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Impacting CommunityImpacting Community

Educate. Inspire. Change.Educate. Inspire. Change.

AgendaAgendaTime Subject

6 The 5 W’s

4 Our Students

7 Benefits of Tutoring

5 Volunteer Responsibilities

8 Volunteer Opportunities

5 Required Paperwork

10 Volunteer Process

Questions

The 5 W’sThe 5 W’s

Who We Are What We Do Why It Matters How You Can Help Where We Can Go

Who We Are What We Do Why It Matters How You Can Help Where We Can Go

Who We AreWho We Are

Community Development GoalEnable adults to learn the basic skills necessary for them to feel viable in the

workforce and the community.

Community Development GoalEnable adults to learn the basic skills necessary for them to feel viable in the

workforce and the community.

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What We DoWhat We Do

Educate. Inspire. Change.

Why It MattersWhy It MattersIn the US:

• Seven million adults, or about 3% of the adult population, could not complete even the

most basic literacy tasks.

• Nearly 1 in 5 adults in the nonliterate in English group had a high school diploma or GED.

Among them, more than half (representing roughly 600,000 adults) had earned their high

school degree in the US.

In North Carolina:

• In North Carolina more than one million residents cannot read well enough to hold a job.

• In Mecklenburg County, 20% of all adults are considered functionally illiterate.

In the US:

• Seven million adults, or about 3% of the adult population, could not complete even the

most basic literacy tasks.

• Nearly 1 in 5 adults in the nonliterate in English group had a high school diploma or GED.

Among them, more than half (representing roughly 600,000 adults) had earned their high

school degree in the US.

In North Carolina:

• In North Carolina more than one million residents cannot read well enough to hold a job.

• In Mecklenburg County, 20% of all adults are considered functionally illiterate.

How You Can HelpHow You Can Help

Volunteer TutorTutoring helps to provide one-on-one attention necessary to help students achieve their goals

Where We Can GoWhere We Can Go

The Sky is the Limit!

Our StudentsOur StudentsVolunteer tutors work with culturally diverse students of all ages and academic levels. Tutors have opportunity to learn of sociological issues through interaction with these students.

Students range in age from 16-80+ years of age and come from many different ethnic backgrounds including:

* African

* Asian

* Puerto Rican

* South American

* Mexican

* and many more...

Students represent varied socio economic backgrounds and include, but are not limited to:

* Displaced workers

* Functionally limited students

* Refugees

* Retired workers

* Single parents

* Work first participants

* Those with high school diplomas wishing to enroll in regular curriculum programs but needing to improve admission test scores

* and many more...

The Benefit of TutoringThe Benefit of Tutoring Make important networking contacts Develop interpersonal and communication skills Enhance your résumé Gain work experience Build your self-esteem and self-confidence Meet new people Make an impact on your community

Make important networking contacts Develop interpersonal and communication skills Enhance your résumé Gain work experience Build your self-esteem and self-confidence Meet new people Make an impact on your community

Volunteer ResponsibilitiesVolunteer ResponsibilitiesProvide encouragement and support by:

• Acknowledging learners accomplishments

• Helping the learner become an independent learner.

• Respecting cultural differences.

• Be understanding

• Be supportive when addressing learner’s mistakes. Avoid criticism.

• Provide positive feedback.

Provide encouragement and support by:

• Acknowledging learners accomplishments

• Helping the learner become an independent learner.

• Respecting cultural differences.

• Be understanding

• Be supportive when addressing learner’s mistakes. Avoid criticism.

• Provide positive feedback.

Volunteer OpportunitiesVolunteer Opportunities

Types of Opportunities ABE/GED ESL Full List

All Available Opportunities

Types of Opportunities ABE/GED ESL Full List

All Available Opportunities

Required PaperworkRequired Paperwork

Volunteer Agreement Volunteer Background Check

Volunteer Agreement Volunteer Background Check

Volunteer ProcessVolunteer Process

DATE TUTOR TIME IN

TIME OUT

STUDENT/S ASSIGNMENT

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I Don’t Know the Answer?!?I Don’t Know the Answer?!?

No one can know

everything!

Just ask for help.

No one can know

everything!

Just ask for help.

QuestionsQuestions

Please contact Molly Bonnett at 704-330-4814 or by email at molly.bonnett@cpcc.edu

Thank you!Thank you!