ALF Poetry Competition
In August of this year we announced a competition for students at the schools involved in our Books to the North program to write their own poems with the theme of ‘my home’. Many of the students from these...
Bankwest Curtain Economics Centre reveals alarming disparities in educational advantage
As our EOFY Northern Australian Books Campaign draws to a close, we would like to acknowledge all our wonderful supporters who donated the Aboriginal Literacy Foundation this year. The support far exceeded expectations and we are looking forward to...
Barambah PaCE in Cherbourg ends with a bang with the help of ALF
Two thousand books are being delivered to Cherbourg so Barambah PaCE coordinator Marcus Priaulx can deliver them to homes. They’re being sent by the ALF and Marcus likened it to “a gift from the heavens”. “I truly believe reading is...
Cherbourg Mobile Library receives books from ALF
We recently delivered a range of children’s books to the Cherbourg Mobile Library in Queensland. Cherbourg is an Indigenous community with half of its 1300 people being under the age of 19 according to the last census. The Cherbourg Mobile...
ALF joins ‘Together With’ Volunteering Queensland program
The Aboriginal Literacy Foundation is proud to be the first non-profit to join the ‘Together With’ Volunteering Queensland program. The ‘Together With’ program is a unique approach to managed services. ‘Together With’ boosts the capacity of non-profits to effectively meet...
A new year for the Aboriginal Literacy Foundation
The Aboriginal Literacy Foundation is back on deck for 2015, and we are extremely excited to begin what we are sure will be a positive and impactful year in the area of Indigenous literacy and education. 2014 was a...
Students receive sets of Healthy Living Series in Cairns
We recently sent a number of our Healthy Living Series books to Catholic Education Services in Cairns, Queensland, after identifying a real need for such learning resources throughout the area. Indigenous Education Officer, Patricia O’ Donnell, will ensure the resources...
Queensland Literacy Support Program
Welcome to our new Queensland Manager We are honoured to work with Mr Richard Muller. Since joining us from the government sector, Richard has done magnificent work bringing together our network of projects and partnerships in Queensland. He is...