| | Child care or parenting organization |
| | Churches |
| | Civic organizations |
| | · | Kiwanis |
| | · | Lions Club |
| | · | Rotary Club |
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| | Community centers |
| | Government officials and offices |
| | Hospitals |
| | Local businesses  |
| | Neighborhood associations |
| | Neighborhood newsletters or newspapers |
| | Organized community events  |
| | Parent-student associations |
| | Parent-teacher associations |
| | Public library |
| | School districts and school boards |
| | Social service agencies |
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| Research Hint |
| Get to know community members who have a stake in the success of your program. Connecting with the broader community will expand your network of peers and resources. It's also a good way to gain exposure and support. Explore ways you, tutors, and students can be a part of the community at large. Look for opportunities to volunteer at blood drives, walk-a-thons, neighborhood clean-ups, and other events that will help you build relationships and reciprocity. |
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| What others have done |
| The Durham Herald-Sun prints Newsbrief, a weekly news feature sponsored by the Durham County Literacy Council and Duke University's Community Service Center. The Literacy Council adapts articles that appear in the newspaper by writing them on levels appropriate for adult learners. The articles are then used by Duke University student volunteers who tutor university auxiliary staff.
Many programs have community-wide literacy fairs and celebrations. In Laramie, Wyoming children's authors read from their own books, and in Casper, VISTA members held their fair at a local shopping mall so that all community members could take part.
 Building Reciprocity: For the last two years AmeriCorps members in Laramie entered a float in the city's summer celebration, Jubilee Days. They also staff a booth at the fair where they give out bookmarks, door prizes, literacy and AmeriCorps membership information.
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