
Our Mission
“Creating a strong culture of community engagement through capacity-building, progressive learning and innovative training.”
About Centre for Community Learning & Development
The Centre for Community Learning & Development (CCL&D), (formerly known as East End Literacy) was founded in 1979 as a community-based literacy organization serving downtown east Toronto.
CCL&D is now a training and development organization that promotes increasing individual and collective resources as a strategy for building community capacity. CCL&D engages in training and learning activities, digital storytelling, leadership development, clear language & design, and community partnerships, as strategies for responding to community-based challenges.
STRATEGIC PRIORITIES
• Building high quality training/services relevant to today’s technologies.
• Collaborating through partnerships to develop change-oriented leaders, develop individual skills, and build community.
• Communicating the need for literacy and training and speaking out for clear language and design.
• Building a strong organization.