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Literacy Council York South - Adult Learning Centre Thornhill offers reading, writing, numeracy and computer skills to individuals over 18 years of age in southern York Region, Ontario, Canada.

We are a non-profit charitable organization established since 1989 to offer confidential tutoring regardless of race, creed or economic circumstance, to those who have a desire to improve their lives through education and further employment opportunities.

In pursuit of this goal, we recruit and train tutors to provide both one-on-one and small group tutoring to assist adults achieve their goals of employment, further training, education and independence.

Literacy Council York South is governed by a Board of Directors and is funded by the Ministry of Training Colleges and Universities, as well as memberships, fundraising and donations.

We acknowledge the support of Markham Public Library for their provision of office and meeting space.

For further information about attending our classes or volunteering to help adult learners, please send us a confidential email to literacythornhill@hotmail.com or by telephone at (905) 771-7323.