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Right now in British Columbia, a network of 102 coordinated community literacy task groups representing more than 400 communities is supported by Decoda Literacy Solutions. Literacy organizations, school districts, colleges, a variety of service providers and other stakeholders are a working together to identify local literacy priorities and implement plans that support community members of all ages.

Literacy builds communities. Through literacy development, individuals, families and communities become stronger and more resilient.

Learn About Literacy in YOUR Community: Literacy Outreach Coordinator Contacts

Literacy Outreach Coordinators are a key element of British Columbia’s corrdinated literacy network. Literacy Outreach Coordinators work with community literacy task groups to accomplish the work set out in community literacy plans. They have their finger on the pulse of what is happening in their communities. They work varies, but includes: Develop connections, Mobilize resources, [...]

Community Literacy Planning Process

The community literacy planning process builds community networks, partnerships and relationships to support community literacy and literacy programming across British Columbia. It supports communities across British Columbia to identify their local literacy strengths and challenges and then create and implement a literacy action plan.

Eventful Ideas

Events can be a fun and effective tool for raising funds and building awareness for literacy, but they can also be time consuming and have mixed results.  To help B.C. communities learn from each other’s successful events, this section has been created to showcase a variety of community-based events in a  “question and answer” format. Click on one [...]

Videos

Find videos that promote literacy awareness, explain issues in literacy, and illustrate the difference that literacy can make to your community.

What’s New Blog

"What's New" is a weekly update on resources, news coverage and sources of inspiration for community literacy coordinators and practitioners around the province.

Community Literacy Professional Development

Decoda Literacy Solutions is pleased to offer several unique professional development opportunities in the field of community literacy. Upcoming training sessions are listed below. They are identified by the region in which the training will take place. Please note: these sessions are open to people in neighbouring regions.

Stories of Creative Solutions to Community Challenges

Read examples that demonstrate creative, collaborative solutions to community challenges.

Community Literacy Resources

Search below for a wide selection of community literacy resources.
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