ILLINOIS STATE LIBRARY
FY2012 Adult Volunteer Literacy Program Statistics
Number of Programs
Statewide
84
Amount of Funding Awarded by Region:
Chicago
$1,278,040
Suburban Chicago
$970,888
Downstate
$1,656,824
Total
$3,905,752
Students by Region
Chicago
32%
Suburban Chicago
38%
Downstate
30%
Total Students
19,930
Student Data
Average Student Age
38
Female Students
60%
Male Students
40%
Students Studied ESL
53%
Students Employed (part time, full time or seasonal)
37%
Student Ethnic Background
Hispanic
42%
African-American
22%
Caucasian
20%
Asian
14%
Other
2%
Volunteers by Region
Chicago
28%
Suburban Chicago
40%
Downstate
32%
Total Volunteers
7,976
Volunteer Tutors
Female Volunteers
72.5%
Male Volunteers
27.5%
Average age of Volunteer Tutor
47
Inmate Programs in Adult Volunteer Literacy
Literacy Programs coordinating tutoring services in prisons
23
Correctional facilities offering literacy programs
27
Students served in a correctional setting
1,441
Public Library Involvement in Adult Programs
Public libraries participating in Adult Volunteer Literacy programs
360
Offers the library as a tutoring site
444
Refers prospective students and volunteer tutors to literacy programs
393
Houses a bilingual collection
195
Helps advertise the literacy program
240
Houses a high-interest/low-vocabulary reading collection
188
Donates a high-interest/low-vocabulary reading collection
55
Offers computer training assistance
118
Total Public Libraries
717
At $22.77* per volunteer hour for Illinois, the total dollar value contributed by community literacy volunteers was $8,869,211. *Source: Independent Sector