From coast-to-coast the Indigo Love of Reading Foundation is committed to championing literacy and getting books into the hands of kids. This year, thousands of Canadian students will have access to essential literacy support through over $1 million in funding from our Literacy Fund Grant. To see the impact of this grant for yourself, listen to the stories of students and educators from Moosonee Public School, who received one of these transformative grants last year.
2024 marks our largest investment in Indigenous communities to date
This year, the Foundation will award 11 on-reserve schools with over $300K in funding for new books and literacy resources. Book access is a significant challenge for schools across Canada but particularly for rural and remote communities and with this investment the Foundation will reach 2,000+ students in communities who have identified significant gaps in of new, diverse and culturally relevant books and learning materials.
- $90,000 awarded to Matawa First Nations Management – Education department, Thunder Bay, ON
- $50,000 awarded to Tsuut’ina Education Department, Tsuut’ina First Nation, AB
- $100,000 awarded to Eenchokay Birchstick School, Pikangikum, ON
- $50,000 awarded to Kettle and Stony Point First Nation – Education Services, Kettle and Stony Point First Nation, ON
- $10,000 awarded to Henry Coaster Memorial School, Ogoki, ON
- $10,000 awarded to Kapawe’no First Nation Collegiate, Grouard, AB
“Libraries play an important role in student engagement. “Northern and remote school boards are underfunded and short on space. Principals and school boards often have to make tough decisions between buying light bulbs for their gym or purchasing new books for their schools. School staff do their best, but with grants like the Indigo Love of Reading Grant, it will not only take the decision burden off the staff, but also go quite far with engaging students in a meaningful way.”
– Shelby Ch’ng, Education Partnership Liaison of the Matawa First Nations Education Department
Full list of 2024 Literacy Fund Grant Recipients
| School Partners | City | Province |
| Archwood School | Winnipeg | Manitoba |
| Birch Cliff Heights Public School | Toronto | Ontario |
| Clifford Bowey Public School | Ottawa | Ontario |
| Clifton Public School | Mississauga | Ontario |
| École Macaulay Elementary School | Victoria | British Columbia |
| École Varennes | Winnipeg | Manitoba |
| Eenchokay Birchstick School | Pikangikum | Ontario |
| Falconridge School | Calgary | Alberta |
| Good Shepherd Elementary | Brossard | Quebec |
| Hastings Community Elementary School | Vancouver | British Columbia |
| Henry Coaster Memorial School (HCMS) | Ogoki | Ontario |
| Hillside Park Elementary School | Lower Sackville | Nova Scotia |
| Kitwanga Elementary School | Kitwanga | British Columbia |
| Mount Pleasant Village Public School | Brampton | Ontario |
| Osborne Public School | Prince Albert | Saskatchewan |
| Parc La Salle School | Winnipeg | Manitoba |
| Roncalli Elementary | St. John’s | Newfoundland and Labrador |
| South Rutland Elementary School | Kelowna | British Columbia |
| Stanley Public School | North York | Ontario |
| Stavely School | Stavely | Alberta |
| The Queen Elizabeth School | Perth | Ontario |
| Community Partnerships | City | Province |
| Algoma District School Board | Sault Ste. Marie | Ontario |
| Kapawe’no First Nation Collegiate | Grouard | Alberta |
| Kettle and Stony Point First Nation – Education Services | Kettle and Stony Point First Nation | Ontario |
| Matawa First Nations Management – Education Department | Thunder Bay | Ontario |
| Tsuut’ina Education Department | Tsuut’ina Nation | Alberta |