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Niagara Regional Literacy Council

Centre for Learning
3 Great Western St.
St. Catharines, ON   L2S 2K3

Phone: 905 687- 8299
Fax: 905 687- 8040


E-mail: Chris Andres 

    

 

Mission Statement

The Niagara Regional Literacy Council is a community-based volunteer organization.  The Council assists adults in achieving a more productive and satisfying lifestyle through improving their reading, writing, numeracy, workplace, computer and life skills.

 

               

Definition of Illiteracy

  • Illiterate:  A person who does not have any reading or writing ability.

  • Functionally Illiterate:  A person who has some reading ability but not enough to cope in today's world.

The Issue

1 in 5 Canadians cannot read and write well enough to function adequately in our society.
In the Niagara Region over 80,000 English speaking adults cannot:

  • Fill out a job application

  • Read important directions

  • Read maps or road signs

  • Write a letter

  • Read a book

  • Use a telephone directory

  • Take part in a training program

Our Goals

  • To help improve literacy

  • To foster public awareness of literacy and the availability of our free service

  • To provide training and certification for tutors and to maintain support systems for these volunteers

  • To enable adult students, through confidential one-on-one tutoring, to learn to read and write

  • To give adult students an opportunity to learn basic computer skills

Coming this fall … Computer Basics Courses

 

Starting in mid September, our Computer Coordinator Gail Whiteside will be teaching computer basics courses. They are designed to educate people who want to brush up on their computer skills for work and also for those who want to be able to better use their computers at home.

The topics include understanding the basic functions of a computer, Email and Internet use as well as learning the basics of Microsoft Word 2007. These computer basics classes will run once a week for a total of eight weeks. Each class will be one and a half hours in length.

Specialized classes in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint will also be held. These classes will run for three to four weeks, once a week for one and a half hours in length.

 

Course outlines will be available in early August.

 

There is no cost for these courses, but donations are always welcomed. Registration is limited so please book a spot by mid August if you are interested.  Call Gail at the Literacy Council office to register at 905  687-8299 or send her an email:  Gail

 

 

 

This Employment Ontario project is funded by the Ontario government

 

 

 

NRLC is proud to be a member of the:

Chamber of Commerce

St. Catharines - Thorold

Niagara Falls

Welland/Pelham

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