Frontier College
Frontier College provides support, resources, and tutoring for people who are experiencing low literacy and barriers to opportunity caused by systemic racism and associated economic disadvantage. Their mission is to improve literacy rates in high-needs communities across Canada, working with children, youth, and adults from coast to coast to coast.
Location:
Toronto, Ontario
Grant Year:
2020
Program Type:
Annual
Grant Description:
The “Community Literacy Catalyst (CLC) Project”, supports Indigenous communities in meeting their own literacy and learning needs by pairing a member of an Indigenous community with a Frontier College mentor to plan and implement customized, accessible, and culturally relevant literacy support programming. The CLC Project is an evidence-based, community-driven education initiative for children, youth, and adults, which centers Indigenous rights, knowledge, language, and culture at the heart of program design and delivery.