Welcome to Kingston Literacy & Skills!Kingston Literacy & Skills is a community-based program in the heart of the Thousand Islands region of Ontario, Canada. Kingston Literacy & Skills, one of the first community-based literacy programs to be developed in Ontario, has over three decades of experience delivering literacy training to adults and families in Eastern Ontario.
VolunteerVolunteers are a major factor in the successes that our youth achieve. Join the 100+ community members who contribute over 13,000 hours of their time each year. Get Started Today!DonateDonations and fundraising events enable our Program to meet the growing needs of youth in our community. 100% of donated funds are spent on programs and services for youth. No administrative costs are paid for through donated revenue.
It is situated smack dab in the centre of Canada, afew miles north of the USA border, in, as I say, the best province in Canada, in the best country in the world. Other folks are going to give you the statistics, facts, living costs and particulars on later pages but this is my own overview of life in Crystal City. So that you may understand my passion and knowledge regarding this, let me give you just a very short Bio. You may call me Jo. I was delivered 3/4 of a century ago by a mid-wife, two houses away from my present home so I have come full circle.
Contributed over 10,000 hours last yearHelping clients remain in their own homes'As a volunteer with SFCSC these past 15 years, I have seen firsthand how this organization touches the lives of so many people in a positive way!'- David LintonEnriching Through our Health PartnershipsEnriching Through our Student PartnershipsGrace Community Garden was created in 2012 with over 60 studentsPart of ChangeTheWorld, a student volunteer initiative in partnership with the Government of Ontario and United Way KFL&AThe garden expanded in 2013 to include Loughborough Public School and Sydenham High SchoolSupplying up to 63 families a month from June-Nov, in support of our Food Bank and Adult Day programs Enriching the Lives of Students.