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Frontier College Hamilton Location
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Contact Information
Mailing Address	PO Box 89009  991 King St W  Hamilton, ON L8S 1B0
Office Phone	905-818-1356
Toll Free Phone	1-800-555-6523
E-Mail	hamilton@frontiercollege.ca
Website	www.frontiercollege.ca
Primary Contact	Shannon Stevens, Hamilton Community Coordinator; Email: sstevens@frontiercollege.ca
Service Details
Accessibility	Not Applicable - Accessibility varies by location
Located In Community	Hamilton West
Description	Frontier College Hamilton promotes literacy by working with a variety of community partners to provide support and programming for children and youth in the community.     Volunteers spend 1 - 2 hours each week reading with a child, helping with homework or doing other literacy related activities. Programs are organized and coordinated through a student led Organizational Team and supported by a Frontier College staff person.     Nationally Frontier College is a volunteer based literacy organization founded over 100 years ago * Frontier College supports children and families, community groups and organizations in high-needs areas through training, workshops, conferences and volunteer placements * Frontier College recruits and trains more than 5,000 volunteers each year to work with thousands of Canadians who want to learn
Dates	September-March * May-June Homework Club
Areas Served	Hamilton (City of)
Eligibility	Children and Youth
Fees	None
Languages	English
Indexing
Service Categories	Early Literacy Development Programs ; Homework Help Programs ; Subject Specific Public Awareness/Education ~ Literacy Issues ; Subject Tutoring ; Volunteer Recruitment/Placement ~ Literacy Issues
Subjects	Education ; Literacy ; Students ; Volunteer opportunities