The Yukon Literacy Coalition (YLC) receives project-based funding for family literacy from a number of funders, including the territorial government (Advanced Education, Economic Development) and federal government.
The Yukon is one of the few Canadian jurisdictions with a clearly stated literacy strategy. The 2001 “Yukon Literacy Strategy” is built upon its previously developed “Training Strategy” (1986, 1992). The Strategy respects the needs of all Yukon people and the importance of providing opportunities for learning. It also recognizes the important role that volunteers and partnerships play in the community.
The main goal of the Strategy is to “provide maximum opportunity for all Yukon people to acquire the necessary literacy skills to be successful in their community, work and personal life.” Footnote 23
The Strategy states (in part) that literacy:
The Strategy, which is currently under review, recognizes the importance of situating programs in communities, based on needs identified by the community. The role of coordinating and facilitating the Strategy, however, rests with the government. To do this the Yukon Government created the Literacy Action Committee.
How is family literacy funded in the Yukon?
In recent years project-based funding for family literacy programs and services has been available from the Ministry of Education (Advanced Education Department) and Economic Development. Funding is allocated to programs and services through the Literacy Action Committee. There are typically two calls for proposals each year.