Literacy Council York-Simcoe
IMPROVING LIVES
THROUGH LEARNING
MISSION
Through customized skills upgrading programs, we engage and empower adults in our community to achieve a successful future.
VISION
To build a better community by providing opportunities for a better education, a better job and a better life for all.
VALUES
Support
Innovation
Excellence
OUR STORY
Literacy Council York-Simcoe (LCYS) was formed in 1984 by a group of passionate volunteers who were dedicated to helping those experiencing difficulty in reading, writing, and working with numbers.
In 1987, LCYS was incorporated as a non-profit charitable organization and obtained funding from the provincial government. That same year, LCYS opened a small office in Newmarket and hired its first staff member.
LCYS has since obtained funding from a variety of government and community funders to enhance programming for more than 550 adult students per year.
Today, with a small staff and more than 25 dedicated volunteers, Skills Upgrading Centre – LCYS continues to improve lives in York Region and Bradford West Gwillimbury through education, participation, and empowerment.
STAFF
Trisha
Rene
IT Support
905-853-6279 ext 200
Magda
Audrey
Marc
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Nadia de Freitas
Chair
Susan Lalingo
Director
Edmund Yeung
Director
Austin Down
Vice Chair
Maria Antoinette Crupi
Director
Alex Lin
Treasurer
Michael Demczur
Director
Sharon Russell
Adviser to the Board Privacy Officer