This short paper provides an overview of Yukon, NWT, and Nunavut literacy non-profit organizations and coalitions. In general, these organizations attempt to work collectively, with families, communities, and intergenerational groups. Literacy programs depend on an interested party in the community working as a liaison, and usually are integrated into existing programming at libraries, early childhood programs, with health and recreation activities, or in other settings.

Abstract:

Community-based family literacy programmes tend to be neglected in a policy environment that ties funding for literacy programmes to work outcomes. In these circumstances many communities tackle their own local challenges, and the literacy coalitions in northern Canada are good examples of local communities taking a lead. Aggie Brockman discusses how they do it.

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Brockman, Aggie. “From the Ground Up.” Fine Print 36, no. 3 (2013): 8-11.