LiteracyCorps: Powered Reading Partners Tutor

Program:
Literacy Mid-South | Literacy Corps | Ameri Corps State/National Service Site:
Univer City Family CDC | 3835 Raleigh Millington Road, Memphis, TN 38128 Service Term:
October 19, 2026 - July 30, 2027 Regular Service

Schedule:

Tuesday–Friday, 4:00–6:00 PM Expected Weekly Commitment: 7–9 hours/week, including tutoring, training, preparation, documentation, and check-ins
Number of Positions: 7 Age Requirement: 18+

For more than 50 years, Literacy Mid-South (LMS) has remained committed to one core belief: literacy changes lives. Founded in 1974 to help adults strengthen essential reading skills, LMS has expanded to serve learners of all ages across the Mid-South.

Our mission is to ensure that individuals and families have access to the literacy skills needed to thrive—academically, economically, and personally. Through direct programming and regional collaboration, LMS works to break cycles of limited literacy and expand opportunity for generations to come.

At LMS, literacy is not simply an educational outcome—it is a pathway to empowerment, equity, and long-term community transformation.

Ameri Corps is the federal agency for national service and volunteerism in the United States. Through partnerships with nonprofit organizations, schools, public agencies, and community groups, Ameri Corps members commit to services that address critical community needs such as education, economic opportunity, disaster response, environmental stewardship, and public health.

Members serve in structured programs designed to strengthen communities while gaining valuable professional experience, leadership skills, and workforce development opportunities. In return for their service, members may receive a living allowance, professional development, and an education award to support future educational goals.

Memphis is home to several Ameri Corps programs working collaboratively to strengthen the community, including programs such as Teach For America, City Year, and Ameri Corps VISTA, all of which contribute to addressing critical community needs through national service.

Literacy Corps is Literacy Mid-South’s Ameri Corps program that provides valuable service opportunities for members who are passionate about improving literacy in Memphis. Through the program, we provide individuals with the opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of families and children by working with community organizations, schools, and other literacy partners.

The program is designed to advance literacy equity across our region. Members work directly with elementary students in low-to-no-cost programs to prevent learning loss and strengthen foundational reading skills through structured, evidence-based interventions.

The Literacy Corps:
Powered by Reading Partners Tutor serves elementary students at Univer City Family CDC through structured, relationship-centered literacy tutoring.

Members provide one-on-one or small-group reading support using program-approved Powered by Reading Partners tools, lesson plans, assessments, and literacy activities. Instruction may support phonics, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, reading confidence, and student engagement.

Members also prepare tutoring materials, maintain an organized and welcoming literacy environment, document tutoring and service activities, and communicate with Literacy Mid-South and Univer City Family CDC staff.

Univer City Family CDC plans to serve up to 55 students during PY26–27 programming. Student assignments will depend on enrollment, eligibility, attendance, and individual literacy needs.

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