If you are reading this book at The Word On The Street, drop by Literacy Lane and the Enbridge Gas Distribution Literacy Tent to speak with a representative from Metro Toronto Movement for Literacy.
In the back of this book, there is also a listing of adult literacy organizations in Toronto, including contact information.
If you have access to a computer, you can go to the Metro Toronto Movement for Literacy Website to find Literacy Access Network maps and a list of services: www.mtml.ca
Working Together
The stories in this book represent the remarkable journey adults in literacy programs have made from self to story. Their efforts reflect courage and determination to acquire basic skills that they can apply at home, at work, and in the community. They are able to share their stories as a result of many organizations that have
worked together to obtain funding, offer writing workshops, provide instruction for literacy learners, and publish this outstanding volume, which is a tribute to the adults in Toronto's literacy programs.
These stories are a wonderful sample of the many stories that were shared by adults who attend literacy programs in Toronto. Everyone has a story to tell; some are sad, some speak of hardship, some of heroism, and some are filled with humour. All of these stories celebrate the transition from self to story in ways that are as varied as human experience itself.
Congratulations to the adults whose stories appear in these pages, and congratulations to the overwhelming number of adults in Toronto's literacy programs who took the time to attend creative writing workshops and write stories for The Word On The Street writing contest.
Joan Robinson
Adult Literacy Services, Toronto Public Library
On behalf of Metro Toronto Movement for Literacy