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Recent Newsletter Articles
Nominate Your Favorite Volunteer Supervisor for an Award!
The Award for Excellence in Volunteer Engagement honors an ABE professional who demonstrates vision, diligence, and commitment to integrating volunteers into adult literacy programs. The award is open to all ABE staff: teachers, volunteer coordinators, support staff, program managers, and others. Read More
Register for the 2018 ABE Volunteer Management Conference!
It’s time to register for the ABE Volunteer Management Conference (VMC), scheduled for Friday, November 30. Participants will get practical resources they can use right away, learn new strategies, share their professional wisdom with colleagues and earn six CEUs. Read More
Resources for Volunteers
The Minnesota Literacy Council has created a wide variety of resources to support volunteers in adult ESL and ABE classrooms, whether they are lead teachers, classroom assistants, or one-on-one teachers. Read More
The Annual Volunteer Information Report Is Ready for You to Complete!
It’s time to complete the Annual Volunteer Information Report! The report is completed each year by all Adult Basic Education (ABE) programs in Minnesota that utilize volunteers and is due on July 31, 2018. Read More
I am a Citizen; Now, How Do I Vote? Free 2018 Election Curriculum
A free five-lesson curriculum educating new citizens on the voting process in Minnesota is available to download at the Minnesota Literacy Council website. The curriculum was created by Meredith Sommers, a long-time literacy volunteer at the Centro Guadalupano program in Minneapolis. Read More
Listening Session for Adult Literacy Volunteers of Color and Indigenous Volunteers
Please share with your volunteers! The Minnesota Literacy Council is holding listening sessions with adult literacy volunteers who are people of color and indigenous people to ensure we are fostering an organizational culture that is welcoming and inclusive to all. Read More
Here’s Your Chance to Recognize the Fabulous People Who Contribute to Your Program!
Honor your students, volunteers and community partners with a statewide award! We are excited to announce that nomination forms are online for the Minnesota Literacy Council’s annual ABE awards event. Read on to find out about our new event location this year. Read More
Two Days Left to Apply for an Adult Literacy VISTA!
There is still time to apply for a VISTA member to increase your program capacity, start a new project, or work on an innovative new initiative. Read on for information on how to apply for a yearlong VISTA for your ABE organization. Read More
Celebrate National Volunteer Week!
National Volunteer Week in April is a time to honor the many ways that volunteers offer encouragement, optimism, patience and enthusiasm to help adult learners achieve their goals. Read on for ideas for celebrating your dedicated volunteers and their many contributions! Read More
Current Volunteer Opportunities Search Feature
Volunteers are a valuable resource for providing individualized support to students. If you’d like to recruit volunteers to help your learners, but aren’t sure where to look, the Minnesota Literacy Council can help! Read More