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Ready-Set-Go! Windsor Launches Free Kindergarten-Readiness Program in Partnership with Strong Start®

  October 21, 2025    Corrina Mosca    Media, News

This community program, which helps children build early, foundational literacy skills and prepare for school, is funded in part by a grant from the Solcz Family Foundation. October 21, 2025 – Windsor, ON — Families … Continued

Strong Start® and Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board Partner to Advance Early Literacy

  August 20, 2025    Corrina Mosca    Media, News

Strong Start® Charitable Organization is proud to partner with the Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board (HPEDSB) to bring its proven Letters, Sounds and Words™ program to schools across the region. Grounded in the … Continued

Strong Start® and Avon Maitland District School Board Launch Literacy Partnership to Empower Young Readers

  August 19, 2025    Corrina Mosca    Media, News

Huron and Perth Counties – Strong Start® Charitable Organization is pleased to announce a new partnership with the Avon Maitland District School Board (AMDSB), bringing its evidence-based Letters, Sounds and Words™ program to schools across … Continued

Strong Start Volunteer and Parent Stories Featured in the Haldimand Press

  June 19, 2025    Corrina Mosca    Media, News

At Strong Start, we see the impact of early literacy support every day. That difference was beautifully illustrated in a recent Haldimand Press article, which highlights the stories of a volunteer and a parent who … Continued

London Free Press Highlights Literacy Gains in LDCSB Schools

  June 19, 2025    Corrina Mosca    Media, News

Literacy support takes a village — and in London, that village includes educators, parents, and a growing number of volunteers. A recent London Free Press article captures how our Letters, Sounds and Words™ program is … Continued

Strong Start® and London District Catholic School Board Partner to Bring Literacy Program to Schools

  May 1, 2025    Corrina Mosca    Media, News

Strong Start® Charitable Organization is proud to announce a new partnership with the London District Catholic School Board (LDCSB) to deliver the Letters, Sounds and Words™ program to schools across the district. This collaboration will … Continued

Celebrating National Volunteer Week and Strong Start Volunteer, Chris Howlett, on the Mike Farwell Show

  April 20, 2024    Caitlin Smith    Media, News, Thanks

As part of the 2024 National Volunteer Week celebrations, Strong Start’s volunteer technology advisor and software developer, Chris Howlett, along with Strong Start, CEO, Machelle Denison, were graciously hosted and interviewed by Mike Farwell on … Continued

Extra literacy programs help fill learning lag left by COVID-19

  May 19, 2022    Strong Start    Media, News

Extra literacy programs help fill learning lag left by COVID-19 CBC News, May 4, 2022 Strong Start and Levelled Literacy are a boost to kids still new to in-person learning Learning to read can pose … Continued

Waterloo-based childhood literacy charity gets $1M grant

  February 24, 2022    Strong Start    Media, News

Three-year funding boost will expand Strong Start’s early literacy program to help more children whose learning was disrupted by pandemic restrictions By Johanna Weidner Record Reporter Tue., Feb. 15, 2022  WATERLOO — A Waterloo-based charity … Continued

Children’s Literacy: The Great Equalizer

  August 7, 2019    Strong Start    Media, News

This story was originally published in The Kitchener Waterloo Community Foundation’s Annual Report  Learning to read is one of the essential building blocks of life. Strong Start’s programs aim to help children reach their potential … Continued

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