an innoVative centre in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

motivating, educating and nurturing young parents and their children to become self-sufficient contributing members of society

The Youville Centre has served the Ottawa Community for over twenty years. We're very proud of our name and our many accomplishments.

The Youville Centre is a charitable organization that receives wide-spread community support.

The Youville Centre is a charitable organization that receives wide-spread community support.

We are very grateful for the generous support and assistance of all our supporters.
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The Learning Coach Program is paid for by the City of Ottawa with funding provided by the Ontario Works LEAP Program

The Bethany Hope Centre
1140 Wellington St. West
Ottawa, ON K1Y 2Z3


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Youville's Learning Coach Program

The LEAP program of Ontario Works (Learning, Earning and Parenting) through the City of Ottawa have joined together with the Youville Centre and the Salvation Army’s Bethany Hope Centre to offer the Learning Coach Program. This program is designed to assist young mothers and fathers who are Ontario Works LEAP participants and who also want to further their high school education. Called “The Learning Coach Program”, it concentrates on meeting the educational needs of those individuals who, for a variety of reasons, are unable to attend a regular high school day program but who still want and need help with the course work required to obtain a high school diploma. The Learning Coach Program is administered by the Youville Centre. However, because childcare, as well as other very useful services, is available at the Salvation Army’s Bethany Hope Centre, that’s where this program is actually delivered to clients, three mornings a week. If you require childcare, please call: (613) 725-1733 ext. 209.

The Learning Coach takes care of all the necessary paperwork needed to register for any of the high school courses offered by the Independent Learning Centre in Toronto as well as consulting with the Ontario Works Case Co-ordinators to obtain the funding needed to pay for these courses. In addition, the Learning Coach provides ongoing educational advice both in person and by phone and e-mail.

The Learning Coach Program is designed to help you reach your high school educational goals. Whether you want to upgrade your academic skills or complete the courses required to obtain your Ontario High School Diploma, we’re here to help you. Just give us a call to get started.

Learning Coach sessions are held three times a week at the Salvation Army’s Bethany Hope Centre.

Tuesdays 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Wednesdays: 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Thursdays: 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

The Learning Coach program operates all your round.

Phone: (613) 231-5150 ext. 288
E-mail: learningcoach@youvillecentre.org