2006-07 B.C. Adult Literacy Cost-Shared Application Guidelines

Important reminder for groups and organizations intending to apply for next year’s BC-Adult Literacy Cost-Shared Program (ALCSP) funding: the guidelines, application forms and instructions for the BC ALCSP will be posted at the Ministry of Advanced Education website . The deadline to apply for ALCSP is February 28th.

For inquiries about the BC ALCSP program, contact:
Marissa Thola, Education Officer
Ministry of Advanced Education
Private Institutions and Developmental Programs Branch
1st Floor, 835 Humboldt Street
P. O. Box 9177
Victoria, BC V8W 9T6
Phone: (250) 387-6174 - Fax: (250) 356-8851
E-mail: Marissa.Thola@gov.bc.ca
BC ALCSP information: www.aved.gov.bc.ca/literacy/projects.htm

For organizations interested in applying for a research in practice funding, RiPAL-BC will provide help. Details on our website.

News from Literacy BC

On October 14, 2005 Literacy BC held its annual general meeting and reception at the Executive Hotel, Vancouver. Special guests and board members past and present mingled with federal and provincial representatives, literacy practitioners, colleagues and friends to hear highlights from another busy and successful year.

Our special guest speakers were Leona Gadsby and Jennifer Cliff-Marks, co- founders of The Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy (CBAL), a highly successful regional alliance encompassing 17 communities in the east and west Kootenay region of B.C. CBAL was the first recipient this year of the Council of the Federation’s National Literacy Award in recognition of its outstanding work.

This year we welcomed four new members to the Literacy BC Board: Joan Andersen, Member at Large; Susan Copland, Member at Large; Anne Docherty, Northwest Region; and Cynthia Williams, Member at Large. We also extended a warm thank you and good-bye to the following retiring Board members: Jim Cooke, Jennifer Cliff-Marks, Jerry Laidlaw, Barbara McBride, and Kate Nesbitt.