Our Mission

Who We Are:

Niagara Regional Literacy Council, founded in 1978, is a community-based, not-for-profit, organization dedicated to increasing literacy. Our trained volunteer tutors assist adults with reading, writing, numeracy, workplace, computer and life skills.

Mission:

To assist adults in achieving a more productive and satisfying lifestyle through literacy upgrading.

About NIAGARA REGIONAL LEARNING CENTRE

What We Do:

We assist adults over the age of 19, improve their literacy skills:

- Assessment to determine students' literacy needs

- Student and tutor are matched based on the learners’ needs

- Train volunteer tutors following the guidelines of Laubach Literacy Ontario

- Create a Learner Plan based on the students’ needs

- One-to-one or small group instruction

- Computer instruction in Basic Computer, Internet, E-mail, Word

- Workplace and Workforce literacy training

- Support for both students and tutors

There is no charge for tutoring but there might be a small fee for materials.

Our Program:

We provide a flexible learning program that allows students to progress at their own pace in reaching their individual goals towards self-development; access to improved education and/or greater employment opportunities. Confidentiality is assured!