Public help is being sought to help the Cariboo Family Enrichment Centre (CFEC) bring the “Fast ForWord” program to the South Cariboo.
There is a significant number of youth in the South Cariboo who struggle with literacy and comprehension skills. They need an innovative intervention, which can link literacy and comprehension to their work and life skills.
For this reason, CFEC’s Youth Employment Services Program (YES) facilitators have been working hard to bring Fast ForWord into the community.
It is a field-proven program that helps those at risk, including young parents, youth with addictions, and those with developmental behavioural conditions, such as Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder and Autism, utilize the research on brain plasticity to develop their literacy and comprehension skills by helping them gain the tools needed to be successful in life.
Through the hard work and determination of Bree Odd and Thurza Aspinall, CFEC has received a small funding grant from TELUS Canada to assist in acquiring the Fast ForWord program for the CFEC’s YES Program and ultimately for the community. However, further funding is still required.
If you are interested in learning more about the YES Program and Fast ForWord, please call Bree or Thurza at 250-395-1850, or view their idea submitted for the Changemakers BC Ideas competition, or the Aviva Community Funding Competition at www.changemakers.com/BCideas, or www.avivacommunityfund.org. (To find the idea, type in: “Inspiration in Crisis” in the search area.)
Folks can also donate to the CFEC’s programming and receive a tax deductible receipt through the Aviva Community Fund website by clicking on the donate button under the “Inspiration in Crisis” idea.
Lloyd Garner is the CFEC family services program manager.
