Quick Facts – Program Statistics 2008-2009

• 548 Students
• 95% ESOL Students
• 5% Basic Literacy Students
• 27,515 instructional hours
• 106 volunteer tutors
• 13,317 tutoring and volunteering hours

Demographics

Ethnicity – 75% Hispanic; 15% White; 6% Black; 4% Asian

Gender – 64% Female; 36% Male

Education (in countries of origin)
28% less than a high school education
33% HS diploma
15% some college
19% undergraduate degree
5% graduate degree

Employment
46% employed full-time
27% employed part-time
23% unemployed
4% retired

Income – 91% report incomes under $20,000 annually

Literacy Volunteers - Stamford/Greenwich, Inc. 141 Franklin Street, Stamford, CT  06901 Phone: 203-324-5214; Fax: 203-348-8917