The Canadian history of the John Howard Society began in 1867 with a group of church workers seeking to bring spiritual help to prisoners in the Toronto jail. In 1874 this small group became known as the ''Prisoners Aid Association of Toronto.''
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.