Literacy Outreach

Program Overview

Literacy Outreach is a local, non-profit agency combating illiteracy in Garfield County, Colorado. Since 1986, our goal is to give all adults in Garfield County the opportunity to achieve basic reading, writing, math and oral communication skills.

Professionally trained volunteer tutors teach basic literacy skills or English speaking skills to adult students and their family members who are at the lowest levels of literacy or English –
speaking proficiencies.

Our office is conveniently located near the Glenwood Springs Elementary School on the bike path in Glenwood Springs. Our blue building is tucked directly behind the Forest Service building at 1127 School Street. Please call 970-945-5282 if you are having difficulty finding us.

Cost Info

Student and Volunteer Success Stories

Literacy Outreach serves students such as Celia, a stay-at-home mom from Mexico. With a child in need of medical care, she and her husband immigrated to the United States to seek a better life for their family. Her commitment to learning English has been astounding. Celia studied two hours per week with her tutor and completed two hours of homework each week. Her goal was simple. She needed to communicate with her son's doctors and her other children's teachers. Her English skills have improved immensely. She and her husband have earned their citizenship. Celia has learned to drive and read maps. Currently, she is working on her GED at Colorado Mountain College.