Adult Education

Albemarle County Adult Education ESOL-English for Speakers of Other Languages Program
296-3872, ext. 2
www.k12albemarle.org/adult
rsnider@k12albemarle.org

The Albemarle County Adult Education ESOL Program offers general English classes with year-round registration for beginner- to advanced-level students. The program also offers beginner-, intermediate- and advanced-level communication skills daytime classes and T.O.E.F.L. preparation classes. The ESOL Program has also received recognition for "The Web Project." This is an ongoing student project that accepts applicants from advanced-level ESOL students to work on an interactive course developing web-page content and DVD resources for the ESOL community in the Charlottesville area.

Blue Ridge English as a Second Language Council (BRESL)
214 Rugby Rd.
977-7988
esltutors@hotmail.com

BRESL is a volunteer-based, non-profit organization serving the ESL community in Greater Charlottesville. Trained tutors provide free English tutoring services and teach cultural adaptation skills to ESL adults. BRESL is committed to helping ESL families integrate into the community and lead more fulfilling lives.

Literacy Volunteers of America
Web site
977-3838
418 7th St. NE

Imagine the discomfort of not being able to read a story to your child or decipher a bank statement. This group works to end adult illiteracy. Volunteers needed as tutors. Free training is provided.

Children

Boys and Girls Club of Charlottesville/Albemarle
Web site
977-2001
10th and Cherry Ave. & Southwood Mobile Home Park
Mon-Fri 2 p.m.- 6 p.m.

Helps youths aged 6-18 with their homework and hosts many educational, social, and recreational programs. Needs volunteer tutors.

Camp Holiday Trails
www.campholidaytrails.org
977-3781
End of Reservoir Rd., off Fontaine Ave.

This summer camp serves chronically ill children 7-17 years old, providing a rustic outdoors experience with 24-hour medical care. Volunteers needed for gardening, landscaping, maintenance, clearing, construction, clerical chores, and general labor.

Charlottesville City Schools' Book Buddies
www.ccs.k12.va.us/programs/book_buddies.html
245-2415

Each "Book Buddy" works with a first- or second-grade student throughout the school year on specific reading skills. Involves a regular commitment of two one-hour sessions per week during the school day. Training and lesson plans are provided.

Children, Youth & Family Services, Inc.
www.cyfs.org
296-4118
116 W. Jefferson St.

United Way member agency. Family Partners, Play Partners, Runaway Shelter, and Childcare Resource & Referral Service. Qualified professional counseling on problems of marriage, parent-child relationships, personal adjustment.

Play Partners
296-4118, ext. 248
www.cyfs.org/pp.shtml
statel@cyfs.org

Play Partners, a program of Children, Youth & Family Services, Inc., provides children in low-income day care homes in the Charlottesville/Albemarle area with play experiences that enhance their cognitive, emotional and social development during the crucial preschool years. Pairs of trained volunteers are assigned to visit the same provider's home once a week, where one-hour sessions are offered to the children throughout the school year. About every four weeks the Play Partners introduce a new story with accompanying activities that emphasize and extend the concepts and vocabulary in the story. The program begins in mid-September and concludes at the end of May, but volunteers may join and be trained at any time of year.

Computers4Kids
817-1121
www.computers4kids.net

Computers4Kids is a nonprofit after-school technology mentoring program for underserved middle and high school youth. Mentors should have basic computer knowledge and be able to spend one and a half hours per week volunteering. To join, visit www.computers4kids.net and fill out the mentor application.

Westminster Child Care Center
www.westccc.net
977-3322
190 Rugby Rd.

Volunteers needed to serve as teachers' aides. Experience with children is welcome, but not necessary.

YMCA
www.piedmontymca.org
974-9622
442 Westfield Rd.

Offers courses for adults and seniors in aerobics and for adults and children in martial arts. Also offers children's basketball. Fees vary by class. Full-time care center for preschool-age children. Summer camp. Ski program for youth. Administers the city swim team. Call for details.

Photo courtesy of the Charlottesville/Albemarle Convention & Visitors Bureau, www.SoVeryVirginia.com