| Northside Volunteer Literacy Programs
Albany Park Community Center
Adult Literacy Tutoring Program
5121 N. Kimball Avenue
Chicago, Illinois, 60625
Phone: (773) 509-5650; (773) 433-3737
Fax: (773-304-1970
Email: mfleming@apcc-chgo.org
Website: www.apcc-chgo.org
Program Contact: Michelle Fleming
Communites Served: Albany Park, Northwest
Services Offered: Basic Reading, ESL & Math tutoring; ABE & GED classes
Volunteer Need: Basic Reading, ESL & Math tutoring
Anixter Center
Literacy Program
2032 N. Clybourn Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60614
Phone: (773) 929-8200 ext. 270
Fax: (773) 929-3244
Program Contact: Amy Laboy
Communities Served: Lincoln Park
Services Offered: Basic Reading; ABE classes
Volunteer Need: Basic Reading tutoring
Asian Human Services
Literacy and Education for Adults and Families (LEAF) Program
2838 W. Peterson Ave.
Chicago, Illinois 60659
Phone: (773) 564-4944
Fax: (773) 338-7946
Class hours: Monday to Friday 9:15 am - 1:00 pm; Tuesdays and Thursdays 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Office hours: Monday to Friday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Program Contact: Barth Landor
Communities served: Uptown, Edgewater, Northside Chicago
Services offered: Literacy and ESL tutoring
Volunteer need: Basic Reading and Writing Skills, ESL tutoring
Association House of Chicago
Immigrant Services & Vocational Bridge Academy
1116 N. Kedzie, 5th Floor Suite 528
Chicago, Illinois 60651
Phone: (773) 772-7170
Fax: (773) 292-5490
E-mail: agomez@associationhouse.org, rkos@asssocitationhouse.org
Office Hours: Monday - Friday 9:00 am - 8:00 pm; Saturday 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Program Contact: Angelica Gomez (Immigrant Services), Robert Kos (Vocational Bridge Academy)
Communities Served: West Town, Wicker Park, Humboldt Park, Avondale, Hermosa, Logan Square
Services Offered: Basic Reading, ESL & Math tutoring; ABE & GED classes, Workplace Literacy, Technology, Citizenship
Volunteer Need: Basic Reading, ESL & Math tutoring; ABE & GED classes, Workplace Literacy, Technology, Citizenship
Cambodian Association of Illinois
Cambodian Literacy Project
2831 W. Lawrence Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60625
Phone: (773) 878-7090
Fax: (773) 878-5299
E-mail: Ty_tim@hotmail.com
Office Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Program Contact: Ty Tim
Communities Served: Uptown, Albany Park
Services Offered: ESL tutoring
Volunteer Need: ESL tutoring
Centro Romero
Adult Education Program
6216 N. Clark
Chicago, Illinois 60660
Phone: (773) 508-5300
Fax: (773) 508-5399
Website: www.centroromero.org
Office Hours: Monday - Friday 9:00 am - 9:00 pm; Saturday 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Program Contact: Erika Tejada
Communities Served: Rogers Park, Edgewater & Uptown
Services Offered: ESL tutoring, GED classes, Spanish Language Literacy, Citizenship
Volunteer Need: ESL tutoring, Spanish Language Literacy, GED
Chinese Mutual Aid Association
Adult Literacy Program
1016 W. Argyle Street
Chicago, Illinois 60640
Phone: (773) 784-2900 ext 140
Fax: (773) 784-2984
Office Hours: Monday - Friday 9:00 am - 8:00 pm; Saturday 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Program Contact: Annette Joyce
Communities Served: Uptown, Edgewater, Albany Park
Services Offered: ESL tutoring, Family Literacy, one-on-one tutoring
Volunteer Need: ESL and Citizenship tutoring
Christopher House
Adult Literacy Program
2507 N. Greenview
Chicago, Illinois 60614
Phone: (773) 472-1083
Fax: (773) 472-7292
Office Hours: Monday - Friday (Hours vary between each program. Please call for further infomation)
Program Contact: Diana Wildner
Communities Served: Northside,primarily Lincoln Park and Logan Square
Services Offered: Basic Reading, ESL & Math tutoring; ABE tutoring; GED classes
Volunteer Need: Basic Reading, ESL & Math tutoring; Computer Literacy
Dominican Literacy Center Chicago
1503 Rice St.
Melrose Park, Illinois 60160
Phone: (708) 338-0659
Fax: (708) 338-0659
E-mail: jcurranx@yahoo.com
Program Contact: Sister Judith Curran
Communities Served: Melrose Park, but not limited
Services Offered: ESL tutoring; Workplace Literacy, Adult Basic Education if needed.
Volunteer Need: ESL tutoring; Citizenship training
Erie Neighborhood House
Adult Education Program
1347 W. Erie
Chicago, Illinois 60622
Phone: (312) 666-3430
Fax: (312) 666-3955
Office Hours: Monday - Friday 9:00 am - 9:00 pm; Saturday 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Program Contact: Susana Ortiz
Communities Served: West Town, Humboldt Park, Logan Square
Services Offered: Basic Reading, ESL & Math Tutoring; GED & ABE Classes; Computer Literacy
Volunteer Need: Basic Reading, ESL & Math Tutoring
Howard Area Community Center
Adult Volunteer Literacy Project
7648 N. Paulina
Chicago, Illinois 60626
Phone: (773) 262-6622
Fax: (773) 262-6645
Office Hours: Monday - Friday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm; Saturday 10:00 am - Noon
Program Contact: Megan Wells
Communities Served: Rogers Park community
Services Offered: Basic Reading, ESL & Math tutoring; ABE & GED classes; Workplace & Family Literacy
