MESSAGE FROM BOARD PRESIDENT For over 40 years Project Adult Literacy Society, more commonly known as PALS has been changing lives through literacy. Over time PALS built a strong foundation and is considered to be one of the best literacy organizations in Alberta. I have been involved with PALS for nearly 20 years and have seen the organization overcome many obstacles. With sudden leadership changes and the emergence of the Covid pandemic and resulting shifting and unstable funding environments, the past 2 years have been the most challenging that I can remember. Many of the Board of Directors were new to PALS and had to hit the ground running. The first step was to an Executive Director. With exceptional leadership of the new Executive Director, the staff, tutors and volunteers worked tirelessly to find ways to stay connected to our learners and provide the help and support they have needed. Additionally, the Board and Executive Director has been able to complete the goals set out in the previous Strategic Plan, working to build out better operational capacity in succession planning, financial reporting, and budgeting. PALS did not just survive during these difficult times, we have flourished. We will continue to build on our strengths, and to learn and adapt to any challenges that face us. The Executive Director has lead with her passion, creativity and innovative ideas and continues to make strong connections with community leaders. With strong leadership, a diverse and knowledgeable board, skilled staff and the exceptional commitment of our tutors and volunteers, PALS looks forward to what the next 40 years will bring.
Barb Haines, President
ACKNOWLEDGMENT PALS acknowledges that we are on Treaty Six territory, and we respect and honor the diverse cultures, histories, and knowledge of the First Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples whose footsteps have marked these lands for centuries.
We also acknowledge the damaging legacy of colonialism, cultural genocide, and its impacts on Indigenous ways of knowing.
We understand the role we have in reconciliation through our work and commit to creating a space that is inclusive of Indigenous worldviews in our approach to literacy and learning.
PALS Strategic Plan: 2022—2025
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