The Ready English Accessible for Caregivers at Home (REACH) program was a flexible online language training model for newcomer women caring for children at home. REACH was designed to meet the needs of mothers who could not access other language training services, particularly Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada (LINC) classes, due to childcare responsibilities. These barriers include lacking access to childcare and the inflexibility of traditional language training services when children are ill or during other absences related to family demands.

The REACH curriculum was designed to improve participating women’s English language skills and for them to use the information gained in the program to access community services, make informed decisions about their lives in Canada, and participate in social networks. These gains led to improvements in participants’ abilities to advocate for their children’s needs and support their children’s development, resulting in benefits beyond the participants themselves, to their families and communities.