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Grants Awarded by The Literacy
Development Council
Baie Verte Economic Development Assoc.
This project involves the development and distribution of a preschool
kit for children on the Baie Verte Peninsula. All parents will be
in-serviced as to the educational aspects of the kits and the
importance of quality educational resources and activities.
Amount Awarded: $5,000
Contact Person: Cynthia Matthews Tel: 532-8090 Fax: 532-4166
St. Patrick's Hall School
Monies were provided to assist with the development and
implementation of a parenting program. The program will emphasize the
importance of parents as partners in the continued literacy
development of their children. Ten parents of kindergarten children,
as well as kindergarten teachers, will take part in this program.
Amount Awarded: $3,000
Contact Person: E. James Cahill Tel: 754-0083 Fax: 754-9488
Newfoundland and Labrador Rural
Development Association
This project involved the reprinting of 500 copies of a book entitled
From Me To You...
A Collection of Stories by Adult Learners. This book was
originally published in 1996 by the Newfoundland and Labrador Rural
Development Council with funding provided by the
National Literacy Secretariat.
Amount Awarded: $2,265
Contact Person: Terry Morrison Tel: 256-8833 Fax: 651-3849
Employment Preparation
Funds were provided to offer a basic literacy program in the Corner
Brook region. This program is also being supported by the Humber
Literacy Council. The goal of the program is to enhance employability
skills through the development of academic, communication, and
personal management skills.
Amount Awarded: $18,000
Contact Person: Paula Power Tel: 639-1966 Fax: 639-1164
Brighter Futures Coalition
This project involves the coordination and implementation of family
literacy programs for parents as early literacy providers. Two
trainers of facilitators will conduct training workshops for five
facilitators. Five assistant facilitators will also be trained.
Facilitators will set up five literacy programs as part of their
training.
Amount Awarded: $12,120
Contact Person: Maureen Reddigan Tel: 739-8096 Fax: 739-8097
MacMorran Community Learning Centre
Funds were provided to support the piloting of a homework help
program at the MacMorran Community Centre. Youths will receive
personal, in-depth and comprehensive assistance with their literacy
and educational needs. Services will be provided by a trained
coordinator and four trained staff.
Amount Awarded: $6,000
Contact Person: Mike Wadden Tel: 722-1168 Fax: 722-1885
Random North Development Association
In partnership with the National Literacy Secretariat, the Council
offered funding to support a project entitled Motivating Adults
Affected by TAGS/Breaking Down Barriers To Learning. A level three
adult basic education student will be hired to design, develop, and
produce a motivational video. One hundred video tapes will be
distributed to literacy stakeholders throughout the province.
Amount Awarded: $1,600
Contact Person: Ina March Tel: 466-2848 Fax: 466-1570
Curtoglen Literacy Learning Centre
Funds were provided to assist children with the transition from home
to school. This project will allow caregivers the opportunity to
provide experiences which will positively influence childrens'
literacy development and provide parents with literacy related
knowledge to assist in their children's learning.
Amount Awarded: $4,660
Contact Person: Betty Young Tel: 453-2206 Fax: 453-2460
St. Matthew's School
This project involves the establishment of a prekindergarten program
geared to improving the entry level of disadvantaged students about to
register at St. Matthews. Part of the program will involve parent
education. Topics for discussion include child development, language
development, mathematical development, and parenting skills.
Amount Awarded: $1,600
Contact Person: Theresa Davis Tel: 745-1513 Fax: 745-3618
Hoyles-Escasoni Complex
This project involves the training of literacy volunteers. Teachers
On Wheels will provide the training to volunteers to assist with
literacy programming for residents of the complex. Volunteer tutors
and residents will be matched, instruction will be carried out on a
one-to-one basis, and small group sessions will be provided where
feasible.
Amount Awarded: $300
Contact Person: Jane MacDonald Tel: 570-2282 Fax: 570-2319
Community-Based Assessment and Remedial Centre
Funds were provided to assist with a project entitled Igniting
the Light, Phase III. This will involve the establishment of a
provincial community-based assessment and remedial centre for persons
with learning disabilities. Phase 111 is basically the ways and means
strategic action plan of the C-BARC Program Development.
Amount Awarded: $25,000
Contact Person: Gertrude Andrews Tel: 722-7171 Fax: 722-8214
Ability Employment Corporation
Funds were provided to give two learning disabled individuals the
opportunity to develop, publish, and distribute two booklets in plain
language relevant to basic literacy students. Objectives include the
provision of basic reading material, the enhancement of employability
skills, and increasing the awareness of the abilities of persons with
disabilities.
Amount Awarded: $2,500
Contact Person: Maureen Bethel Tel: 466-1670 Fax: 466-1684
Deer Lake and District Literacy Council
This project involves the implementation of three literacy
initiatives, namely, the establishment of a homework club, early
literacy intervention programming, and a series of parent workshops
for area residents.
Amount Awarded: $8,000 ( pending HRDC funding)
Contact Person: Rhonda Thomas Tel: 635-3786
St. Joseph's School
Funds were provided to assist with the operation of a pre-school
program. Children involved in the program will be exposed to quality
literature, varied literacy forms, and appropriate modelling in speech
and reading by children and adults.
Amount Awarded: $7,000
Contact Person: Carol Cantwe Tel: 576-7075 Fax: 576-8172
Holy Cross School
This project involves the in-servicing of parents utilizing programs
such as Maitland Maclsaac's Learning and Reading Partners, Laubach's
Parents as Teaching Partners, and PRINTS. Pre-kindergarten children
will also be involved in a compensatory program of language
arts/literacy skills.
Amount Awarded: $4,800
Contact Person: Jean O'Neill Tel: 579-0443 Fax: 579-2265
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