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Illinois LINCS
Illinois State Library
Literacy Office
Gwendolyn Brooks Building
300 S. Second Street
Springfield, IL
Phone: 217-785-6921 or
Fax: 217-785-6927
Jesse White, Secretary of
State and State Librarian |
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Illinois Adult Volunteer
FY 2007 Literacy Program Facts & Statistics
Program began FY86
| Dollars allocated |
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| Chicago |
$1,402,400
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| Surburban Chicago |
$1,119,000
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| Downstate |
$1,862,200
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| TOTAL |
$4,398,600
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STUDENTS BY REGION
| Chicago |
33%
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| Suburban Chicago |
35%
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| Downstate |
32%
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| Total Students |
23,569
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STUDENT DATA
| Average Student Age |
36.5
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| Female Students |
55%
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| Male Students |
45%
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| Students Studied ESL |
54%
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Students Employed
(part time, full time or seasonal) |
47%
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STUDENT ETHNIC BACKGROUND
| Hispanic |
43%
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| African-American |
22%
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| Caucasian |
20%
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| Asian |
10%
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| Other |
5%
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| Total Students |
23,569
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VOLUNTEERS BY REGION
| Chicago |
29%
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| Suburban
Chicago |
35%
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| Downstate |
36%
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| Total Volunteers |
8,640
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VOLUNTEER TUTORS
| Female Volunteers |
74%
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| Male Volunteers |
26%
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| Average
age of Volunteer Tutor |
45
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INMATE PROGRAMS IN ADULT VOLUNTEER
LITERACY
Literacy Programs
coordinating
tutoring services
in prisons |
28
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Correctional facilities
offering literacy
programs |
34
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Students served
in a
correctional setting |
3,203
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PUBLIC LIBRARY INVOLVEMENT
IN ADULT PROGRAMS
| Acts
as a Tutoring Site |
548
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| Does
Recruitment and Referral |
496
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| Does
Public Relations |
250
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| Houses
a Hi/Lo Collection |
174
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| Offers
Training Assistance |
108
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| Donates
a Hi/Lo Collection |
160
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| Total
Public Libraries |
717
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At $19.52* per volunteer hour for Illinois,
the total dollar value contributed by
community literacy volunteers was $9,118,065
Source: *From the Independent Sector at www.independentsector.org.
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