Literacy Volunteers of Somerset County

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Literacy Volunteers of Somerset County

LVSC provides FREE One-to-One and Small Group Tutoring, English Conversation Groups, and U.S. Citizenship Preparation Classes in Somerset County.

09/03/2026

Daisy is back in the office and catching up on all the latest LVSC news!

Take a look at the Summer 2026 edition of The Literacy Letter: https://www.literacysomerset.org/news/the-literacy-letter-summer-2026

Wishing everyone a wonderful holiday weekend. Happy reading!

08/31/2026

We had a great night at the ballpark! LVSC students, volunteers, staff, and families enjoyed an evening together cheering on the Somerset Patriots and sharing America’s pastime. A special thank you to the Somerset County, NJ Commissioners for donating the community box to nonprofits like LVSC and for making special events like this possible.

08/27/2026

Meet LVSC's 2026 Student of the Year - Alejo! A musician from Paraguay, Alejo came to LVSC in fall 2023. Paired with tutor Christopher Yen, he worked to strengthen his English so he could grow his career. Early on, Alejo felt frustrated that he couldn’t fully “be himself” in English. Through focused lessons and hard work, Alejo gained confidence, reached important milestones, and found new ways to communicate in English. Alejo’s hard work paid off with many job offers! Today, he works as a sound engineer, school crossing guard, and music teacher.

Learn more about Alejo, and hear his live performance: https://www.literacysomerset.org/news/student-spotlights/alejo-2026

Please join us in congratulating Alejo and all LVSC students for their hard work, bravery, and commitment to learning English.

08/19/2026

While some may be enjoying the Dog Days of Summer, Daisy has been hard at work -- and so have we! 🐾 Since we first introduced Daisy earlier this month, she's been visiting volunteers and staff as we prepare for fall programming. Did you know 126 students have applied for services this fall?

Here's what happens next:

✅ Students complete an English assessment
✅ Tutors receive training (Learn more: https://www.literacysomerset.org/get-involved/tutor
✅ Tutors and students are carefully matched

We're excited to help new learners and volunteers connect!

08/17/2026

What a great day at the Hillsborough Library Resource Fair. We enjoyed meeting members of the Hillsborough community and sharing information about LVSC. Thank you to everyone who stopped by to say hello! A special shout out to tutor extraordinaire, Vicki Freiman (center), for joining staff Susan Engelstein (left) and Stella Nieves (right).

08/12/2026

Congratulations to our Tutor of the Year, June Tamburro!

Drawing on her experience as a pastoral leader, June found a new calling as a dedicated LVSC tutor in winter 2020. Her six students from Brazil, Georgia, Peru and Korea benefit from her patience, wisdom and encouragement. Whenever one student graduates, she readily welcomes another. June also leads a conversation group, spending hours creating relevant, meaningful and fun lessons. In one recent series, she taught students about baseball with songs, rules, explanations and Cracker Jacks for the class! Thank you, June, for all you do to create a warm and welcoming environment for LVSC students.

Read more: https://www.literacysomerset.org/news/tutor-spotlights/june-2026

08/10/2026

CONGRATULATIONS, to our AUGUST TUTOR OF THE MONTH -- AGNES MICHALEK! (Pictured, right)

Thirty years ago, Agnes’ mother was an LVSC student from Manville. Today, Agnes is paying that forward. She has been working with her student, Daniela from Costa Rica, for one year. They meet at the food court in Whole Foods, which has created a fun, casual learning environment. When Daniela told Agnes she corrected a translator at her son’s doctor’s appointment, Agnes realized their literacy work together was paying huge dividends!

Read more: https://www.literacysomerset.org/news/tutor-spotlights/michalek-2026

08/05/2026

It’s the Dog Days of Summer and Dog Day here at Literacy Volunteers of Somerset County. 🐾

Meet Daisy! A certified Therapy Dog and Reading Buddy, Daisy joins us in the office most Wednesdays. Today, she "helped" staff prepare assessments for more than 100 new students entering our program this fall. We can’t wait to share more of Daisy’s LVSC adventures; stay tuned!

08/04/2026

Congratulations to Linda Choplick, LVSC’s 2026 Volunteer of the Year!

More than 200 LVSC volunteers provided 7000+ hours of free services this past year! We are grateful to all volunteers and pleased to recognize outstanding contributions of people like Linda Choplick, LVSC's 2026 Volunteer of the Year.

From the moment Linda joined LVSC in the fall of 2022, she has been a dedicated and enthusiastic supporter of every aspect of our organization. In addition to weekly tutoring, she shares her time and talents with LVSC in so many ways. She is a student assessor who helps make incoming students feel welcomed and comfortable when they take their initial English test. She attends our fundraising events and has generously donated the very popular cat basket and beach basket for our Garden of Literacy tricky tray. And this fall, she will be leading a conversation group on Monday mornings!

Learn more: https://www.literacysomerset.org/news/tutor-spotlights/choplick-2026

07/30/2026

We are thrilled and grateful to welcome 15 new tutors! These kind volunteers completed LVSC's summer tutor training workshop; they will be teaching English to 19 students from 13 different countries.

Learn more about becoming a literacy volunteer: https://www.literacysomerset.org/get-involved/tutor

Address

120 Finderne Avenue
Bridgewater, NJ
08807

Telephone

+19087255430

Website

http://www.literacysomerset.org/

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