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The only thing more expensive than education is ignorance.
- Benjamin Franklin
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In 2010, those in the labor force with less than a high school diploma had a higher working-poor rate (21.4 percent) than did high school graduates with no college (9.2 percent).
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Bureau of Labor Statistics |
At least 43%
of adults with low literacy skills
live in poverty.
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Trident Literacy Association 2012 |
A Specialized Program for a Challenged
Population
We are the only resource in the Providence area and East Bay
offering one-to-one tutoring. It is free for
students, but we need funds for training, supporting and tutors, administering the program, and providing materials to both tutors and
students. Our programs are funded by private
donations as well as literacy, educational
and community grants.
There are many ways you
can help to support our mission, whether
it’s donating your time as a volunteer,
offering in-kind gifts, helping us at an event or
sharing your talent.
Ensuring that tutors
and students have the tools they need
LVEB seeks funds to deliver the
substantial support and guidance that
student-tutor pairs require to achieve their
goals.
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$2,000 |
provides Internet access for staff, students and tutors for one year |
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$1,000 |
staffs quarterly goal-setting
meetings for 30 students and their
tutors |
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$500 |
trains 15 tutors |
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$200 |
buys 10 picture dictionaries for
students or 40 GED workbooks |
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$60 |
pays to test and orient a new
student |
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$45 |
buys reading comprehension flashcards |
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$25 |
buys classroom supplies |
Your gift is tax-deductible
As a program of East Bay Community Action Program, Literacy Volunteers of East Bay is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and your
gift is tax-deductible to the extent allowed
by law. We are accredited by ProLiteracy and
funded largely by the Rhode Island
Department of Education.
DONORS
The Link Agency
John Andrade Insurance Co.
The Women's Guild of Beneficent Congregational Church, UCC
St. Michael's Episcopal Church
Independent Plumbing and Heating
Barrington Women's Club
Mindfulness Meditation Group at Innerlight Center for Yoga & Meditation
The Robert D. Wray Charitable Trust
...and generous individuals from all walks
of life.
GRANTORS
Rhode Island Department of Education
The George Hail Library
The Newport County Fund
The John Clarke Trust
The North Family Trust
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