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About LVEP

The Literacy Volunteers of the Eastern Panhandle (LVEP) based in Martinsburg, WV, strives to improve the levels of literacy (reading, writing, and numeracy) and, for community members whose native language is other-than-English, to improve abilities to communicate in English.

For the past 28 years, the LVEP has provided Basic Literacy and English as a Second Language (ESL) tutoring on a one-to-one or small-group basis. These services have been provided free of charge by volunteer tutors, trained in accordance to the standards set by Literacy West Virginia and Pro-Literacy America.

Its Tri-County Literacy Project helps students gain the basic skills, knowledge, and attitude necessary to be engaged in their communities and in the workplace. Focused on adults in low-income families, the program empowers those adults to become full participants in their families, places of employment, and their communities.


It serves adults in the three Eastern Panhandle counties of Jefferson, Berkeley, and Morgan, who need to develop or improve basic literacy skills.
In particular, anyone who:
-- does not understand written directions for medication for themselves or their families,
-- has difficulty filling out a job application,
-- needs basic skills to enter a GED program,
-- needs help to mitigate the effects of a life-long or injury-related learning disability,
-- does not have a checkbook, or understand how to maintain one.

LVEP receives student referrals from agencies like the Dollar General Literacy Foundation, three local Boards of Education, RESA VIII (Head Start), and the Department of Health and Human Resources.

LVEP Key Personnel:

Executive Board:
Betty Kreinik, President
Kathy Olson, Vice President
Todd Johnson, Treasurer
Diane Myers, Secretary

Program Coordinator: open
LVEP is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, and is a registered charity in the state of West Virginia. Contributions are tax deductible to the extent permitted by law.

LVEP is a United Way Partner Agency,
a CFC Federation Member #55578,
an affiliate of Literacy WV, and
ProLiteracy America



Main Office:
101 W. King Street
Martinsburg, WV 25401 		304-264-0298
email: LVEP@martin.lib.wv.us
www.LVEP-WV.org
 		Office Hours
at Martinsburg Library 		Monday: 4 - 8pm
Tue & Thurs: 11 - 3pm
Wed: 10 - 2pm