To celebrate National Child Day, which takes place every November on the 20th, we got together with the Mount Royal University’s Child Care Centre to hold a special event highlighting the rights children have, including: The right to education The right to care The right to culture, language, and religion The right to identity The right to family The right to protection And many more You can read about all the rights children have online at https://www.unicef.ca/sites/default

Every year we celebrate the dedication of our learners and the contributions of our partners to literacy and learning through our Celebration of Learning Awards. Last month we celebrated Komal as our Outstanding Learner of 2022, you can take a look at her story on our October 24th post here. Today we want to celebrate one of the partners from our Going the Distance and Pathways project, Sweet Spot International (SSI). SSI was the winner of our Outstanding Organization Award f

We first met Thomas when he joined FESA as a practicum student; he was completing his Social Work Diploma. Thomas impressed us with his warmth and dedication to the work. He returned as a summer student the following year as the Education Assistant. Thomas' journey was an enjoyable period for the whole organization, and we wanted to share it with everyone. "During my time at FESA I was given the opportunity to facilitate and co-facilitate a roster of programs. To name a few:

Every year, Shaw Birdies for Kids presented by AltaLink helps FESA and other Alberta non-profit youth focused organizations by amplifying their fundraising reach. Birdies for Kids matches every donation made up to 50%, provides alternative donation methods like Chip in for Kids, and helps promote the charities through social media, and the Shaw Charity Classic. We are excited and overjoyed to announce that we raised $51,126.19 through Shaw Birdies for Kids presented by AltaLi