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Project Literacy Kelowna Society is excited to become the new host organization supporting the work of the Central Okanagan Partners for Literacy task group. The task group is made up of a number of community education and social service representatives that work collectively to support the advancement of literacy in the Central Okanagan. Each participating…

Sandra, a single working mother, came to Project Literacy Kelowna to seek help to complete her Grade 10 English.  Her plan was to take a health care assistant program so she could secure stable employment to support herself and her youngest son. She knew she needed to continue working at her housekeeping position so she…

The Project Literacy Kelowna Society Board of Directors and staff are excited about the boost it has received with a multi-year funding commitment totaling $45,000 over three years from the Central Okanagan Foundation. “The receipt of the Central Okanagan Foundation multi-year operational funding grant will support the ongoing work done by Project Literacy staff and…

This year we are celebrating 30 years of serving the Okanagan with a very special fundraising event. Our 30 Day Cash Giveaway Raffle tickets are $10 each and give you a chance to win daily cash prizes from $50 to $1000 for the month of November. There is $5000 in cash prizes available and only…

Published Thursday, September 17, 2015  by the Kelowna Daily Courier, Andrea Peacock Learning English has been paramount in adjusting to a new life in Canada for one Syrian refugee family in Kelowna. Mohammed Alshahoud, his wife Sara and their five youngest children arrived in Kelowna in May. Sara and the children did not know any English, and…

Published: Friday, September 11, 2015 by the Kelowna Daily Courier, written by Andrea Peacock William Cripps, a welder from Ontario, moved to Kelowna in 2011 only to find that not all of his welding certificates transferred to B.C. While he was able to get a welding job when he moved here, he was making half the…

Raise a Reader is our most important campaign of the year because our provincial government tops up the amount we raise ourselves. Last year that amounted to a 75% increase! We are seeking volunteers to join us on the morning of Raise a Reader Day (wed. 23rd 2015) as we hit the streets to give…