Burnaby Neighbourhood House: 4460 Beresford Street, Burnaby, BC, V5H 0B8
Literacy Outreach Coordinator: 604-562-3447
literacynow@burnabynh.ca

About Us

Our Mission

As a program at the Burnaby Neighbourhood House, our mission is to work with community organizations to improve literacy initiatives in Burnaby, B.C. because literacy is the foundation of any new knowledge that enables citizens to live a good life.

What We Do

  • We work with community organizations to collaboratively identify literacy needs in Burnaby, encourage community efforts to add literacy components to current programs and to create new literacy initiatives where needed.
  • We distribute book donations from charitable organizations such as Literacy Abbotsford, Read On Canada and First Book Canada, to communities in Burnaby.
  • We host clear language and design workshops conducted by experts in the field for the members of the Burnaby Inter-Agency Council and other nonprofit organizations, in order to improve their ability to engage with the public.
  • We provide public outreach assistance to partner organizations such as the Burnaby Neighbourhood House, Frontier College and the Burnaby Early Childhood Development Table.
  • We provide literacy related resources on our website and social media with the goal of raising the profile of literacy and related programs.

The Literacy Now Burnaby Partnership

Literacy Now Burnaby is a task group whose members are working in partnership with nonprofit organizations, education institutions and local government to build and enhance literacy services, programs, and networks in Burnaby.

The steward organization of Literacy Now Burnaby and the literacy outreach coordinator is the Burnaby Neighbourhood House.

Burnaby Literacy Task Group

NAME OF MEMBERORGANISATION/AFFILIATION
Annie MontagueUnited for Literacy
Antonia BeckBurnaby Neighbourhood House
Barb KalashnikovWCG Services
Beth DaviesBurnaby Public Library
Chelsea HitchenBurnaby ECD Table / Fraser Health Authority
Helena ReadmanBurnaby School District – SD41
Huyanne (Huey) LeBurnaby Division of Family Practice
Kathryn YamamotoBurnaby School District – SD41, Burnaby Neighbourhood House
Kelly ChowBurnaby School District – SD41
Lukas ParkLiteracy Now Burnaby/Burnaby Community Action Team, Burnaby Neighbourhood House
Mary LukDouglas College
Natasha CholowskyBurnaby Division of Family Practice
Rajeeta SamalaBurnaby Neighbourhood House
Rebekah Mahaffey, RPP, MCIPCity of Burnaby
Sarah BjorknasCUPE 23 – Burnaby Civic Employees Union
Sheri BrattstonBurnaby School District – SD41
Stephanie CynthiaLiteracy Now Burnaby/Burnaby Community Action Team, Burnaby Neighbourhood House
Suzanne SmytheSimon Fraser University
Taslim DamjiBurnaby Neighbourhood House
Zoe McDanielUnited for Literacy

Let’s Work Together

Community groups and individuals interested in furthering literacy in Burnaby can attend our regular task group meetings and events. Please contact us.

Our Team

Our team consists of passionate volunteers and coordinators working together to support literacy initiatives in the city of Burnaby.

 

 

 

Amanda

ECD Table Instagram Volunteer

 

 

 

 

Joy

Instagram Volunteer

 

 

 

 

Khoa

Web Volunteer

 

 

 

 

Kayla

Blog Volunteer

 

 

 

 

Lukas

Literacy Outreach Coordinator

 

 

 

 

Nhi

Facebook Volunteer

 

 

 

 

Kangana

Twitter Volunteer

 

 

 

 

Stephanie

Virtual Outreach Coordinator

 

 

 

 

Yerin

Reporting Volunteer

 

Literacy Hamper Volunteers

 

 

 

Elaine

 

 

 

 

Dayna

 

 

 

 

Marlene

 

 

 

 

Rawad

 

 

 

 

Aaron

 

 

 

 

Oscar

 

 

 

 

Marina

 

Land Acknowledgement

Literacy Now Burnaby is located on the ancestral and unceded homelands of the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh speaking peoples.