Valencia County Literacy Council

Mailing Address: 280 La Entrada, Los Lunas, NM 87031
County of Location: Valencia
Phone: (505) 925-8926
NTEE Code: B- Education
Mission Statement:

Valencia County Literacy Council’s mission is to enable adults to achieve personal goals and very young children to achieve pre-literacy skills through Literacy services provided to families free of charge.

Primary Programs:

Valencia County Literacy Council (VCLC) is an accredited affiliate of ProLiteracy America and the New Mexico Coalition for Literacy. Founded in 1987, our organization is now entering its third decade of providing help and hope to residents of Valencia County.

In the Valencia Literacy Program, we provide FREE volunteer tutoring for adults in Basic Reading and English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), free literacy-based childcare for adults in literacy classes, and volunteers to read to children and free childrens books in low-income medical clinics in Valencia County. In all our activities, we help Valencia County families who are some of our most vulnerable residents to become more self sufficient.

Populations Served: All Populations
Counties Served: Valencia
Year Founded:

1987

Annual Budget: $100,000 - $249,999
Personnel: 6 to 9 FTE
Executive Director:

Jill A. OPglesby

Accepts inquiries: Accepts inquiries about volunteering, Accepts inquiries about board member positions
Nonprofit Status: Has 501(c)(3) nonprofit status from the IRS, Is registered as a Nonprofit Corporation with the State of New Mexico

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