Reading is joyful and enriching. It opens doors to learning, fuels imagination, inspires hope – and sets kids up for a brighter future. But, when the pandemic hit, reading resources weren’t easily accessible to all families. Schools, libraries and other community resources were closed. So a coalition of literacy groups came together, along with food bank partners, to form Read On Canada!/Lisons Canada! Since summer 2020, Read On Canada! has distributed approximately 300,000 books to children through food banks across Canada. In 2021, the coalition was honoured with a World Literacy Award for its work. Join in! Check out all the fun activities right here on this website, and keep ‘reading on’ with a child in your life.
News The Read On Canada! coalition initiative has been honoured with the World Literacy Award for Significant Contribution to Literacy in Response to the Pandemic. Read more