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Address
Foster Farm Community Centre
1065 Ramsey Crescent
Ottawa, ON K2B 8A1
Tel: (613) 564-7444
Fax: (613) 564-7447
Contact Person
  • Suzanne Aitkin
Partnerships
  • Ottawa Board of Education, Ministry of Citizenship and Culture
Goals of the Project
  • To encourage family literacy activities for adult students enrolled in ESL and ABE programs at the centre;
  • To encourage parent-child interaction through songs, storytelling and play;
  • To promote everyday use of English for adults in ESL (Language instruction for New Canadians).
Project Description
At the Centre, childcare is provided for students in ABE and ESL classes. Parents and children are involved in a "read to me" program and a homework program three nights a week. At Foster Farm many activities are coordinated by volunteer parents from the housing development.

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Address
252 Bloor Street West
Suite 3 - 390 Toronto, ON M5S 1V5
Tel: (416) 921-1073
Fax: (416) 921-1225
Email: info@hanen.org
Contact Person
  • Tom Cahn
Partnerships
  • Government of Ontario
  • Sale of Hanen Centre publications and training programs.
Goals of the Project
  • To provide indirect support for children with language disorders;
  • To provide training for professional staff to conduct parent workshops.
Project Description
The Centre has been in operation for almost 25 years, offering training and consultation in child development. Three training programs are offered all over the world: 1) training for speech pathologists who work with parents of preschoolers with severe language disorders; 2) adapted training for day care centre staff in working with children with language problems; 3) training for facilitators who work with parents based on the Hanen publication, You Make A Difference. This is a parenting guide which is well illustrated and written in simple language.

Resources: Videos and materials for parents and facilitators available for purchase, as well as training programs for facilitators.

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