Doug Curtis left school at the age of 14 without learning to read or write, but more than 40 years later he has been recognized for his achievements in literacy. Curtis and his tutor Margaret Knox were presented with awards by the P.E.I. Literacy Alliance on Sunday....
Kim McGrath Myers was a 39-year-old single mother of five living in poverty. As a girl, she dreamed of being a social worker or a police officer. But after dropping out of high school in grade 11 when she got pregnant, she had accepted that she would never have the...
It has been a very exciting and busy year at the PEI Literacy Alliance. Last summer was their 16th year running their free tutoring program that has helped more than 11,500 children. Then, in October 2017, they were nearly forced to close their doors. With the...
