Street Haven at the Crossroads. The Blue Door Sun. A newsletter produced by the literacy program in women's drop-in/shelter. To order, contact: Literacy Coordinator, Street Haven, 87 Pembroke Street, Toronto, Canada. Telephone: (416) 967-6060.
I Want to Learn All the Dances. Stories from the Women of Street Haven. Toronto: A Blue Door Sun Publication, 1996. To order, contact: Literacy Coordinator, Street Haven, 87 Pembroke Street, Toronto, Canada. Telephone: (416) 967-6060.
Programs in Toronto
Literacy and Homelessness Project
248 Ossington Ave., Toronto, M6J 3A2
Telephone:539 - 9000. Fax: 532-8739. Betsy Trumpener, Project Worker. St. Christopher House E-Mail: btrump@ican.net
Information on developing literacy activities for people who are homeless in Toronto and Canada. Support for drop-in and literacy workers through the Toronto Street Education Coalition (TSEC), which meets every two months. Research report on Literacy and Homelessness and Resource Kit for literacy facilitators available for a small fee. Small resource library on literacy and homelessness.Literacy Access Network
961-5557 from 9 AM - 5 PM.
A free hotline. Anyone can call. Up to date information and referral to literacy classes, upgrading, basic computer training, English as a Second Language classes, etc. in Metro Toronto.Beat the Street
290 Jarvis Street, Toronto.
Phone: 979-3361. Contact: Violetta Ilkiw or Patricia MacNeil Works primarily with street youth, age 19 to 29, and homeless and marginally housed adults. One on one tutoring, state of the art computer lab, writing group, tutor training, women's group, men's group, small group work.
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