Houston Link to Learning (HLL)
3221 West 14th Street • Box 1294 •
Houston, BC • V0J 1Z0 Canada
Phone: (250) 845-2727 • Fax: (250) 845-5629
Programs & Services
Houston Link to Learning (HLL) is a non-profit literacy organization that provides free tutoring to adults, supports learning in the community, encourages life long learning and provides a place for information and referral on literacy programs and resources.
Houston Link to Learning's Activities Include:
- Free confidential one-on-one tutoring with trained volunteer tutors
- Literacy resources for tutors, learners, agencies, organizations and businesses
- Literacy awareness and advocacy
- Partnering with organizations on proposed projects to determine literacy connections
- Literacy networking locally, regionally, provincially and nationally Tutor Training
- Family Literacy Pancake Breakfast
- Regional Literacy Coordination
- Provincial research projects
- Board Books for Babies (Northwest Community Health Services Society)
In Partnership with Northwest Community College (NWCC):
- Summer Computer Camps
- Youth Community Action Projects
- Learner Events
In Partnership with Houston Public Library (HPL):
- Author Readings
- Mother Goose Program
- National Poetry Night (Community poetry readings)
- Canada Book Day Contest
- Community Connections for Success
- Homework Help
In Partnership with Beta Sigma Phi and HPL:
- Book Bags for Babies
- Road Readers
Past Projects:
- Lunchroom Learning
- Northern Conference on Literacy
- Program Delivery
- Literacy audits
- Plain Language workshops
- Houston Literacy video
- Health for All Project
- Numerous targeted Lifelong Learning workshops