Welcome to the Australian Literacy and Numeracy Foundation

The Australian Literacy and Numeracy Foundation (ALNF) is dedicated to raising language, literacy and numeracy standards in Australia and raises funds to develop, implement and sustain innovative projects for individuals, families and communities.

ALNF Launches its 2010 Hands Across the Nation Indigenous Literacy Appeal

Last year was another sad one for Indigenous kids. For every 5 kids in remote communities only one was able to read. But last year something amazing happened, thousands of people raised their hands and said they cared enough to make a change.

Through social media, newspapers, TV and special events thousands said 1 out of 5 was a national disgrace. They wanted to see 5 out of 5 kids able to read and thats what the ALNF wants to see too. But we need your help. We have the programs, we have the success stories, we just need the resources to reach more kids. We need your support to build an even bigger event this year so that more Indigenous kids can write their own futures.

> Further appeal information

1000's of pre-loved children's books collected through Officeworks & Marie Claire Share-A-Book Campaign

The numbers are in and Officeworks, with the support of Marie Claire magazine, has collected over 10 pallets of pre-loved children's books since March 2010 for ALNF's Share-A-Book program.

The books collected will be delivered to communities throughout Australia, including: Tennant Creek, NT, Kempsey, NSW, Wagga, NSW, Groote Eylandt, NT, Armidale, NSW, Port Lincoln, SA, Palm Island, QLD.

We'd like to thank Officeworks for their continued support of ALNF's Share-A-Book and Literacy Packs programs.

ALNF is thrilled to welcome Kennards Self Storage to Share-A-Book

We are very excited to announce that Kennards Self Storage (KSS) is ALNF's new Share-A-Book storage partner!

On behalf of everyone at ALNF we'd like to say thank you to the team at KSS for making it possible to continue growing the enormously successful Share-A-Book program.

ALNF would again like to thank Border Express for their ongoing and tireless support in helping us deliver Share-A-Books across the country.

> Kennards Self Storage

ALNF releases short film: Tennant Creek, NT

Thank you to Keir Suggett, Rajan Rai, Peter Kaldor, John Layton, Warren Day at Video Australasia, Tony Gardiner at Engine and Papulu Apparr-Kari Aboriginal Language Centre for making this film possible.

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