Currently, there are 24 affiliated literacy programs that provide free literacy assistance to adults, families and children in San Diego County. During FY10, these programs served 165,136 total learners (95,245 children and 69,891 adults).

The San Diego Council on Literacy supports the affiliated programs by:

• Heightening the awareness of the literacy problem in the community and working to find solutions
• Providing resources to the affiliated programs
• Placing Literacy*AmeriCorps members with affiliated programs to support instruction
• Operating a countywide referral service that refers volunteer tutors and learners to the affiliated programs
• Underwriting vision care for low income learners
• Co-sponsoring the READ/San Diego Tutor Conference
• Donating children's books
• Supporting life skills training of adult learners either onsite at individual literacy programs or at regional locations around the County.

FOR ASSISTANCE

*If you need help with your reading/writing/math skills, or are interested in becoming a volunteer tutor, please call our hotline at 1-888-850-READ

*Si usted necesita ayuda con su lectura/escritura/computación, llame con confianza nuestra línea de infomación al 1-888-850-READ
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