We send What's on the MOVES on the first and third Friday 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 to the DC MOVES Coordinator Elaine Capes. |
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Next Forum: Sept 24, 2020, 9 till noon,
coming to you on ZOOM, watch for your invitation
June 24th Forum presentations, interview audio and break out room jamboards on our website
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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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To all front line responders: Our community cares about you!
The agencies forming the Hills of Headwaters Collaborative—CMHA Peel Dufferin, DCAFS, Dufferin Area Family Health Team, Family Transition Place, SHIP and Hospice Dufferin— have joined together to provide mental health ...therapists/counsellors; representing our Dufferin community, for you. If you need emotional support, encouragement, or just someone to talk to about your well-being or your concerns—we are here for you.
Please visit https://dcafs.on.ca/ and click the green 'Book Appointment’ button and follow the prompts. A trained mental health professional will call you at the number you provide. This is a confidential service available to health care workers and support staff (including kitchen, admin, cleaning, and other staff) in hospitals, long-term rare, retirement homes, group homes, and shelters.
You matter, and your well-being matters! Please reach out.
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Dufferin Food Share has a new delivery service.
Check the WEBSITE for the fillable form.
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Dufferin County Equity Collaborative
DCEC
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Find out what the DCEC accomplished in 2019 |
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FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR COMMUNITY AGENCIES RELATED TO THE
COVID 19 PANDEMIC AND TRANSITION TO RECOVERY
To all our community partners, organizations, non-profit agencies and to those who support the most vulnerable in our community, we would like to hear from you as to how the County of Dufferin may financially assist you in order for you to continue to offer the best support to our community, as we deal with the COVID-19 transition to recovery.
On August 12, 2020, the federal and provincial governments announced, the Social Services Relief Fund (SSRF) Phase 2. SSRF Phase 2 will provide $362 million in provincial and federal funding (federal funding through the Safe Restart Agreement) to help a diverse range of vulnerable people, create longer-term housing solutions for people in need, and ensure that the housing and homelessness sector has the tools and support that they need to safely and successfully transition to recovery.
The objectives for SSRF Phase 2 include:
• Mitigate ongoing risk for vulnerable people, especially in congregate care settings;
• Encourage longer-term housing-based solutions to homelessness post-COVID-19; and
• Enhance rent assistance provided to households in rent arrears due to COVID-19.
SSRF Phase 2 has two components, operating and capital.
The eligible operating expenses include but are not limited to:
• Building homeless shelter capacity;
• Use of motels or hotels as isolation centers or to support social distancing;
• Rental assistance such as funding for rent arrears and short-term housing allowances
• Transportation costs;
• Food and supplies;
• Enhanced cleaning services;
• Non-medical staffing requirements (e.g., enhanced outreach services);
• Personal protective equipment; and
• Minor retrofits, alterations and repairs under $50,000 that do not extend the useful life of pre-existing buildings or assets.
Capital funding would enable the acquisition of new, or modifications to existing facilities such as emergency shelters, supportive housing, transitional housing, and related facilities. The objectives under this component, are:
- To provide longer-term housing-based solutions to homelessness post-COVID-19 outbreak;
- To better address need and to encourage movement toward client service models that are innovative, and seek to support client and organizational readiness in preparation for potential future outbreaks or emergencies; and
- To change the physical design of congregate care settings such as emergency shelters, to permit elements such as physical distancing and self-contained bedrooms and washrooms.
If you are providing new or enhanced support or service(s) for vulnerable persons in Dufferin County as a result of COVID-19 in any of the areas above we would ask that you submit your business case by Friday, August 28th, 2020.
Please send your request to the attention of Carol Barber, Program Manager Housing Services, cbarber@dufferincounty.ca For any questions, call 519-941-6991, ext. 2020
Please note that submission of a business case does not guarantee funding assistance in part or in full.
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Request for Proposals
Youth Employment In Waterloo Wellington Dufferin Research Consultant
The Workforce Planning Board of Waterloo Wellington Dufferin (WPB) is seeking proposals to support a youth employment project that will look at labour force characteristics and industry employment for this demographic, pre-COVID-19 and during the pandemic. The key objective of this research will be to create as comprehensive a report as possible around youth employment which will help to inform future programming and opportunities for the community when supporting this population during and post-COVID-19.
Youth have historically higher unemployment rates than the general population. During the last recession in 2008, youth took longer to find work and recovery was slower. As the COVID-19 pandemic has continued, there has been rampant unemployment and some communities are seeing people leaving the labour force. This project seeks to gain an idea of what the youth employment picture looked like pre-COVID-19 and track what has been happening with youth by looking at key labour market indicators for youth as well as the industries that typically hire youth. Our goal is to support the development of programming and messaging that will assist youth through this period and beyond as experts anticipate economic recovery could take 2 to 3 years after a COVID-19 vaccine is developed.
