programs & projects: literacy for life

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Working Together: A remarkable family, a remarkable fund
10 years of helping our community grow and flourish.
The Fund
The Literacy for Life Fund supports family literacy programming across Manitoba. Gifts to the fund are permanently endowed and the income generated supports inter-generational literacy projects at community organizations and library branches throughout the province.
Grants Program
The Literacy for Life Fund makes grants of up to $4,000 to support family literacy programs at community organizations and library branches.

For more information about Literacy for Life grants, click here.
Make a Gift
A gift to the Literacy for Life Fund will support family literacy programs in Manitoba and have a positive impact on our community.

Make your gift through our secure online donate site:
 
Make a gift by phone:
Please call The Foundation office at (204) 944.9474 or toll-free 1.877.974.3631 (outside Winnipeg)

Make a gift by mail:
Literacy for Life Fund
The Winnipeg Foundation
1350 One Lombard Place
Winnipeg, MB, R3B 0X3
Partners
The Literacy for Life Fund is a joint initiative of Literacy Partners of Manitoba, Winnipeg Public Library and The Winnipeg Foundation.
Literacy Partners of Manitoba
Literacy Partners of Manitoba is a network of individuals and groups involved and interested in adult and family literacy in Manitoba. For more information, visit the Literacy Partners of Manitoba website.
Winnipeg Public Library
Winnipeg Public Library provides a wide variety of services to children, families and the literacy community at 20 locations throughout the city. For more information, visit the Winnipeg Public Library website.
Special Projects
On The Same Page
On The Same Page is a mass-reading campaign initiated by The Winnipeg Foundation to get Manitobans reading, and talking about, one book. The program has been modeled after Canada Reads, and similar projects in cities across North America, but with a focus on Manitoba authors and issues.

In keeping with the spirit of the Foundation’s Literacy for Life Fund, On The Same Page encourages intergenerational, life-long literacy.

To learn more, visit our On The Same Page page.
 
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