About Education Forward

Throughout my career working in trades-related environments, maintenance, construction, fire protection, hardware stores, and home inspector training, I was fortunate to learn practical knowledge that was often passed from one generation to the next through experience, mentorship, and hands-on work.

As fewer people grow up around the trades, valuable practical knowledge is at risk of being lost.

Over time, I became increasingly aware that many homeowners were entering homeownership without a basic understanding of how their homes functioned or what maintenance responsibilities came with ownership.

To help preserve and share some of that practical knowledge, I wrote Common Sense Factor Home Maintenance: What To Do First in a format that was practical, straightforward, and easy to apply.

Following the book’s release, I received a positive response from homeowners who appreciated information presented in a way that made sense. The feedback reinforced something I had observed throughout my career: people wanted to better understand their homes and make more informed decisions, but many had never been taught where to begin.

Around that same time, I was speaking with a friend involved in fundraising with the Alzheimer Society of Sarnia-Lambton. Those conversations led me to think about how educational resources could create value beyond the homeowner and contribute to broader community participation and engagement.

That led me to a simple question:

What if homeowner education could do more than help homeowners?

What if it could also create opportunities to strengthen connections between homeowners, businesses, community organizations, and nonprofit groups within the communities they serve?

Education Forward grew from that idea.

By combining practical homeowner education with community participation, the goal became larger than a book. It became a framework designed to help homeowners make more informed decisions while creating opportunities to strengthen community connections and support local initiatives.

At its core, Education Forward exists to make practical knowledge more accessible, understandable, and useful in everyday life.

Because when homeowners are better informed, communities become stronger.

And when communities work together, everyone benefits.