We send What's on the MOVES on the first and third Friday of the month. Our purpose 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 to the DC MOVES Coordinator Elaine Capes. |
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NEXT FORUM September 23, 2021 - save the date |
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- Immigrant Services Guelph-Wellington
- Recreational Respite
- Volunteer Dufferin and
- DCMOVES Values
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COVID-19 Helpful Links and Resources |
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You can get up-to-date information and advice on the coronavirus at these trusted links:
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Dufferin County Equity Collaborative
DCEC
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Our DCEC equity lens shapes our vision that every resident of Dufferin County will have the opportunity to realize their potential.
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Stay Up-To-Date on Social Media
After that, choose a post on Facebook and Twitter that resonates with you and share/retweet it. Even if just one more person reads it, you’ve made a difference today!
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Join CAEH's Board of Directors!
The Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness is seeking motivated and experienced individuals who are passionate about ending homelessness to join our volunteer Board of Directors.
The CAEH is transforming from a start up non-profit corporation to a national charity and established leader of a large and growing national movement focused on ending homelessness. We are looking for leaders in their field who can ensure a high standard of governance that keeps pace with the increasing reach, sophistication, and complexity of our organization and work.
For more information including a director’s role description, please visit caeh.ca/careers/.
To apply, please email a cover letter and CV to board@caeh.ca. Deadline for applications is August 31, 2021.
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Housing is a human right. There can be no fairness or justice in a society in which some live in homelessness, or in the shadow of that risk, while others cannot even imagine it.
Jordan Flaherty
Please contact Heather at the Food Bank or Lyn at Family Transition Place for postcards
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BICN has joined with leading basic income organizations, allies, researchers and supporters to launch the #BasicIncomeNow campaign. For the first time, we come together under a single banner to share a simple message: the time for basic income is now!
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Ottawa invests $10M in health innovation
The federal government announced a $10-million investment in health innovation through the University of Waterloo, the City of Kitchener and other partners in Southwestern Ontario. UW’s renowned Velocity entrepreneurship program, located next to Communitech in downtown Kitchener, will receive $6.5 million to continue providing support for tech startups.
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Post-Pandemic Scenarios Dashboard Updated
The Workforce Planning Board's Post-Pandemic Scenarios Dashboard has recently been updated with the latest information.
This dashboard has been designed to help businesses, the community, and the government strategically prepare for probable futures relating to how COVID-19 may impact the labour market in the next 12 to 24 months. It highlights the availability of skilled labour, employment estimates by sector, employment data by age and gender, business counts, business cashflow and ability to stay open,
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WIST is designed to support low-income women who are unemployed or underemployed. The goal of the program is to prepare candidates for employment within the construction sector.
This 34-week program prepares students with 26 weeks of online practical theory and hands-on experience (with distancing measures in place). This program includes carpentry trade exposure with a Level 1 apprenticeship in-class exception and features an eight-week paid practical work placement experience.
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These Organisations have something they need to
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Orangeville, August 19, 2021 – Join the Dufferin Overdose Awareness Committee to raise awareness about addictions services available in the Dufferin and Caledon communities.
International Overdose Awareness Day (August 31) provides an opportunity for us to reflect on practical ways to prevent overdose in our community. Overdose is preventable. Knowing the real facts about drugs and what to do when you see someone experiencing an overdose DOES save lives. Overdose Day events that aim to educate our communities about drugs can really help.
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These Organisations have something to GIVE |
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Non-Profits from across Canada are invited to apply for Creative Day for Social Good
Capacity Canada, in partnership with Intertek Catalyst, Conestoga College, Manulife, HIM&HER, and the creative community, will donate design and marketing work to non-profit organizations across Canada through Creative Day for Social Good (CD4SG).
DEADLINE TO APPLY - Monday, August 30, 2021 at Midnight
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We offer one to one respite services for children, youth and adults with disabilities and who might face isolation due to barriers to participation. Services are provided in-home and are person centred to promote inclusion, encourage participation, social health and connectivity.
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WHAT WE’VE BEEN READING IN ANTI-RACISM BOOK CLUB |
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