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Dining Out for Literacy
For another year, Bai Tong Restaurant in downtown Kelowna, will host a major fundraising event for Project Literacy Kelowna. The Story In 2004, Jamjit and Kitti Karunyasopon, who had arrived from Thailand with limited English skills, were referred to Project Literacy. Working with our Education Coordinators and a tutor, the couple learned English and also…
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MEDIA RELEASE: PROJECT LITERACY AND LAUNCH KELOWNA WORK COLLECTIVELY TO IMPROVE FINANCIAL LITERACY
Kelowna, BC (October 24, 2016). Project Literacy Kelowna Society is excited to embark on a new partnership with the Launch Community Development Foundation that will see a new financial literacy program offered at the Project Literacy downtown Learning Centre. The ‘Matched Savings Program’, offered by the Launch Community Development Foundation, is a 12-month program designed…
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PROJECT LITERACY EXCITED ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE LITERACY IN THE COMMUNITY
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…
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MEDIA RELEASE: PROJECT LITERACY BOARD READY TO GET TO WORK ON STRATEGIC PRIORITIES
Project Literacy Kelowna Society is excited to announce the release of its 2016-17 Strategic Plan. This ambitious strategy builds upon thirty years of successful operations as a local charity and positions the society as a leader in local literacy support services, now and well into the future. The strategic planning process which started in early…
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LOOKING FOR STABILITY FOR HER FAMILY – PROJECT LITERACY WAS HAPPY TO HELP
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…
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MEDIA RELEASE: PROJECT LITERACY GETS MULTI-YEAR BOOST FROM CENTRAL OKANAGAN FOUNDATION
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…
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Syrian refugee family in Kelowna eager to learn English
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…
