About Us

Beginnings

Beaverton Literacy Council (BLC) is a community-based, all-volunteer organization. It began in the 1960's with four volunteers who tutored students one-on-one. In 1984, small group tutoring was started at the old Beaverton Library. Today, BLC has over 80 volunteers teaching English to over 450 students from more than 45 countries. Classes take place online and in locations around Beaverton, Oregon.

Mission

To empower and support adult learners by teaching English and building community. 

Vision

For learners to have the confidence and skills to participate fully in their communities. 

Core Values

We believe in:

Please see data on program outcomes here


You can make a difference!

The community's need exceeds our current capability. To learn about volunteering, click here.

We appreciate your financial support! To learn about donating to BLC, please click here.

Board of Directors

All board members wear multiple hats. Here's a sampling of roles: 

Linda Bonder - President, morning online class coordinator

Jim Keniston - Vice President, evening volunteer coordinator

Leslie Franks - Secretary, BLC mentor coordinator

Anne Hughes - Treasurer

Gabriela Almeida - enrichment class coordinator

Betty Merritt - morning In-person class coordinator

Scott Ringwald - evening class registrar

Parul Saxena - textbook coordinator

Marina Solans - Language Assistant coordinator

If you are interested in attending a board meeting or have other questions or comments for the board, please contact the president at admin@beavertonliteracy.org

BLC is registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, tax ID #93-1280268. Donations are tax deductible as charitable contributions. 

Non-Discrimination Policy

BLC is committed to providing a learning environment that is free from discrimination and harassment. All BLC students and instructors must be at least 18 years of age. With that exception, BLC does not and shall not tolerate a climate of discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender expression, age, national origin, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, military status, or any other characteristic protected by law, in any of its activities or operations. Questions or concerns about harassment or discrimination in BLC programs should be directed to a volunteer coordinator or member of the board. 

Privacy policy

Beaverton Literacy Council (BLC) respects your privacy.  Our website does not use cookies or any other automated data collection. Our web site does not collect any information about you unless you fill in a form to register as a volunteer or a student. If you fill in a form, we collect only the data that you enter plus the date and time that you submitted the form. Your information is used only to manage our classes and to send you information about our programs. 

The information from the volunteer and student forms on our web site automatically goes into our secure, password-protected Airtable database. It is kept securely in our database for ten years so we can track progress through our program. Only BLC board members and volunteers with a need-to-know can access your information. We do not share your information with anyone outside BLC. If you want to know what information we have about you, or if you want us to delete the information we have about you, please contact admin@beavertonliteracy.org