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.
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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.
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Since then, LCYS has obtained funding from a variety of government and community funders to enhance programming for hundreds of adult students per year.
In 2018, the Skills Upgrading Centre name was created to better identify the array of programs and services we provide.
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Today, with a small staff and dedicated volunteers, Skills Upgrading Centre – LCYS continues to improve lives through learning in York Region-Simcoe.
OUR TEAM
Trisha
Executive Director
Brittany
Program and Marketing Assistant
Magda
Learning Coordinator
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Nadia de Freitas
Chair
Sharon Russell
Secretary
Edmund Yeung
Vice Chair
Michael Demczur
Director
Tenny Silva
Treasurer
Austin Down
Board Advisor