The Literacy Council – St. Clair County Chapter

 

Located at Jefferson State Community College
P.O. Box 1999
Pell City, Alabama 35125
Contact – Ted Seay, Literacy Coordinator
tedseay@centurytel.net

 

Goals

  • –  To reduce the 12% illiteracy rate in St. Clair County.
  • –  Build awareness of literacy issues
  • –  Identify and respond to emerging literacy needs and gaps in services
  • –  Conduct ALERT (Adult Literacy Education Resource Training)

Specifics

Programs implemented in St. Clair County include:

 

  • –  St. Clair Reads in Schools!  - A community reading program staffed by volunteers who will go into the schools for a     reading day; delivering free books to children and inviting parents to sign up for personalized or group reading instruction.
  • –  Reading Rocks! - A reading fair and community awareness program
  • –  ALERT  - 70 people in the community service programs have received ALERT training to identify and refer people who need reading improvements skills
  • –   The Literacy Council is available to present informational programs about our organization to churches, schools, and      other groups.

 

The Literacy Council – St. Clair County Chapter has:

  • –  Added 4 new board members to our team
  • –  Received a $1000.00 donation from Wal-Mart in Springville
  • –  Trained 14 new tutors in 2009

 

Volunteers are needed for the following:

  • –  The St. Clair Chapter needs volunteers for special events and community outreach, administrative work, delivering fliers, meeting with special interest groups, faith-based organizations, etc.
  • –  Tutors are needed for the St. Clair Reads! program at Moody and Odenville libraries.
  • –  To sign up to receive more information about St. Clair tutor training workshops, click here.