QUALITY STORYTENTS

A resource for family, early childhood and community literacy workers

Community

A successful storytent program has committed partners, and the participation of the community the program is located in. Possible partners are:

• libraries
• community-based organizations
• literacy organizations
• family organizations
• local community groups
• foundations
• family literacy or literacy committees
• service clubs
• government.

Before our full-time summer project began, we built relationships through our work in a local Family Literacy Program. We also brought Storytent to several community events, volunteered for others, became associate members of the local tenants’ association, and spent time listening to people who live in the community. Workers continue to build relationships with the children, their parents and neighbours.