The Oakland Literacy Council provides basic literacy and English language instruction to adults in order to facilitate lifelong learning, employment skills and personal well-being. All Oakland County residents deserve to have the skills, knowledge, and understanding needed to flourish in today's complex and interconnected world. Literate students are able to achieve both personal and educational goals. They can do things like vote, increase their workplace productivity, and pass on the gift of reading to their children. The most important benefit is the improvement in the overall quality of life.

How does the Oakland Literacy Council do all of this?

Locally the Council:

• recruits and trains volunteers who meet weekly with adult students to teach reading, writing, and conversational English.
• provides various tutoring workshops to give tutors tools for effective tutoring
• has available a library with tutoring materials for various reading levels and interests
• provides resources i.e., tutor mentors, tutor trainers, specialists to answer questions and guide tutors