Petra d’Entremont, Coordinator, Literacy Outreach Centre, Aurora College, Yellowknife
The Literacy Outreach Centre runs a tutoring program. It relies on volunteer tutors to work with learners one-on-one. With many non-profit organizations in the community vying for volunteers, it can be difficult to get volunteers and this can mean lengthy waits for tutors and a loss in initial enthusiasm by the learners.
The Literacy Outreach Centre has worked to solve this problem by recruiting and training volunteer tutors on a regular basis. By increasing the number of volunteer tutors available, the learners can begin their work while they are mentally ready and while the events in their lives permit it. With more tutors, not only will the learners be served faster, but more learners can be taught.