VITA tutors respond in an individualized way to the educational and personal needs of these adults. Our learners are adults ranging in age from 16 to 75. Other ESL adults also need to learn to understand and speak English. Tutors can volunteer weekdays, evenings or Saturdays. Classes are held at Oakton's Ray Hartstein Campus, various schools and businesses, public libraries, churches and synagogues, a YMCA and a shopping mall.
Tutors volunteer two to six hours per week each term.
They are our friends as well as our tutors. There is still sharing and kindness in the world. Tutoring is one of the most fulfilling things a person can do because it helps people learn. Tutoring is a win-win situation. If I can make a small difference in the lives of a few people by helping them to read, that is my reward.