Literacy programs will advise the EDP if the employment preparation class is full. If students are ready for other employment programs, they may be referred to the EDP part-way through the term. Literacy programs will offer an exit assessment for the benefit of the student and the EDP which will include both an assessment of progress an the Stage 3 Literacy and Math Certificate as well as recommendations for future action. This may include referrals to Community Partnerships for work experience, Employment Connections for skills training, of continued literacy training.
For further assistance, call Terry Lumb -Acting Manager, 945-7728, Robin Millar -Adult Learning Specialist, 945-8136, Judy Baker -Provincial Literacy Coordinator, 1-800-262-3930, Sue Turner -Basic Education in the Workplace Coordinator, 945-1792.

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Literacy and Homelessness

Is there homelessness in your community?
Does your literacy program work with learners who are homeless?
Do you do outreach to emergency shelters or "soup kitchens" in your community?
Do people who are transient spend time reading in the local library?
Are you concerned and interested, but not sure what approaches might work?

The Literacy and Homelessness Project, at Toronto's St. Christopher House Adult
Literacy Program, is doing a survey of programs across Canada that are doing or
would like to do literacy and homelessness work. The Project is also conferencing
with five partners in Vancouver, Edmonton, Toronto, Montreal, and Halifax, to talk
about the work that we are doing and the challenges that we face.

I would love to hear from you if:

  • your program is doing this work
  • your program would like to do this work
  • you know of programs that are


Betsy Trumpener, The Literacy & Homlessness Project
St. Christopher House Adult
Literacy Program
248 Ossington Ave, Toronto, ON M6H 3A2
Phone: (416) 539-900 (call collect if necessary)
Fax: (416) 532-8739 E-mail: btrump@ican.net

books

RESOURCES

With the help of a grant from the Canadian Give the Gift of Literacy Foundation, Winnipeg Volunteer Reading Aides has produced 100 copies of a four-volume set of books:

New Words, New Worlds. All of the 15 stories and poems were written by students. Funding from the National Literacy Secretariat has since allowed them to print an additional 100 sets. There are now available at WVRA's office (230-500 Portage) for $14 a set, for more information please call Elma Gerwin at 786-1212


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