-mail: kgrimes@waubonsee.edu
Program Contact: Katharine Grimes
Communities Served: Aurora, Batavia, Geneva, Montgomery, Oswego, Yorkville, Plano, Sandwich, Sugar Grove, Maple Park, Kaneland, Hinkley, Big Rock
Services Offered: Basic Reading, ESL & Math Tutoring, ABE & GED Classes, Workplace & Family Literacy, English Conversation & Writing
Volunteer Needed: Basic Reading, ESL & Math Tutoring
World Relief DuPage
World Relief Education Program
1825 College Ave., Suite 230, Wheaton, IL 60187
Phone: (630) 462-7566
Fax: (630) 462-8103
E-mail: kjealouse@wr.org
Office Hours: Monday - Tuesday & Thursday - Friday 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM, 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM, Wednesday 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Program Contact: Karen Jealouse
Communities Served: Wheaton, Warrenville, West Chicago, Aurora
Services Offered: Workplace & Family Literacy, ESL Tutoring
Volunteer Needed: ESL Tutoring
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LVI began by working with just four LVA programs, and today provides an array of resources and services to staff, tutors, and students in some 100 adult literacy programs statewide.
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Literacy Volunteers of Illinois
100 S. State St,, Suite 437
Chicago, IL 60603
Phone: 312-857-1582
Email: info@lvillinois.org
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