Volunteer Need: Basic Reading, ESL & Math tutoring; Native Language Literacy
Indo-American Center
ESL for Seniors and Adults
6328 N. California Ave.
Chicago, Illinois 60659
Phone: (773) 973-4444
Fax: (773) 973-0157
Email: mshah@indoamerican.org
Office Hour: Monday - Saturday 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Program Contact: Mimosa Shah
Communities Served: West Rogers Park
Services Offered: ESL tutoring
Volunteer Need: ESL tutoring
Jane Adams Hull House Association - Uptown Head Start / Even Start
Family Learning Center
1020 W. Bryn Mawr
Chicago, Illinois 60660
Phone: (773) 769-5753
Fax: (773) 769-5626
Web site: www.hullhouse.org
Office Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Program Contact: Kathy Miller
Communities Served: Uptown, Edgewater
Services Offered: ESL tutoring & GED classes
Volunteer Need: ESL tutoring & GED classes
Jane Addams Resource Corporation
Adult Learners’ Program Services
4432 N. Ravenswood, 2nd Floor
Chicago, Illinois 60640-5803
Phone: (773) 728-9769 ext. 27
Fax: (773) 728-9785
Email: emilyd@jane-addams.org
Website: www.jane-addams.org
Office Hours: Monday - Friday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Program Contact: Emily Doherty, Basic Skills Coordinator
Communities Served: Ravenswood, Lakeview, North-center, Lincoln Square, Uptown. Edgewater, others
Services Offered: Basic Reading & Math tutoring; Financial Literacy Classes;
Volunteer Need: Basic Reading, Math tutoring; Computer; Life Skills; interviewing
Jewish Vocational Services
Vocational English Program
6526 N. California
Chicago, Illinois 60645
Phone: (773) 743-5638
Fax: (773) 743-6193
Email: estherkogan@jvschicago.org
Program Contact: Esther Kogan
Communities Served: Rogers Park
Services Offered: ESL tutoring; Workplace Literacy; Beginning Computer Skills, One-On-One Tutoring
Volunteer Need: ESL tutoring; Computer Literacy
Korean American Senior Center
Community Literacy
5008-14 N. Kedzie
Chicago, Illinois 60625
Phone: (773) 478-8851
Program Contact: Boo Kim
Communities Served: North and Northeast sides of Chicago
Services Offered: ESL tutoring
Volunteer Need: ESL tutoring
Midwest Asian American Center
2534 W. Devon, 2nd Floor
Chicago, Illinois 60659
Phone: (773) 262-8650
Fax: (773) 262-8651
E-mail: maacedu@aol.com
Office Hour: Monday - Friday 9:30 am - 5:00 pm; Saturday 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Program Contact: Vandana Dalal
Communities Served: Rogers Park, Mt. Prospect, Schaumburg, Uptown
Services Offered: Basic Reading, ESL tutoring; ABE classes
Volunteer Need: Basic Reading & ESL tutoring; Computer training
Open Books
213 W. Institute Place, Suite 207
Chicago, IL 60610
Phone: (312) 475-1355
Website: www.open-books.org
E-mail: volunteer@open-books.org
Program Contact: Ava Zeligson, Volunteer Coordinator
Services Offered: Writing workshops, Reading Buddies, Adventures in Creative Writing Field Trips, Community Programs
Polish American Association
Polish Adult Literacy Program
3834 N. Cicero
Chicago, Illinois 60641
Phone: (773) 282-1122 x408
Fax: (773) 282-4718
E-mail: ursula959@aol.com
Office Hours: Monday - Wednesday 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Program Contact: Ursula Cholewa
Communities Served: Dunning, Brighton Park, Portage Park
Services Offered: ESL tutoring
Volunteer Need: ESL tutoring
Prologue, Inc.
Prologue Adult Education
1135 N. Cleaver St.
Chicago, Illinois 60642
Phone: (773) 935-9925
Fax: (773) 935-9995
Website: www.prologueschools.org
E-mail: wpmedia@aol.com
Program Contact: Walter Perkins
Communities Served: Uptown, Edgewater, Rogers Park, Lakeview, Brozeville, Chicago Westside
Services Offered: Basic Reading, ESL & math tutoring, ABE & GED classes, Literacy
Volunteer Need: Basic Reading, ESL & Math tutoring
South-East Asia Center
Literacy Program
5120 N. Broadway
Chicago, Illinois 60640
Phone: (773) 989-6927
Fax: (773) 989-6927
Office Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30 am- 5:30 pm
Program Contact: Tien Chau
Communities Served: Edgewater, Uptown, Albany Park
Services Offered: Basic Reading tutoring, ESL, Full Year Child Care Classes, After School & Summer School Programs Citizenship & Parenting classes
Volunteer Need: ESL tutoring
UIC Center for Literacy
Family Start Learning Center (FAST North)
Humboldt Park Vactional Education Center
1645 N. California
Chicago, Illinois 60647
Phone: (773) 489-8944
Fax: (773) 489-8967
Office Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Program Contact: Barbara Berger
Communities Served: Humboldt Park, Northside
Services Offered: Basic Reading, ESL & Math tutoring; Family Literacy; ABE & GED classes
Volunteer Need: Basic Reading & ESL tutoring
Vietnamese Association of Illinois
Community Literacy Program
5110 N. Broadway, 2nd Floor
Chicago, Illinois 60640
Phone: (773) 728-3700
Fax: (773) 728-0497
Email: tim.vu@hnvi.org
Program Contact: Tim Vu
Communities Served: Uptown, Edgewater, Albany Park, Rogers Park
Services Offered: Basic Reading & ESL tutoring
Volunteer Need: Basic Reading & ESL tutoring; Citizenship examinations
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