Literacy Volunteers Of Rensselaer County

Join the students, volunteers and friends of LVORC, as well as guest author Miki Conn at the Fall Festival of Literacy on Sunday, November 20 from 12:30-3:00 p.m. at Hilton Garden Inn, Troy. The Fall Festival of Literacy is a celebration of all we can accomplish together. This year’s event will honor Assemblymember Pat Fahy. More details to follow!

Purchase Tickets

Each time you visit the register at Honest Weight Food Co-op in October. you'll have the opportunity to round your purchase up to the nearest dollar. Proceeds will enable Literacy Volunteers to provide more people with literacy services in our community. Honest Weight will match the first $500 raised.

Since Be the Change began in October 2021, the Co-op community has raised over $41,818. With your purchase and generosity, we can raise around $5,000!

Honest Weight Food Co-op is at 100 Watervliet Avenue, Albany, NY 12206. Open 8am-9pm, seven days a week, (518) 482-2667.

Please shop the Co-op in October and help support Literacy Volunteers programs! Thank you!

We welcome tutors and learners at the LVORC office. In order to make sure that someone is here to see you, please let us know that you plan to visit. Call 518 244-4650 to schedule an appointment.

Literacy Volunteers of Rensselaer County’s Albany Office is now open. Call 518 434-0540 for information, or check the Events Calendar to register for a volunteer information session. Please join us in thanking the Albany Public Library for providing a home for us at the Main Branch Library, 161 Washington Avenue, Albany.

LVORC is offering in-person meetings, testing and intake with specific safety requirements in place. All unvaccinated visitors to the Sage College Campus are asked to wear a mask while inside any of the buildings on campus including Hart Hall (71 First Street, Troy.) Vaccinated visitors are not required to wear a mask but can do if they prefer.

You can get to know a bit about the many adults who are part of LVORC’s programs by viewing their video testimonials:

VIEW TESTIMONIALS