Funding awarded for literacy programs

Provincial cash awarded to two Greater Victoria literacy groups

Two Victoria educational programs have been given funds from the B.C. government’s Community Adult Literacy Program.

The $80,000 investment will help adults in Greater Victoria improve their literacy and numeracy skills.

“Literacy is a skill that many of us take for granted, and yet one that is vital for success – both in life and in the workforce,” said Oak Bay-Gordon Head MLA Ida Chong.

Camosun College’s Learner’s Network and Aboriginal Tutor Training Program will each receive $40,000.

Projects funded under the literacy program provide instruction and support to adult learners in everything from basic literacy to high school completion.

The funding is part of $2.4 million being spent on adult literacy throughout the province for 2011-12.

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