This case study report calls on school-community leaders to consider a made-in-Canada approach that raises literacy rates, prevents early school leaving and breathes life back into small towns. This step-by-step guidebook provides a practical toolkit and worksheets based on the concrete experiences of the "L'ÉcoRéussite" program, which has developed a "community ecosystem" action plan in collaboration with the CTREQ: a Quebec-based research and knowledge mobilization centre. This "community ecosystem" approach provides guidance on how to engage hard-to-reach families, classrooms, schools, and whole communities in order to collectively create and lead activities that increase the language skills of toddlers and encourage the academic and social success of children and young adults ages 0-24 years-old. Schools, school districts and community organizations can leverage this guidebook to create their own unique programs adapted to their particular needs and situation.