Agency Details:

Marin Literacy Program

Marin Literacy Program (MLP) provides Marin County adults with free student-centered instruction in reading, writing and speaking to help them reach their full potential at work, at home and in the community.

Description:
Marin Literacy tutoring is predominantly done by volunteers in a one-on-one format, or in small groups, and addresses the individual needs of adult students. Volunteers attend an Orientation and Training in preparation for work with a student. In some cases, special projects provide instruction to residents of Marin who have common concerns.
These special projects are:

Adult Literacy Services: ALS trains volunteer tutors who are carefully matched with Marin residents over 16 who wish to improve their literacy skills. Adult students are tutored in both one-to-one and small group sessions and are offered a variety of additional learning opportunities, such as book clubs and workshops.

Family Literacy Services/Families for Literacy - Adult and family literacy instruction is offered to caregivers responsible for children 0-5.

F.L.A.G.ship - A mobile outreach project, the FLAGship bus travels from Tomales to Marin City and offers isolated young families health and school readiness activities.

Inmate Literacy Services - Adult and family literacy services are provided to the Marin County Jail and San Quentin State Prison.

West Marin Literacy Services - Tutors offer second language learners in West Marin one-on-one and small group instruction.

History:
Marin Literacy has been providing adults assistance with basic reading and writing skills for 20 years. In 1985, the program started with 30 students through the county library system. The Marin County Free Library and the San Rafael Public Library now jointly sponsor MLP, allowing the program to serve all residents of Marin, from Marin City to Tomales. Last year, MLP served 1,250 adult students, and distributed nearly 4,500 free books to individuals and families through its five projects. During the past 21 years, it has helped more than 8,500 adult students with about 6,500 volunteer tutors.

Contact people:

Dena Higgins, Development/Outreach Coordinator, (phone), (email) Susan Charlton, Program Supervisor, (phone), (email)

Main office number: (415) 485-3318
Office fax number: (415) 485-3112

Address:

San Rafael Public Library 1100 E Street San Rafael, CA 94901 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.marinliteracy.org

Last updated on October 20, 2009