The Read On Canada! coalition initiative distributed more than 130,000 books across Canada this summer with the help of Food Banks Canada and local food banks. Quebec-based newspaper Le Devoir spoke to our coalition partner Frontier College and staff at Moisson Estrie about how the initiative has impacted families in that region. Read the article here (only available in French)
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