The Literacy AmeriCorps program recruits and trains up to 30 members a year to serve as tutors, coaches, and teachers throughout Palm Beach County.
The Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County is recruiting now for the 2024-2025 service year.
What’s in it for YOU?
What To Expect During Your Service Year
Community Impact
Our Literacy AmeriCorps program recruits, trains and supervises members who each contribute 1,700 hours of service in tutoring, mentoring and participating in meaningful community service projects.
- 350 adult learners were assisted with reading, English and employability skills.
- 953 at-risk youth were coached, tutored and mentored for academic success.
- 209 children received tutoring and literacy enrichment to improve their reading skills.
- 243+ community volunteers leveraged for service projects throughout Palm Beach County.
Literacy AmeriCorp Stats
29,196
Hours of service teaching, tutoring and mentoring adults, teens and children.
953
At-risk youth who were coached, tutored and mentored for academic success
350
Adult learners assisted with reading, English and employability skills and children tutored
Success Story
”...After graduating from undergrad, I decided to take a bit of a break from school, and I felt like I needed a change of scenery. I was already familiar with AmeriCorps, as many students from my department pursued AmeriCorps post-graduation, so I decided to look into it for myself. I came across the Literacy AmeriCorps of Palm Beach County program and I was hesitant to apply at first because my background was in sustainability science -- not literacy or education. However, I was ...
Mia RomanoChildren’s Literacy Tutor
AmeriCorps Alumni
Frank Sauro
Children & Adult Literacy Tutor
My decision to join Literacy AmeriCorps came after a long period of dissatisfaction with my professional life. Joining the program meant turning my back on a path I had spent the entirety of my young adult life crafting — a legal career as a JAG for the US Armed Forces. Inspired by the testimonials I had read and the alumni I had met during my research into the program, I decided to enter into unfamiliar territory and become a part of the Literacy AmeriCorps team. I knew instantly that I had made the correct choice.
I spent the 2022-2023 year at the Mandel Public Library as an ESOL/Digital Literacy Instructor. My role involved serving primarily adults in need of English language learning assistance and those interested in acquiring technological proficiency. It was here that I gained an appreciation for education and the responsibility that educators play in enabling students to succeed. I also spent a significant amount of time volunteering with the Village Readers Family Education program in Delray Beach on weeknights, helping with their adult ESOL evening classes. The time I spent with the adults at Village Readers greatly contributed to my decision to join their service site during the 2023-2024 year. I had the privilege of continuing to foster my relationship with the adults I had helped previously while also being able to assist their children during the day as a Reading Tutor.
My time with Literacy AmeriCorps was nothing short of life-changing. As a member, I experienced demonstrable growth in my students, my colleagues, and myself on a daily basis. It is with this program that I had the happiest moments of my life thus far, and I attribute my newfound optimism for the future to the time I spent here. I will be commissioning into the United States Army as a Logistics Officer, still maintaining a version of the dreams I had before leaping into this program. This time, however, I will be moving forward as a more humble, open-minded, and understanding individual. I am prepared more than ever before to serve my country with the same enthusiasm I had when serving my community.
Request an Interview
Are you interested in becoming an AmeriCorps member but would like additional information? Fill out the form to learn more and to schedule an interview with the AmeriCorps Recruitment & Retention Coordinator, Chris Thompson.
For more information, contact:
Christopher Thompson — 561-767-3358
Congratulations to the Class of 2023-2024!
Watch the video created by the current members to celebrate their accomplishments for their service year at their graduation.
