Adult Education
Albemarle County Adult Education
ESOL - English for Speakers of Other Languages Program
296-3872
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. Classes
are held every Monday and Wednesday evening at Albemarle
High School from 18:30-20:30. 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. For more information and to download a registration form go to the website: www.k12albemarle.org/adult or
call (434) 296-3872, ext. 2 or e-mail Rebecca Snider at rsnider@k12albemarle.org
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
M-F 2 - 6 pm
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