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Empowering All Ages Through Literacy (Impact Story 2024 - 2025)
The Family Literacy Outreach (FLO) Program at MPNH supports families with refurbished computers, social connection, and flexible English learning from home. Rahima, originally from Afghanistan, is one of many who gained confidence and independence through FLO.
This year, Tech Café expanded to two days weekly, with volunteers supporting participants in six languages, helping families use technology safely while building bonds that foster learning, confidence, and stronger community connections.
Recognizing BC Tech for Learning Society — With Morie and Micah
On June 26th 2025, Morie and Micah attended BC Technologies' 2025 Donor Recognition Event at Telus Garden.
It was a special evening dedicated to celebrating and honoring the organizations that have generously donated computers to support BC Technologies' mission.
Literacy Programs life-changing for an immigrant new mother
Now the mother of four-month-old Solomiya, Tetiana is grateful for community literacy programs that helped her improve her English skills, inspired her to take in prenatal classes and helped her to connect with other new mothers and her community.
Sock it to literacy!
Keep your Keep your feet cozy, and give your heart the warm fuzzies by helping people at our House reach their full potential with literacy skills. With thanks to Decoda Literacy and Blue Sky Clothing!
Raise-a-Reader: Couple from China get parenting respite along with English classes
Parents Ivy Choy and Kelvin Yang look forward to their weekly literacy classes at Mount Pleasant Neighbourhood House for more than just the chance to improve their English skills.
Family literacy in Mount Pleasant
When Zahra Jalali immigrated to Canada 10 years ago, she already had a degree in English translation from her home country of Iran. She soon realized, however, that knowing and using a language were very different things, and enrolled in English as an Additional Language (EAL) courses at Vancouver Community College (VCC).
Bond to Literacy
Julia Zhu, our program facilitator, met Shirley at a local park while participating in outreach recruiting participants to the Bond to Literacy program. Shirley was right away very interested in the Bond to Literacy program and proceeded to register herself and her young son on that same day. Attending the Bond to Literacy Program was the first time that Shirley and her son had come to Mount Pleasant Neighbourhood House.
Celebrating literacy with food, games and African dancing
Newcomer families and their volunteer tutors gathered together at Mount Pleasant Neighbourhood House on July 18. With Scrabble games, jelly beans and vegetarian biryani, they celebrated all the hard work the families had completed over winter and spring, as they learned English.