Mission Statement
Literacy Suffolk, Inc. effects countywide change by improving individual literacy skills
through the valuable use of trained volunteers and by expanding community awareness.
VISION STATEMENT
We believe that the ability to read, write, and communicate effectively is critical
to personal freedom and the maintenance of a democratic society.
What Literacy Suffolk Does
- Provide free one-to-one and small group literacy tutoring
- Recruit and refer adult learners and volunteers
- Train volunteer tutors
- Offer confidential, student-centered instruction
- Provide ongoing support to tutors and students through:
- Six Regional Offices
- Student Conversation Groups
- Tutor Support Groups
- Literacy Materials (books, videos, audio cassettes, computer-assisted instruction)
- In-service Training Workshops
- Publications (affiliate newsletter, magazine of student writings)
- Student Involvement
- Increase public awareness of literacy through:
- Outreach (volunteers, students, board, staff)
- Countywide Partnerships (libraries, government, corporate, academic, community-based organizations)
- Countywide Initiatives (health literacy, law literacy, workplace literacy, family literacy, “Planting Seeds for Literacy” campaign)