Outreach
Outreach fulfils one of the East York-Scarborough Reading Association’s mandates to support the work of literacy-based individuals, organizations and practices that are focussed on equity, inclusion, anti-oppression, and social justice. When possible, funds beyond our operating costs are donated to individuals and organizations we have selected for the year.
2025-2026
Outreach fund recipients: The Children’s Book Bank, and LiftED.
2024-2025
Outreach fund recipients: The Children’s Book Bank, and The Reading Partnership.
2023-2024
Outreach fund recipients: 60 Million Girls, Braille Literacy Canada, The Children’s Book Bank, Ekal Vidyalaya Foundation of Canada, and United for Literacy.
2022-2023
Outreach fund recipients: 60 Million Girls, Children’s Book Bank, Jessie’s – The June Callwood Centre for Young Women, StoryBook Ottawa, Storytime Trail, and Supporting Indigenous Libraries Today (SILT).
2021-2022
Outreach fund recipients: The Children’s Book Bank, The DAM (Develop, Assist, Mentor), East York Learning Experience, Jessie’s – The June Callwood Centre for Young Women, Native Child and Family Services of Toronto, and The Reading Partnership.
2020-2021
Outreach fund recipients: The Arctic Rose Foundation, The Children’s Book Bank, and The Free Reading Program.
2019-2020
Outreach fund recipients: Azizi Life, The DAM (Develop, Assist, Mentor), East York Learning Experience, First Book Canada, The Forgiveness Project, Hestia Hellas, Indspire, Jewish Immigration Aid Services (JIAS), Libraries Without Borders, Parkdale Project Read, Red Door Family Shelter, Redwood Shelter, and Sistering.
2018-2019
Outreach fund recipients: Bhutan Canada Foundation, East York Learning Experience, First Book Canada, The Forgiveness Project, Libraries Without Borders, Matthew House Toronto, Na-Me-Res, National Reading Campaign, Parkdale Project Read, Second Chance Scholarship Foundation, and South Asian Autism Awareness Centre (SAAAC).
2017-2018
Outreach fund recipients: The Book Bus, The Children’s Book Bank, Down Syndrome Association of Toronto (DSAT), Malvern Family Resource Centre, Na-Me-Res, Pen Canada, Six Nations Public Library, Second Change Scholarship Foundation, SickKids, South Asian Autism Awareness Centre (SAAAC), and Toronto Kiwanis Boys & Girls Club.
2016-2017
Outreach fund recipients: The Book Bus, Book Clubs for Inmates, The Children’s Book Bank, Down Syndrome Association of Toronto (DSAT), East York Learning Experience, Malvern Family Resource Centre, Matthew House Toronto, Pen Canada, The Reading Partnership Right to Learn Afghanistan, SickKids, and Six Nations Public Library.
