National Adult Literacy Database

Grass Roots Press has released a flyer outlining its new adult literacy and ESL resources for fall 2011.

Literacy Newfoundland and Labrador is currently looking for dedicated people who wish to be nominated for election to its Board of Directors. There are currently three vacant seats for which nominations are being accepted: Eastern Region, Central Region and Adult Learner. The term of office is two years. Deadline for nominations is September 27, 2011.

The National Adult Literacy Database (NALD) Inc., a national non-profit organization employing 12 people at its office in Fredericton, N.B., has an opening for a Bilingual Web Designer.

Each month NALD releases Library user statistics in a feature known as the Top 20 downloads/20 Plus téléchargés.

A Social and Holistic Approach to Numeracy is a new website which was developed as part of a two-year project led by the Labour Education Centre in partnership with the Canadian Union of Public Employees and Workplace Education Manitoba.

The Centre for Family Literacy in Edmonton has been working with Vancouver Community College (VCC) and Conestoga College (Ontario) to establish an online college certificate program in family literacy. After being piloted at VCC, this OLES-funded project is now complete and information about the program is being disseminated across Canada.

Why has homelessness and poverty become such a serious problem in BC and Canada?

From unfortunate sartorial styles to a new form of online harassment, the latest words entering the Oxford Dictionary are decidedly modern.

The interactive website brings Canadians into the financial literacy discussion encouraging them to share their insights, review video posts from Gail Vaz-Oxlade and others as well as watch our online photo gallery grow as Canadians take their promise to see how one small change can add up.

"Funds raised by activities related to the Peter Gzowski Invitational in New Brunswick are an excellent way of supporting community adult learning programs, family literacy programs and the purchase of books and equipment for adult learning classrooms," said Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour Minister Martine Coulombe.

Language and culture are often lumped together, as if they were one in the same. But does learning another language really make you any less racist?

This funding will allow the AFPNB to undertake activities to recognize and promote the role and commitment of Francophone parents in minority communities. Through its work with parents and communities, the organization promotes an educational, community, and family environment that is conducive to the personal development of children and their families.

This centre will provide services based on the needs of those attending which may include, but are not limited to, play groups, literacy programs, parenting programs, Healthy Baby Club, resource materials and support groups. All programs incorporate messages on child development, positive parenting, daily physical activities, injury prevention, family violence prevention and nutrition.

Atlantic Canadians are the most convinced in the country that a post-secondary degree helps them stand out in the job market. For this reason, they're willing to pay the costs. But, many students in the region admit they are feeling the heat.

Blair Lischeron comes to Project Literacy Kelowna following 5 years as the coordinator for a child development initiative in the South Okanagan-Similkameen called Communities for Kids / Success By 6.