I. Introduction

Renfrew-Collingwood Literacy Plan

Fostering Community Literacy: From Our Strengths to Our Vision

From January to October 2008, the RenfrewCollingwood community worked together to create a vision for literacy.

Residents, community leaders and service providers—led by the Renfrew-Collingwood Literacy Plan committee— participated in a community-wide discussion on literacy.

This report brings together the results of our community discussion.

Here is a community profile, a summary of our process and findings, a vision for literacy that is common to us all and a plan for working together to move literacy forward in our community.

Inside This Report

I. Introduction, 1 Literacy Plan At-a-Glance, 2

II. This Is Renfrew Collingwood, 3 A Community Snapshot

III. Community Process and Findings, 7 A. The Renfrew-Collingwood Approach to Literacy, 7 B. Visioning Consultations and Findings, 7 C. Asset Inventory and Survey Findings, 9 D. Strategic Planning Session, 9

IV. Renfrew-Collingwood Literacy Plan, 10 From Vision to Action

Appendices I. Participants, i II. Links between Community Initiatives, iii III. Renfrew-Collingwood Statistics, iv IV. Consultation and Survey Findings, v V. Strengths, Opportunities, Needs and Challenges, xiv

submitted by Julie Cheng on behalf of the Renfrew-Collingwood Literacy Plan Committee