CRCF to receive a generous gift from the Gerald Schwartz and Heather Reisman Foundation
CRCF to receive a generous gift from the Gerald Schwartz and Heather Reisman Foundation to support scholarly work on childhood literacy programs.
It is with great pleasure that we inform you that the Centre for Research on Children and Families (CRCF) has received a very generous gift of $480,000.00 from the Gerald Schwartz and Heather Reisman Foundation. The gift will be used over three years to support scholarly work on childhood literacy鈥檚 programs, including the Love of Reading Initiative, and a post-doctoral fellowship.
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The Love of Reading initiative is a strategically focused program with a sustained track record and strong profile in schools across Canada.听 By targeting vulnerable communities, the program has the potential for playing a seminal role in promoting the well-being of children and in positively influencing their life trajectories.听 Given the CRCF and the Love of Reading Initiative鈥檚 common interest in finding effective programs for high-risk children, we are very excited about the development of a partnership to build the evidence base to support literacy among vulnerable children.
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We are extremely grateful for this donation and are confident that the work to be conducted using these funds will have a direct impact on Canadian children living in vulnerable contexts.