Consider also these examples of mission statements currently in use around Ontario:
Mission: to provide a community-based adult learning program to deliver literacy, numeracy and ESL instruction, using volunteer tutors, to St. Mary’s and area residents.The program promotes the full participation of all people in the St. Mary’s and area community.
Core Literacy responds to the reading, writing and math needs of individuals in our community to assist them with maximizing their own potential.
The Walkerton and District Literacy Council, a communitybased program, strives to assist people in their quest to improve their reading, writing and math skills so that they may enjoy full participation as citizens of their community.
The Literacy Council of South Temiskaming exists to provide help to all area adults with English language literacy needs.This help will be free of charge to the learner, confidential, and centred upon identified needs. Our services will respect the individual and will be strongly community-oriented.
Generic Literacy is a community-based organization which provides literacy services and training in small group and one-to-one settings.We offer confidential, learner-centred instruction, by trained volunteers, to adults in the XYZ community who want to improve their reading, writing and math skills.
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