Laubach Literacy of Canada – Quebec / Literacy Volunteers of Quebec LLiitteerraaccyy RReessoouurrccee DDiirreeccttoorryy:: PPrreevveennttiioonn AAccttiivviittiieess IInn QQuueebbeecc September 2004 Funded by Mise en Oeuvre de la Politique d’Éducation des Adultes Laubach Literacy of Canada – Quebec/ Literacy Volunteers of Quebec An effective voice for English literacy advancement LLC-Q/LVQ, with funding from Mise en Oeuvre de la Politique d’Éducation des Adultes, presents a Literacy Resource Directory: Prevention Activities in Quebec Published by: Laubach Literacy of Canada-Quebec/Literacy Volunteers of Quebec 830 Provencher PO Box 86003, Brossard, QC J4W 3K7 Produced by: Project Coordinator: Wendy Seys Administrative Assistants: Karen Ingalls Karen Smith LLC-Q/LVQ Steering Committee: Marilee DeLombard Danielle Hay Valerie McConnell Produced in: Quebec, September 2004 ISBN 0-9736497-0-4 Literacy Resource Directory: Prevention Initiatives in Quebec Acknowledgements The Literacy Resource Directory: Prevention Activities in Quebec was made possible thanks to funding from Mise en Oeuvre de la Politique d’Éducation des Adultes. Laubach Literacy of Canada-Quebec/Literacy Volunteers of Quebec (LLC-Q/LVQ) would like to extend thanks to its members and colleagues from other organizations who have located a broad range of prevention initiatives and resources, and supplied the information needed to produce this directory. Your support and participation have been invaluable and are very much appreciated. Thank you to the LLC-Q/LVQ Steering Committee for support on the project – Danielle Hay, Marilee DeLombard and Valerie McConnell. Table of Contents page About the Resource Directory ................................................................................................................ i Information Update Sheet...................................................................................................................... ii LLC-Q/LVQ ........................................................................................................................................... iii Affiliated Councils .................................................................................................................... iii Vision/Mission .................................................................................................... iii Organizations Involved in Prevention Activities in English Literacy in Quebec: • LLC-Q/LVQ Councils:..................................................................................................................... 1 Chateauguay Valley Literacy Council...................................................................................... 2 Gaspesie Literacy Council .......................................................................................................3 Laurentian Literacy Council .....................................................................................................4 The Learning Exchange...........................................................................................................6 Literacy in Action...................................................................................................................... 7 Literacy Unlimited .................................................................................................................... 9 Quebec City Reading Council................................................................................................ 11 RECLAIM ............................................................................................................................... 13 South Shore Reading Council ............................................................................................... 14 Western Quebec Literacy Council ......................................................................................... 15 Yamaska Literacy Council ..................................................................................................... 17 • Other Community-Based Organizations: ..................................................................................... 19 Bishops Students for Literacy & Concordia Students for Literacy......................................... 20 Family Ties – New Carlisle .................................................................................................... 21 McGill Students for Literacy................................................................................................... 22 Tree of Life Regional Reading Club....................................................................................... 23 • Quebec English School Boards: .................................................................................................. 24 Central Quebec School Board............................................................................................... 25 Eastern Shores School Board ............................................................................................... 26 Eastern Townships School Board.......................................................................................... 27 English Montreal School Board ............................................................................................. 28 Kativik School Board.............................................................................................................. 29 Lester B. Pearson School Board ........................................................................................... 30 Littoral School Board ............................................................................................................. 31 New Frontiers School Board – Nova Career Education Centre ............................................ 33 Riverside School Board Continuing Education...................................................................... 34 Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board............................................................................................. 35 Western Quebec School Board ............................................................................................. 36 • Libraries:....................................................................................................................................... 37 Fraser-Hickson Library .......................................................................................................... 38 Montreal Children’s Library.................................................................................................... 39 Norman Berman Children’s Library (Jewish Public Library).................................................. 40 …/ Table of Contents page • Provincial Organizations* (Quebec):.............................................................................................41 The Centre for Literacy of Quebec .........................................................................................42 Gazette – Gazettein Education ............................................................................................46 – Raise-A-Reader....................................................................................................47 Laubach Literacy of Canada-Quebec/Literacy Volunteers of Quebec ...................................48 Learning Associates of Montreal ............................................................................................49 Learning Disabilities Association of Quebec ..........................................................................50 The Literacy Foundation .........................................................................................................51 Literacy Partners of Quebec ...................................................................................................52 Quebec English Literacy Alliance ...........................................................................................53 Quebec Federation of Home and School Associations Inc. ...................................................55 Quebec Literacy Working Group ............................................................................................58 * Umbrella Groups, Businesses, Services and Resource Centres • National Literacy Organizations: ...................................................................................................59 ABC CANADA.........................................................................................................................60 Frontier College ......................................................................................................................61 Laubach Literacy of Canada...................................................................................................62 Movement for Canadian Literacy............................................................................................63 National Adult Literacy Database Inc......................................................................................64 Websites..........................................................................................................................................65 Organizations: Quebec ......................................................................................................................................66 Canadian ...................................................................................................................................68 American ...................................................................................................................................70