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Programs/Services
Oregon Literacy's mission is to:
Advance Literacy through Access, Advocacy and Alliances
Access
Oregon Literacy builds services around access to make it as easy as possible for people to connect with literacy services, and to make those the best literacy services available.
- The cornerstone of many of Oregon Literacy's services remains the statewide
Literacy Line. The toll-free hotline [800-322-8715] connects over a thousand adults with literacy programs every year. Since its founding by a coalition of literacy groups in the 1980's, it has helped over 20,000 people connect with literacy programs in their own communities. Answering calls for help every day, OLI ensures access to programs through partnerships with organizations as widespread as the Oregonian, OPB, employment offices, libraries, and other non-profits across the state.
- In the fall of 2003, Oregon Literacy formally launched the first Tutor HelpLine, to improve access to materials and information for volunteer tutors across the state. This new service answers questions and conducts research for both volunteers and volunteer literacy programs. The HelpLine incorporates the materials and resources in Oregon Literacy's HelpCenter, which volunteers made available on-line throughout the program year.
- The Oregon Literacy Bookstore is the first stop for adult literacy materials. Carrying curriculum from over a dozen adult education publishers, the bookstore stocks samples of hundreds of titles to allow tutors and programs to make the best selection for their students. We continue to provide book scholarships to ensure that no student is barred from studying because they cannot afford their own materials.
- OLI continues to update and maintain an on-line computer orientation to help potential new volunteer tutors learn about rewards and responsibilities of contributing their time to literacy. OLI will use this tool to continue to recruit new tutors for their literacy programs all over the state.
- In 2004, Oregon Literacy and Portland State University will begin piloting a
Learning Web, that allows learners to access learning opportunities, tools, and materials through an easily navigable website that centralizes available information and resources.
These projects and services are primarily created and delivered through community volunteers and interns, who care enough about their community to spend time improving the literacy services for our state.
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