Literacy Volunteers of Maricopa County

Established in 1982, Literacy Volunteers of Maricopa County, Inc., (LVMC), a 501(c)(3) community-based organization, provides free educational services to adults, 16 years of age or older, who desire to learn to read, obtain the High School Equivalency (HSE) diploma by preparing them for the General Educational Development (GED) exam, or communicate in English. LVMC utilizes contextualized educational materials to help adults become literate, acquire soft skills and employability skills, attain an HSE and help immigrants and other adults who are English language learners improve their English and math skills as well as their understanding of the American system of government. LVMC desires to help adults attain employment and economic self-sufficiency, successfully participate in the educational development of their children, transition into postsecondary education and job skills training, and fully integrate and participate in our society. The organization is a member of ProLiteracy.LVMC has a proven track record of assisting basic skills deficient adults, increasing peoples literacy skills, facilitating the attainment of an HSE diploma, and helping immigrants and other individuals who are English language learners to improve their skills and understanding of English, math, and civics. Our programs are open-enrollment whereby a participant can start anytime; classes are offered in-person at our Learning Centers, virtually/online, or hybrid flexible (HyFlex) allowing participants to attend in-person sometimes and online other times. To increase learning at a faster pace, we provide all participants access to web-based learning software that can be accessed at our Learning Centers computer labs or remotely from their own devices.