Corrine Fucci and Erica Hoffman from Literacy Volunteers of Greater New Haven flank Rotary President Lucy Andrade.
Rotary President Lucy Andrade presented a check to Literacy Volunteers of Greater New Haven to help foster their work in the Valley area. The grant was funded jointly by Derby-Shelton Rotary and District 7980’s District Managed Grant program. The funds are going to be used to purchase textbooks for 42 students and 10 volunteers in the Valley.
Literacy Volunteers of Greater New Haven’s mission is to foster partnerships with adult learners, tutors, and communities that enable individuals and families to achieve educational, career, and quality of life goals. We provide free tutoring to help adults improve speaking, reading and writing English in Greater New Haven, Meriden, Wallingford and the Valley towns.
Literacy Volunteers of Greater New Haven (LV) has been educating adults in the region for 45 years. LV was established in 1975 by Founder Elizabeth Gumbart from Cheshire, CT, and other concerned civic leaders and incorporated as a nonprofit organization [501(C)(3)] in 1977.
Originally focused on the city of New Haven, Literacy Volunteers has grown over the years, merging with Meriden Literacy Volunteers in 1998 and then expanding to offer tutoring in the Valley – first in 1996 for a short period of time and then more permanently in 2010. Today, Literacy Volunteers has trained over 5,000 volunteers who have, in turn, helped more than 20,000 adults across the region to understand, speak, read, and write American English.