LITERACY VOLUNTEERS OF MARICOPA COUNTY

In October of 1982, Karen Goodyear developed Project Read, a non-profit dedicated to adult literacy. Working out of a donated classroom in the old Phoenix Union High School, Karen organized a team of volunteers to teach reading to adults and provide tutor training programs; during our first year, we trained 26 tutors. Due to a growing need for our services, Karen sought and received full affiliate status from the Literacy Volunteers of America, Inc., and Literacy Volunteers of Maricopa County was incorporated. In 1984, Denise Krugh became our first Program Coordinator, and by 1987, the number of tutors trained in one year increased to 512... Literacy Volunteers of Maricopa County is a 501c(3) nonprofit organization that depends on donations. LVMC is a Qualifying Charitable Organization under Arizona Tax Law. Leave a lasting legacy... Literacy Volunteers of Maricopa County is a community-based 3 non-profit organization dedicated to improving adult reading, writing, and mathematical..

Also known as: Literacy Volunteers of America, Inc.

Primary location: Phoenix United States