Who We Are

Literacy Volunteers of Eastern Orange County, Inc., is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to significantly raising the literacy rate in our community through free, one-to-one, adult training.

Located in the Newburgh Free Library, LVeoc trains adult volunteers to tutor adult learners from the community and matches them for one-on-one sessions. We teach basic literacy, GED preparation and English as a Second Language (ESL) for anyone who wants to improve their overall or specific literacy skills.

We are financed through grants from the State of New York Department of Education, corporate and foundation grants, and personal contributions. We are a service that is completely free to the student and the tutor.

LVeoc is governed by a Board of Directors and operates as an accredited member of ProLiteracy America and Literacy New York.

Lit-er-a-cy (n) the ability to read, write and speak English at levels of proficiency necessary to function on a job and in society

. We help adults help themselves through literacy.

Board

Executive Director
Roanne Patterson
Message from Roanne

Program Coordinator
Paula Cancro

Board of Directors

President
Judith McAfee

Vice President
Frank Lanava

Treasurer
Anne DeRienzo

Secretary
Séan Gale

Mary Elin Carnes
Anne M. Coon
Nancy Gross
Deborah Hill
Susan K. Levy
Cynthia McCollie-Lewis
Camille Moriello
Gail Parrinello
Hattie Peterson
Leslie S. W. Riley
Ellen Rones
Richard Smith
Priscilla Velez