Strong Start® is a community project, started in 2001, to help ensure that all our children learn to read. It is supported through:
- financial donations from corporations, individuals, community groups, service clubs, charitable Foundations.
- gifts of time and talents from hundreds of volunteers who experience the joy of making a difference in the lives of many children.
Strong Start® is a registered charity with Canada Customs and Revenue Agency(#858636434RR0001). Strong Start® issues official receipts for income tax purposes.
Goals
- Assist young children in learning some initial reading skills.
- Build community by encouraging those who live and work in the community to be involved in supporting its children.
- Provide a meaningful volunteer opportunity.
Literacy skills are the strongest indicator of a child’s future success in life. The percentage of the population that reads at an acceptable level is a great predictor of the success of a community in maintaining economic growth and an excellent quality of life. Therefore, the community as a whole needs to take responsibility for helping children learn to read.