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Barrie Literacy Council

Site: Barrie - Bradford St

Service: Literacy and Basic Skills

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Record #: BAR2803
Last Modified: 24 Oct 2025
Last Full Update: 23 Oct 2025

Contacts

Public Comments Office Location
  • Use door #2 of the Barrie by the Bay Building, walk straight down the hallway. When you reach the last corridor, turn right, and we are the first door on your left
Parking
  • The first two rows, closest to the building are paid, everything else is free
  • NOTE: There are more spaces around the side of the building. Drive toward the front of the building, turn left and proceed until you reach the end of the building, then right and then drive over the little bridge on your left, the parking lot is right there
Office Phone 705-728-7323, Voice and Messages ; Text Only: 705-817-3457
E-Mail general@barrieliteracy.ca
Website www.barrieliteracy.ca/
Social Media Facebook Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BarrieLiteracyCouncil
Primary Contact Judy DesRoches, Executive Director; Email: executivedirector@barrieliteracy.ca
Alternate Contact Susan De Charette, Administrative Assistant; Email: admin@barrieliteracy.ca

Addresses

Site Location Barrie By the Bay * Entrance #2 * turn right at last hallway on the right, by the EXIT sign * office is first door to the left
Address & Map
Barrie By the Bay
80 Bradford St, Unit 244
Barrie, ON
Canada L4N 6S7
Intersection Bradford St and Simcoe St
Mailing Address Barrie By the Bay 
80 Bradford St, Unit 244 
Barrie, ON 
Canada L4N 6S7
Physical Access Fully Accessible

Description

Description (Service)

Literacy and Basic Skills training including numeracy, digital, communication and interpersonal skills

  • helps learners prepare for employment, apprenticeship, secondary-school credit, post-secondary education and greater independence

Services are provided through Independent study; tutoring; small groups
Volunteer Description We are seeking dedicated and reliable English-speaking volunteers to tutor adult learners in reading, writing, and/or math.
  • Our learners come from a variety of backgrounds and are working to build foundational skills and building blocks of English literacy to support their personal, academic, or career goals
  • Requirements of volunteers - strong command of spoken and written English, fundamentals of English grammar, sentence structure and vocabulary and clear and understandable English pronunciation
  • provide training and ongoing support, no formal teaching experience is necessary—just patience, empathy, and a strong grasp of English

Service Details

Legal Status (50) Non Profit
Hours
  • Mon, Thu Fri 9 am-5 pm * Tue-Wed 9 am-9 pm, building is locked at 5pm Monday to Friday, and all weekend, call us for entry
  • Call to schedule an appointment for intake or ask for further information
  • To find out if we are closed due to weather or other emergency, call office phone, the voice mail will be updated by 8 am
Areas Served Barrie
Eligibility Ontario residents 18 years and older, with reading, writing or math skills below Grade 12 of the Ontario Curriculum
  • must have facility in English
Application Call to arrange interview
Languages English
Fees None

Subjects

Service Categories Adult Basic Education ; Adult Literacy Programs
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