Call (450) 263-7503 or 1(866) 337-7503 (toll-free) to sign up, or for more information.  

SERVICES

Free tutoring for adults

• Get help with reading, writing and math.
• Work at your own pace with a tutor.
• Registration is ongoing from September to June.

Scribe service

• Get help reading and filling out forms and paperwork.
• Call for an appointment.

Tutor Training Workshop

YLC provides a free 12-hour tutor-training workshop for volunteers that want to tutor an
adult.  Click here for information on becoming a literacy volunteer.

Resource Library

YLC has a lending library of literacy materials.  Browse online, or come visit the YLC office to explore our lending library.

Literacy Promotion

• YLC aims to increase awareness about literacy and services available, through initiatives including presentations, public events, newsletters and social media.
• YLC hosts a radio show called Alphabits on CIDI 99.1 radio, at 6:30 PM on the first Friday of the month.
• YLC also collaborates with a variety of community partners to promote literacy.

PROGRAMS

Prison Literacy Program

Since 2000, YLC has been tutoring inmates at the Cowansville Institution.  Click here for a CBC special and even more information about this program.

Youth and Family

• YLC created, in partnership with Literacy in Action, a booklet called Learning with Your Child.
• YLC has developed, with financial support from the Townshippers’ Association, Tips and Strategies for Elementary School Volunteers 2013, designed for volunteers reading with children in elementary school.
• YLC offers workshops on request to:
  • families and caregivers of children 0-5 years
  • elementary schools who want to train volunteer reading buddies
  • Contact us for more details.