We send  on the MOVES on the first and third  of the month. Our goal is to share information about upcoming events, agency news and relevant announcements with the DC MOVES mailing list. If you have information to share through this bulletin, please email your information in text and an attached image or logo OR pdf AD/Flyer  (maximum size 5M)  to the DC MOVES Coordinator Elaine Capes .

Sharing  a  story of success  !!!

A partnership, collaboration, connection   

email DC MOVES
   EVENTS
    Building Capacity for Collaboration & Systems Transformation 
Lunch and Learn webinars  

Thanks to those  who participated  in this special offer 
and a BIG THANK YOU to
Sylvia Cheuy and the Tamarack Institute 

 FORUM
March 20th,  9 to noon
WDG Public Health 180 Broadway, in Orangeville

 Presentations include: 
WDG  PH - Childhood Experiences Survey update 
DAFHT - Mental Health 
DCCS - Ontario Works ASI
  
and What's happening with the 3 Pillars 

The registration in your email 
EQUITY
(renamed from Poverty Reduction)
Please  join us to hear what almost 600 employers from all sectors in Waterloo Wellington Dufferin had to say about their current and future workforce. This valuable information is used to help shape programming related to local workforce development, highlight hiring practices and future hiring demands.
 
This complementary event takes place:
 
Wednesday, April 3, 2019
1PM - 3PM
 
The Guelph Country Club
133 Woodlawn Road East
Guelph, ON N1E 7H9
 
Light snacks and beverages will be provided.
 
FWD is OPEN for business! 

Beginning in March 2019, FWD facilitators are once again available to offer independent facilitation support to people and families on a fee-for-service basis.  Facilitators work 1:1 with you and your loved ones to plan for and build the life that you want in community.  Whether you want to focus on starting a support circle, planning for life after high school, getting a home of your own, or becoming more active in your community, facilitation is about building YOUR LIFE, YOUR WAY.  Call us at 226-326-0916 x 210, or  email us to find out more.


NEWS to SHARE
 
1) Our drop in program is starting again February 1st. It will run from 9 till noon everyday. Structured programs including Yoga, Art therapy, Life Skills, Cooking, and professional development.
 
    2) Our Transitional House has been completed with renovations and have moved youth in already. This program is for youth that have resided in the shelter and is of age 16-24.
 
The Community Housing program is with our other two houses that we have and these homes are for community and choices youth that are ages 19-30.


COMMUNITY WELLBEING

 
Guelph Initiative Offering Free Workplace Wellness Workshops and Webinars


Would you like to decrease stress and boost overall wellbeing at work? The Career Education Council is offering their free Thrive in the Workplace wellness training in-person around Guelph and via webinars to Canadians outside the area from March-July 2019. Intended audiences include students, job-seekers, employees, managers, supervisors, and employee service providers. Interested in attending a workshop or webinar? To register, contact Project Coordinator   Samantha or at 519-827-6468 today.
 
Community Services has modernized and re-launched the Addictions Services Initiative Program. PEOPLE WHO USE DRUGS ARE REAL PEOPLE.
 
The program supports people who are struggling with addiction and are in receipt of Ontario Works Assistance in Dufferin County by providing referrals and supports during their journey to recovery.
 
For more information about Ontario Works Addiction Services contact your Community Services Worker or call 519-941-6991

 WDGPH seeking input from people who use drugs (other than cannabis, alcohol or tobacco) - please circulate broadly
 
Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health has launched an online and anonymous survey to seek input from those who use drugs to help inform local strategies, identify gaps and provide a better understanding of substance use in the community.
 
Public Health is looking for input from those who live in Wellington County, Dufferin County, or the City of Guelph, who are 16 or older, and who use drugs other than cannabis, alcohol or tobacco.
 
The anonymous survey is available online at wdgpublichealth.ca/druguse-survey. The survey will be open until April 30, 2019. Participants can also enter a draw for a chance to win one of three $50 gift cards.
This survey will build on an earlier needs assessment completed in 2018 with people who were using drugs and already connected to various harm reduction and community services in downtown Guelph. This online survey will provide an opportunity to hear from those who we did not reach in-person, so that their voice can be heard and reflected in our understanding of substance use and program and service needs in the community.
 
We would appreciate your support to help spread awareness of this survey . Please share this opportunity with your clients, colleagues, community partners, family members and friends. We will also be sharing this survey through social media @WDGPublicHealth, if you are able to promote via Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram.
 
If you have any questions, please contact  Kyley.

RESOURCE SHARING
MoveItOn......facilitating the movement of surplus workplace supplies for participating agencies of DC MOVES
 
what's acceptable:
  • functional workplace furniture i.e chairs, desks, filing cabinets, shelves
  • useable disposable supplies i.e. file folders, binders, printer cartridges
  • excess workplace equipment i.e. copiers, printers, lamps, phones

how to move it:

  • you identify surplus workplace supplies
  • you access against the above parameters 
  • you contact Habitat for Humanity ReStore Orangeville to arrange pick up
  • ReStore picks up and holds the supplies
  • you notify DC MOVES Coordinator with supply list for publishing in  What's on the MOVES

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Click     lynda.com  to register 

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Have you got a good Terms of Reference to share ?

Please send it to me and we'll will share it on our DC MOVES website.  A great way to help each other be better together !!