ABC CANADA is a national foundation committed to promoting literacy to the general public and to the private sector. It is a partnership of business, labour, educators, and government. ABC CANADA focuses on public awareness, promotional support to local literacy groups, and research to further the development of a fully literate Canadian population.
See http://www.abc-canada.org/ (Canada)

Adult Literacy and Numeracy Research Consortium (ALNARC) represents a national collaboration between five university-based research centres, based on a collaborative research management model designed to respond to state-based needs… Major features of consortium activity have been the development of a ‘visible culture’ of research in Australian adult literacy and numeracy – including research conversations, increased documentation of research projects, sponsoring practitioner researchers to investigate their own practice, and collaboration with state literacy an numeracy councils to foster debate about the links between research policy and provision.”
See www.staff.vu.edu.au/alnarc (Australia)

Canadian Public Health Association, National Literacy and Health Program is designed to promote awareness among health professionals of the links between literacy and health, and to develop a national program for literacy and health research. It is funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) for the project as a whole, and by three Institutes of the Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR) for workshops and research projects. It contains full-text reports on literacy in Canada.
See http://www.nlhp.cpha.ca/clhrp/index_e.htm (Canada)

Centre for Literacy of Quebec is a professional development, research, and resource centre for literacy. It builds bridges between research, policy, and practice. It contains many full-text articles and annotated bibliographies on different areas related to literacy including health.
See http://www.centreforliteracy.qc.ca (Canada)

Clear Language and Design (CLAD) is a public education program of East End Literacy, a non-profit organization that helps adults learn to read and write, and educates the public about literacy issues. CLAD provides editing, writing, training, and consulting on a fee for service basis.
See http://www.eastendliteracy.on.ca/ClearLanguageAndDesign/start.htm (Canada)

Commission on Adult Basic Education (COABE) “is organized to advance national and international adult education and literacy opportunities for all persons.” Its work focuses on promotion of adult education and literacy, leadership, advocacy and professional development.
See http://www.coabe.org (United States)