Toronto Centre for Community Learning & DevelopmentRegistered

Literacy and Basic Skills (OALCF)/Academic Skills Upgrading Program: Activities included - literacy and essential skills classes - 25 hours per week as well as ongoing assessments and 1-1 tutoring two weeks employment internship with local employers as part of the job-readiness component of the curriculum. Immigrant Women Integration Program (IWIP) - Twelve months of intensive training for newcomer women focusing on community engagement leadership community-based research digital storytelling workshop design and facilitation. Clear Language & Design (CLAD) - Public education program that helps to promote clarity in materials and communications for public and private sector organizations. The Regent Park Social Enterprise Incubator is a Centre for Community Learning & Development (CCL&D) program. It currently consists of the Regent Park Sewing Studio (RPSS). Through this program we provide training for building business skills and social entrepreneurship and sector-specific training such as food handling certification. The RPSS is currently more of a social and educational group that creates and sells bags as well as regional and traditional garments and offers specialty repair of existing garments not presently available in the neighbourhood.