This page was last updated: August 22, 2010
HOW SMALL WOULD YOUR WORLD BE IF YOU COULD NOT READ:
- Street signs
- Medicine labels
- Phone Books
- Newspaper ads
- Bills
- Your child's report card
Helping adults with their basic skills can help solve many of West Virginia's economic and social problems. A person's chance of finding employment increases with improved reading skills. This, in turn, improves his/her ability to support a family.
FACTS ABOUT ILLITERACY IN OUR STATE:
- 10% of our population (123,622 people) had less than a 9th grade education (2000 census).
- 20% of West Virginia adults function at Level I (third grade level) of literacy.
- 19% of adults in Harrison County function at Level I (third grade level) of literacy (2000 census).
- Approximately 9700 adults in Harrison County need help to complete an employment application, follow written instructions, or read a local newspaper.
- Another larger group of approximately 12,800 adults would require a higher level of literacy to function effectively in society, find employment, or be trained for new jobs as the workplace changes.
WELCOME TO THE HARRISON COUNTY LITERACY VOLUNTEERS WEBSITE!
We are a non-profit organization serving the Clarksburg and surrounding areas of Harrison County West Virginia. We offer free and confidential tutoring to those who seek to improve their literacy skills, as well as provide GED® tutoring.
Please take a few minutes to visit our site, and please feel free to add comments.
