Adult literacy programs have been life changing for new Canadians in rural communities, one program provider says.
This week the Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills announced $333,620 in funding, delivered through the College of New Caledonia, to support adult literacy programs in 10 smaller communities the college serves.
“It’s just been wonderful to see their progress. It’s given them a life that they hadn’t had in the community,” Barg said. “It’s been one of the best things I think we’ve done as a library this year.” “My coordinator took them our for some Canadian experiences. They went to the lake for a day, had a campfire, made s’mores,” she said. “One of the ladies said she’d wanted to go back to her homeland, before the group. But now she loves Canada and Vanderhoof. It changed her life.”
The funding will provide two-year support for adult literacy programs in Quesnel, McLeod Lake, McBride, Dome Creek, Dunster, Valemount, Albreda, Tete Jaune and Vanderhoof. The programs are being delivered by the Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy, Literacy Quesnel Society, McLeod Lake Indian Band, Robson Valley Community Services, Valemount Learning Society and Vanderhoof Public Library.
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