TLP by the Numbers
We’ve been serving the adult literacy education needs of Tompkins County for
48 years
(originally as Literacy Volunteers of Tompkins County)!
Tompkins Learning Partners has been a registered 501(c)(3) for
30 years.
The TLP staff has a combined
188 years
working in education.
121 students
are currently matched with tutors.
Our students represent
30 countries.
Tompkins Learning Partners has
3 adult literacy programs:
English Language Learning; Adult Basic Education; and Citizenship prep.
37 students
are currently preparing for the interview to become US citizens.
Our comfortable office space has
5 tutoring rooms, 1 library, and 1 computer lab.
Tutors receive a minimum of
15 hours
of training in their first year and ongoing training after that.
In order to make adult literacy education accessible for our target audience,
students pay $0
for tutoring.