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ADVOCAP "Helping People Help Themselves"
A Community Action Agency Serving the People and Communities of Fond du Lac, Green Lake & Winnebago Counties







Literacy Services
Helping people improve their lives through goal setting and education.

Adult Tutoring
Free one-to-one tutoring for adults who need help with reading and basic skills.  Adults are matched with trained community volunteer tutors.   Childcare services are provided while parents attend classes or workshops. 

  • GED & HSED assistanceadult tutoring
  • Basic literacy
  • Computer skills
  • Job skills
  • English Language assistance
Adult Tutoring Schedule
Adult tutoring schedule is customized based on the needs of the client and availabilty of the volunteers.  For more information about tutoring for adults please contact:
Cherie Witkowski
cheriew@advocap.org
W911 State Hwy 44
Markesan, WI 53946
920-398-3907 or 1-800-631-6617
English Language Learners (ELL)
English language classes for persons who need help learning English.  
  • Evening classes in Berlin and Ripon
  • Summer classes for migrant workers
  • Independent study using computers

English Language Class Schedule
Berlin:  Tuesdays 6:30-8:30pm
344 Broadway St Berlin

Ripon: Mondays 3:30-6:00pm
Barlow Park Elementary  100 Ringstad Dr Ripon

For more information about English Language Class or to volunteer to tutor English Language Learners please contact:

Cherie Witkowski
cheriew@advocap.org
W911 State Hwy 44
Markesan, WI 53946
920-398-3907 or 1-800-631-6617
Workforce Development
English language tutoring offered on a contract basis to employers who wish to offer English classes to their employees.
  • Customized training
  • Job-related English
  • Training of workplace mentors
For more information about ADVOCAP Literacy Services' Workforce Development Services please contact:

Cherie Witkowski
cheriew@advocap.org
W911 State Hwy 44
Markesan, WI 53946
920-398-3907 or 1-800-631-6617

Even Start
Is a family literacy program which provides centered educational activities that involve parents and children in a cooperative effort.  The program invites parents to become partners in their children's education while assisting their children to reach their full potential.  The purpose of Even Start is to integrate early childhood education with adult literacy instruction. Even Start recognizes that parents are their child's first teacher.  
  • Adult Education opportunities
  • Early Childhood Education opportunities
  • Education activities for parents and children together (PACT)
  • Parenting education & workshops
Even Start Eligibility
Even Start participants must have at least one child under 8 years old and have a demonstrated literacy need.  Children must be enrolled in ADVOCAP Head Start at Prairie View or Barlow Park Elementary in Ripon.  Childcare services are provided when parents attend classes or workshops.


Even Start Class Schedule
Barlow Park Elementary School
100 Ringstad Dr Ripon
Monday- Thursday
3:30-6:00pm
  • Parent and Child Together
  • Adult Basic Ed and English As A Second Language
  • Free child enrichment activities are provided


For more information about Even Start Family Literacy please contact:
Cherie Witkowski
cheriew@advocap.org
W911 State Hwy 44
Markesan, WI 53946
920-398-3907 or 1-800-631-6617
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Funding for ADVOCAP Literacy Services is provided, in part, by the State of Wisconsin, United Way, Moraine Park Technical College, Green Lake Literacy Council and local private contributors.
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