Toronto Centre For Community Learning & Development is a
Support of Schools and Education Charity located in Toronto, ON.
Services Provided by Toronto Centre For Community Learning & Development
Literacy and Basic Skills (OALCF)/Academic Skills Upgrading Program: Activities included-literacy and basic skills classes-25 hours per week, as well as ongoing assessments and 1-1 tutoring, two weeks employment internship with local employers as part of the job readiness component of the curriculum. Immigrant Women Integration Program(IWIP)- Twelve months of intensive training for newcomer women with a focus on community engagement, leadership, community-based research, digital storytelling, workshop design and facilitation. Clear Language & Design (CLAD) - Public education program that helps to promote clarity in materials and communications for public and private sector organizations. Youth Empowering Parents-The Youth Empowering Parents(YEP) program is simple but effective. It was developed by a group of youth from Regent Park with the aim of creating an environment to facilitate skills development and communication among newcomers. A facilitator provides teaching guidelines to a group of youth volunteers from the community, and then facilitated a classroom in which youth did the majority of the teaching. Newcomer adults are paired with a youth volunteer who speaks the same language as them.
