Trails to Literacy: SUMMARY
The Trails concept was promoted throughout the province to a large number of literacy agencies around Ontario. Sharing experiences from the projects and the benefits of Trails to Literacy helped other groups see how the Trails concept could work in their community. Our speaking engagements, press coverage and website have given Trails, and thereby literacy, a higher profile throughout the province.
Productive partnerships between LBS programs and the public at large were effectively demonstrated through the development of the seven pilot Trails projects. The groups worked with a variety of partners and volunteers, such as: Ontario Works providers, municipal representatives, trails committees, provincial interest groups, museum directors, environmental organizations, local experts, etc.
Research has been done to seek corporate sponsorship for Trails to Literacy . The development of these partnerships will help the creation and sustainability of Trails projects.
Presently, Community Literacy Ontario (CLO) is considering taking the Trails into a new direction by researching and providing a toolkit for workforce-based projects. This approach Trails to Literacy would give Trails to Literacy an even wider exposure for its concepts and benefits.