In the News

  • Literacy DuPage was one of 31 not-for-profit organizations to receive a grant through DuPage Foundation’s Community Needs Grant Program. During the Fall 2021 cycle, DuPage Foundation awarded $432,193 to organizations working in the areas of education, arts & culture, environment, and animal welfare. Literacy DuPage received a grant in the amount of $20,000 to support its one-to-one tutoring program. For more, click here.
  • Literacy DuPage is a recipient of the Nicor Gas Charitable Giving grant in the amount of $2,500. These funds will be used to recruit and train new tutors and provide their ongoing support.
  • The Grove Foundation in Downers Grove awarded Literacy DuPage a $1,000 grant. Literacy DuPage is grateful for this support.
  • Our Executive Director was a guest on WDCB Weekly on Sunday, September 26th. The radio program broadcasts from the College of DuPage.
  • On September 15th, Literacy DuPage Executive Director Bobbi Burgstone was interviewed by NCTV17, Naperville’s community television station. You can watch the full interview here:
  • Illinois Secretary of State and State Librarian Jesse White recently announced the 2021 Spotlight on Literacy Awards winners. A Literacy DuPage student and tutor both received awards! You can read their full stories in the Daily Herald.
  • Literacy DuPage recently received an extraordinary gift of $10,000 from a tutor with the intention of introducing a program of curriculum materials for new tutors fresh out of training at Literacy DuPage. This initiative launched as a pilot program in September. Read the story in a recent e-newsletter. Want to stay in the know and receive Literacy DuPage news? Sign up here!
  • Wintrust Bank recently presented a generous gift of 13 new computers to Literacy DuPage. These devices have been provided to lower-income adult learners in DuPage County, who were limited to receiving virtual one-to-one tutoring via cell phones. Read more here.
  • Literacy DuPage was fortunate to have received PPP funding in both rounds for a total of $99,340.

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Since 1972, we have been changing lives through literacy. Read our strategic plan and annual report.

COVID-19 Update

We continue to closely monitor COVID-19 rates and to follow guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and local health and government authorities. We are committed to providing a safe environment for our tutors, students, and staff. For now, our staff is working remotely.

Literacy DuPage trains volunteers to tutor DuPage County adults, who wish to improve

their English speaking, listening, reading, and/or writing skills.

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Literacy DuPage appreciates the financial support from these organizations:

  • Illinois State Library of the Secretary of State
  • DuPage Foundation
  • Colonel Stanley McNeil Foundation
  • Dollar General
  • City of Naperville
  • Naperville Rotary Charities
  • DuPage County
  • Ecolab
  • Nora Roberts Foundation
  • Nicor Gas
  • The Grove Foundation
  • Starbucks Foundation