Our Team
your main point of contact for any questions about your volunteer duties.
Who is Sara?
To support the achievement of life goals
What is our mission?
English for Speakers of Other Languages
What does ESOL mean?
Basic Literacy
What does BL mean?
Meet with a BL or ESOL learner at a public space for 2 hours/week for 6 months
What is the 1:1 Tutoring Program?
Works the front desk and may be the first to answer your phone call or greet you upon your arrival.
Who is Robin?
by providing opportunities to strengthen literacy skills
How do meet our mission?
Afghanistan, Mexico, Haiti, Honduras, and Sudan.
What are the top five countries represented at BRL?
The country represented by the BL Population.
What is America?
Teach in-person or online Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM or 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM at the Pre-beginning, Beginning, Intermediate, or Advanced Level
What are Leveled ESOL Classes?
Works to facilitate testing, registration of students, classroom creation, maintenance and schedules.
Who is Sara?
To Adults
Who does our mission serve?
The percentage of ESOL learners served at Blue Ridge Literacy.
What is 90%?
The percentage of BL learners served at Blue Ridge Literacy.
What is 10%?
30 minutes-1 hour of Leveled ESOL class instruction includes a current or retired medical professional or student providing content knowledge to ESOL students on Tuesdays and Thursdays
What is Health Literacy?
Secures funding and resources for us to keep offering services to our learners!
Who is Ahoo?
In Southwest Virginia
Where does BRL serve?
The number of countries represented at BRL including the US.
What is 42?
The program the BL population is served through exclusively.
What is 1:1 Tutoring Program?
Takes place Mondays and Fridays in-person or online from 10:00 - 12:00 or 6:00 - 7:30 to prepare learners to become US Citizens
What is the Citizenship Preparation Program?
The many people who keep BRL running by tutoring, instructing online and in-person, joining fundraising events, and so much more!
Who are VOLUNTEERS! :)
The reading, writing, and communication skills needed to interact and operate in everyday settings, make long-term plans, and improve living conditions for themselves and their families
What is functional literacy?
The skills for which ESOL learners seek services.
What is Reading, Writing, Speaking, and Listening?
May have not received support with a diagnosed/undiagnosed learning disability. May come from low-income neighborhoods or schools. May have had parents who struggled with literacy and could not support their learning.
What leads an American-born individual to seek literacy services as an adult?
Classes meet Mondays and Wednesdays from 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM to learn basic computer skills using the Nationally Accredited NorthStar curriculum
What are Digital Literacy Classes?