LEARN Line
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 The LEARN Line links adult learners and potential volunteers to literacy and adult learning programs in Manitoba.
For help or to help call the LEARN Line at 947-5757 or 1-866-947-5757.
LEARN Line Facts for 2007/2008:
- The LEARN Line handled 463 calls.
- Sixty-six percent of the calls were made by the learners (52%) and their family or friends (14%).
- Sixty percent of the callers were female.
- Sixty percent of the calls were by or for learners aged 18 – 40.
- Fifty-five percent of the learners had not completed high school (32% had partial high school and 23% had less than grade nine).
- Forty-one percent of the learners had jobs (28% full time - 13% part time).
- Seventeen percent had a regular high school diploma. From this group, 63% were seeking help with reading and writing skills and 37% were seeking additional or improved high school credits.
The LEARN Line is funded by:
- Adult Learning and Literacy, a branch of Manitoba Advanced Education and Literacy
- Proceeds from LPM’s PGI Golf Tournament
- Across Canada, advertisements in the Yellow Pages under LEARN, are sponsored by ABC CANADA Literacy Foundation.
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