Return-Path: <nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id i5QK24f28458; Sat, 26 Jun 2004 16:02:05 -0400 (EDT) Date: Sat, 26 Jun 2004 16:02:05 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <40E3D5BA@www.webmail.hsph.harvard.edu> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: rrudd <rrudd@hsph.harvard.edu> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-HEALTH:4488] RE: Opening up Post secondary to literacy classes X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: WebMail (Hydra) SMTP v3.62 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Status: O Content-Length: 1538 Lines: 37 Harvard University has a program called Bridge to Learning and it was set up for University employees.It is a much lauded program. Rima >===== Original Message From nifl-health@nifl.gov ===== >Do you know of any actual literacy programs that operate a SITE ON CAMPUS of >a university anywhere in Canada? The new President of the U of W, Dr. Lloyd >Axworthy talked about opening up the doors of the academia to the inner >city. A professor, Debbie Schnitzer, has discussed with us about setting up >a model that would link university students in a service learning model to a >program ON SITE at the downtown campus. > >We know about the Frontier College model, but most operate off campus. Has >anyone heard of a program AT a university you could mention, and we'll check >out? Scribe service, health literacy, etc? > > >Marg Rose, Executive Director >www.mb.literacy.ca >Note our new address is 101-1555 St. James Street, Winnipeg R3H 1B5 , >courtesy of a donation from CanWest Global Media Inc. > >Literacy Partners of Manitoba promotes adult and family literacy by building >partnerships with public and private sectors. It also supports the literacy >field by providing resources. > >For help, or to help, call us at 947-5757 or toll free 1-866-947-5757 Rima E. Rudd, MSPH, Sc.D. Department of Society, Human Development,and Health Harvard School of Public Health 677 Huntington Avenue Boston, MA 02115 Phone: 617-432-1135 fax: 617-432-3123 Note new listings on our Health Literacy Web Site: www.hsph.harvard.edu/healthliteracy
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