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  • Thank you Kelowna!

    Your tremendous support of our 2014 Raise a Reader campaign is greatly appreciated.  We raised more then $24,000 and this amount will be topped up by the BC Government.

  • Project Literacy Fills Gap – Daily Courier Article

      The modern economy requires more of a job-seeker than having a few skills and knowing how to fill in an application. Most vocations demand college or technical training. To enrol for a program — especially a popular one, such as information technology — you need to pass an entrance test. Some students have to…

  • Raise a Reader Day – Blog Post by Anna Jamkowy

    Today was a great day. Not only was it the day of the annual national campaign for Raise a Reader, but it was a morning of engaging with the public and answering questions about a charitable cause first hand. Asking to donate is not easy. Fear of being rejected will likely top anyone’s list –…

  • Our Tutors Say

    Our Tutors Say

    Last year, we conducted a survey of our dedicated volunteer tutors. During the past year, about 125 tutors provided individual instruction in many different areas of literacy to over 470 learners. Tutors often express enormous satisfaction with their volunteer experience and with the help they receive from the staff at Project Literacy but the Board…