Literacy Northwest

03/28/2026

Tonight's the night. At 10:00 PM, our executive director, Michael Andrews, will head out to his vehicle and stay until 8:00 AM as part of Sleepless in Thunder Bay, on behalf of Literacy Northwest's fundraiser supporting Get SET programs across the Northwest.

Michael and Literacy Northwest are doing this to raise funds and awareness for Get SET adult education programs across Northwestern Ontario. These programs support learners who are often dealing with housing insecurity, lack of access to nutrition, and other challenges that make learning harder than it should be.

One night in a car is uncomfortable. For hundreds of people in our region, that uncertainty is every night.

Literacy Northwest has also made a donation to this cause, along with our entire team.

There's still time to support our fundraising page: 👉 https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/team/literacy-northwest

Thank you to everyone who has donated, shared, or sent a kind word. It means a lot. 💙

03/24/2026

This isn't just a Thunder Bay story. Across Northern Ontario, 8,142 people experienced homelessness last year. That's a 37% increase from the year before.

Behind that number are real people in communities across the Northwest, from Kenora to Rainy River to Thunder Bay, facing impossible choices between rent and food, warmth and safety.

On March 28, our executive director is spending the night in his vehicle for Sleepless in Thunder Bay. Literacy Northwest is raising funds for Get SET programs that support adult learners across Northwestern Ontario who are navigating these very challenges as they work toward their learning goals.

Your support helps keep these programs going: 👉 https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/team/literacy-northwest

🌟 Stay Awake With Us 🌟Stay awake with us on March 28 as we spend the night in our cars to raise awareness and funds in support of Pathways to HOME. Together, we can create pathways out of homelessness, bringing stability, hope, and opportunity.How you can participate:Register by Friday, March ...

03/20/2026

652 people were experiencing homelessness in Thunder Bay on a single day last October. That was the highest count ever recorded in our city.

On March 28, our executive director, Michael Andrews, will be spending the night in his vehicle as part of United Way Thunder Bay's Sleepless in Thunder Bay.

LNW is raising funds for Get SET adult education programs across Northwestern Ontario, which work every day with learners facing housing and food insecurity and other barriers to stability and learning.

These programs do more than teach skills.

They meet people where they are and help connect them to the supports they need to move forward.

If you're able, a donation of any size makes a real difference: 👉 https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/team/literacy-northwest

🌟 Stay Awake With Us 🌟Stay awake with us on March 28 as we spend the night in our cars to raise awareness and funds in support of Pathways to HOME. Together, we can create pathways out of homelessness, bringing stability, hope, and opportunity.How you can participate:Register by Friday, March ...

03/17/2026

When someone walks into a Get SET program in Northwestern Ontario, they're often carrying more than a desire to learn.

They may be sleeping on a friend's couch, skipping meals, or navigating systems they've never had help with before.

Get SET practitioners work hard to support these learners, helping them build skills while also connecting them to food, shelter, and wraparound supports. But the need keeps growing, and resources are stretched thin.

On March 28, I'm taking part in Sleepless in Thunder Bay to raise funds for these programs across the Northwest. One night in my car is a small gesture, but the funds raised go directly to the people and programs doing this work every day.

I will personally match each dollar for the first $1,000 in donations.

Support my campaign here: 👉 https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/team/literacy-northwest

03/08/2026

🌸 Happy International Women's Day! 🌸

Today we celebrate the heart of Get SET (Skills Education Training) — and that heart is overwhelmingly women.

Practitioners. Program Managers. Executive Directors.

The dedicated professionals who show up every day to help over 45,000 adults build skills for employment, further training, and fuller participation in their communities across Ontario -- every year.

Many of them do it for wages that don't reflect their worth — because they believe in the people they serve. That kind of dedication deserves more than gratitude.

It deserves action.

On this International Women's Day, we call on the Province of Ontario to close the funding gap so the women powering Get SET can be paid what they're worth, and more adults across Ontario can have access to learning programs that change lives and strengthen communities.

To every woman working in Get SET: We thank you. For everything. 💜