The JOHN HOWARD SOCIETY,
NANAIMO REGION

What:

John Howard operates a program called “Storybook Dads” which is for dads who are currently incarcerated at Nanaimo Correctional Centre (NCC). John Howard Society provides children’s books and records the dads reading them on CD. The books and CDs are then sent to their children.

Where:

2353 Rosstown Road, Nanaimo V9T 3R6
Telephone: (250) 754-1266
Email: admin@johnhowardnanaimo.org
Website: johnhowardnanaimo.org
Takes place at Nanaimo Corrections Centre,
3945 Biggs Road, Nanaimo

When:

Trained volunteers go to NCC once a week to work with the dads and help them record the books onto CDs.

How:

Contact the John Howard Society for more information.

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January 2021