Funding (In)security and Challenges: Non-Profit Literacy Programming and Neoliberal Contradictions in Canada
Tiffany L. Gallagher,
Kevin Gosine,
Darlene Ciuffetelli Parker
Abstract:Increasingly, the non-profit sector is expected to provide services for which the state previously took responsibility, and plays a vital role in providing key supports, such as those related to literacy and building social capital. In a jurisdiction of Ontario, Canada, local funding for literacy programs ceased without warning. In this qualitative study, stakeholders consisting of program users ( n = 72), staff ( n = 11), and program leads ( n = 8) shared their experiences regarding the goals, activities, imp… Show more
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