What We Do

PCLC is a non-profit organization that
provides NO-COST tutoring services to adults for:

READING
GED/HiSET TEST PREP
MATH
ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE

PCLC tutors love getting to know their learners and helping to facilitate goals unique to each individual.
Tutors have flexible schedules to accommodate each learner’s situation.

More than 43 million adults in the United States cannot read, write, or do basic math above a third-grade level.

OUR VOLUNTEERS TUTORS

Come from different backgrounds and areas of expertise but all share a love for learning and helping others meet their Literacy goals. PCLC provides tutors with study spaces, materials, and equipment relevant to the needs of each Learner.

OUR LEARNERS

Are adults motivated to improve their Literacy and achieve their unique personal goals. Learners are matched with Tutors to accommodate their specific needs. Learners also have access to our library of study materials to use at home.

LESS THAN 10% OF ADULTS IN NEED ARE RECEIVING SERVICES

LITERACY

The ability to understand, evaluate, use, and engage with written text to participate in society, to achieve one’s goals, and to develop one’s knowledge and potential

75%

of State incarcerated individuals did
not complete high school or can be
classified as low literate.

PROGRAM HISTORY

Pontotoc County Literacy Coalition, is a non-profit operating

solely on Grants and Donations that was established in 1984 through a program funded by the Oklahoma Department of Libraries called, “Oklahoma, Do You Read Me?” The program was created to address the need for enhanced Literacy skills in Pontotoc County and surrounding areas. The program is currently governed by

a Board of Directors who follow a set of by-laws that are periodically reviewed and revised to stay current with the immediate needs of the community.

English Language Learners

One-in-Five

The U.S. has the world’s largest immigrant population, holding one in five of the world’s immigrants.

Proficient

Among immigrants only half (53%)
are proficient English speakers.

Make a Difference Today, Become a Tutor!

Become a volunteer tutor and help adults with reading, math, GED, or ESL.

Let’s work together.

How to Find Us

124 South Rennie Ada, OK 74820
Located on the 2nd floor of the Ada Public Library

Email: PCLC@ada.lib.ok.us

Phone: 580-436-5443

*Special thanks to the Oklahoma Literacy Coalition and Tinker Federal Credit Union for funding upgrades to this website on behalf of Pontotoc County Literacy Coalition.

*This website was funded through the Oklahoma Department of Libraries with a Federal grant from the Institute of Museum & Library Services through the Library Services and Technology Act