Volunteers/Tutors
Recent Newsletter Articles
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
Program Allies: A Case for ABE Volunteers
Even beyond the impact that they have on classroom instruction, volunteers function as ABE program allies in the larger community, bringing in resources for programs, advocating for learning centers, and sharing positive stories about the learners. Read More
Volunteer Recruitment Video Launched
The Volunteer Engagement Committee of Literacy Action Network (LAN), in collaboration with St. Paul Neighborhood Network (SPNN), recently developed a volunteer recruitment video, highlighting diverse volunteers in ABE. This video is housed on the Volunteer Engagement Committee’s page of LAN’s website. Read More
Volunteer Contributions to “Minnesota’s ABE Miracle”
More than 3,100 volunteers worked with ABE learners last year. Read on for more stats and to learn about emerging trends in Minnesota's volunteer sector. Read More
Free Online Professional Development Courses
Access the Minnesota Literacy Council's FREE online courses for ABE teachers and staff! The courses are self-paced, allowing participants to go through them from beginning to end, or to pick and choose the modules in each course that are the most pertinent to their professional development needs. Read More
Prepare your Volunteers to Make a Difference
Provide your volunteers with the training that they need to help make a difference in your ABE program. Read More
Frequently Asked Questions About Minnesota ABE Volunteer Training Standards
Did you know that state law dictates training requirements for volunteers working in Minnesota ABE programs? Here are some frequently asked questions (and moderately clever responses) to help you understand the standards more clearly. Read More