Bookmates is a Manitoba based non-profit organization established in 1984 that promotes and supports family literacy through these activities:
Courtesy: The Winnipeg Foundation
- Developing family literacy and learning programs in partnership with community organizations and parents
- Training people to facilitate programs for families in their own communities
- Providing programs for groups of parents and children through the support of a community organization
- Promoting awareness of family literacy and learning in Manitoba and beyond
Our programs are ideal for family resource centres, child care facilities, schools, libraries and other organizations that care about families, and are designed to enhance the learning of young children, their parents and other caregivers.
As family literacy practitioners and proponents we believe that the home is the first classroom, and parents and caregivers are children’s first teachers.
Help celebrate International Literacy Day by enjoying a book, song, rhyme or other learning activity with your child.
Drop by on September 20th at the McPhillips Wal-Mart parking lot to participate in fun activities for the whole family from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 pm! Bookmates is pleased to be a part of this exciting event sponsored by the Seven Oaks Parent-Child Coalition.
