• reduce barriers to English instruction - such as waiting lists, childcare, and transportation.

• create opportunities for community members to promote education

• create opportunities to share culture and build relationships across cultures

• improve relationships with diverse clients/members

• provide individuals with confidence and skills for using English outside the home

The curriculum is aimed at supporting and building-up community based programs.  Oregon Literacy provides workshops, site visits, and assistance related to volunteer recruitment, English language learner recruitment, record keeping, and instruction.

Language activities and instruction encourage communication, creating meaning, and mastering language competencies. The materials and activities focus on language functions and using language to navigate cultural systems.

Volunteers are trained with techniques to use materials that spring from real-life situations, focusing activities around participants' needs and goals.