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A grant of $125,000 from Literacy Now Communities has helped support numerous projects, including a stand-alone Literacy Centre and literacy website; a seniors' literacy program; developing a literacy and computer centre for homeless people and adults who live in poverty at the Upper Room Mission; a youth literacy project in Lumby; and One to One, where volunteers read with elementary school children, which operates in every elementary school in the region.
Funds also helped support developing and facilitating "Parenting isn't Easy," a program to help at-risk families build their literacy skills; a partnership with Okanagan College to provide a non-threatening location for an adult Basic Skills Tune-up Program; and professional tutoring support for disadvantaged children and youth. Many community partners support this program by referring individuals, or covering the cost of tutoring.