Click here for all of the details on this request for proposals.
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These Organisations have something they need to
GET
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These Organisations have something to GIVE |
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RESILIENT COMMUNITIES FUND
The Resilient Communities Fund is a one-time fund to support the non-profit sector recover and rebuild from the impacts emerging from COVID-19 so they can effectively meet the needs of communities across Ontario.
OTF is investing in projects of eligible non-profit organizations to aid their medium to longer-term recovery efforts, help with their stabilization and build their capacity and resiliency in the aftermath of COVID-19.
This fund is providing a flexible range of activities over two deadlines to address the diverse needs of organizations and to support them where they are at in their recovery and rebuilding.
Request amount: From $5,000 to $150,000
Grant term: up to 1 year
Application Deadlines*: September 2, 2020 at 5 pm ET. and December 2, 2020 at 5 pm ET.
* Due to the expected high demand and in our efforts to support as many organizations as possible, only one grant per eligible organization will be awarded. Organizations that receive a grant from the September 2nd deadline will not be eligible to apply for the December 2nd deadline.
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To respond to the COVID-19 emergency, the Children’s Foundation in partnership with other local organizations, has created a temporary emergency support initiative called Fresh Food for Kids https://www.childrensfoundation.org/ways-to-help/fresh-food-for-kids which has provided nutritious food to local children and youth in need in Dufferin, Wellington and Guelph.
**This support is available until August 21st.**
“Thanks to Orangeville Food Share for ongoing support of this initiative!”
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THE NEW STANDARD IN BOARD GOVERNANCE TRAINING
The Challenge
Non-profit boards of directors are indispensable in guiding organizations to success, delivering on their missions, and achieving positive outcomes for communities. The skills and expertise of a board’s directors are crucial to its collective impact. Yet many boards do not have the capacity to train their directors in a comprehensive, efficient way, and many directors are constrained by their schedules and limited access to resources.
The Solution
Capacity Canada has partnered with Conestoga College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning to deliver its Modern Board Program to help train current and potential non-profit board directors across Canada. With Modern Board, you will have access to unique and comprehensive online training from non-profit board governance experts. The two-program online training includes multi-media guidance through video lectures, reading materials, and journaling opportunities to reflect on your personal experience with board roles, responsibilities, and more!
Fall registration for both courses is now open.
The first course - Essentials of Governing begins September 8th.
The second course - Advanced Understanding of Specific Concerns of a Governing Board begins November 3rd.
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A Wellness Check in the Comfort of Your Home |
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As part of the wide range of in-home care services that Comfort Keepers provides, we now offer a Wellness Check conducted by a Registered Nurse in the comfort of your home.
What is a Wellness Check?
A Wellness Check is a non-invasive assessment that can cover many aspects of your health. Most importantly, it can help to identify changes in your well-being from one check-up to the next. Early detection of changes in your health can lead to a faster diagnosis and treatment. If you have ongoing medical conditions, we can monitor and report results directly to you, your Family Doctor, Specialist, or Nurse Practitioner.
Clients can choose to be assessed for any, all, or some of the health indicators below:
o Cardiovascular – Blood pressure, heart rate and pulse
o Respiratory – Respiratory rate, oxygen saturation, lung sounds
o Gastrointestinal – Regularity of system
o Genitourinary – Urinary health
o Musculoskeletal – Muscle tone, lumps, tremors, strength, bone abnormalities
o General Appearance and Mental Status – Posture, gait, mood, behaviours, speech, organization of thoughts, level of consciousness, motor responses, pupil reaction
o Physical Signs – Skin colour, swelling, moisture level, moles/lesions, temperature, turgor, mucous membranes, teeth and gums, nails
Why a Comfort Keepers Wellness Check?
At Comfort Keepers we respect your desire to live as independently as possible. Our prime focus is the health and safety of you, our client. Having regular wellness checks provides your family and loved ones with the peace of mind they need, as well. Our Wellness Check is conducted in the convenience and comfort of your home!
To arrange a Comfort Keepers Wellness Check:
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New - Moving with Music Pages
Since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, Julia's Place has been adapting to try and find ways that we can still reach our current clients and offer more to vulnerable people in our society. While we have had a great response to online sessions, we recognize that there are barriers to accessing online programs for some people. This is what inspired the creation of Moving with Music pages.
Moving with Music pages are an accessible resource for older adults. These pages are designed to be easy to read and follow so that individuals can use them at home or with caregivers. Each page contains song suggestions, visual diagrams and detailed instructions. These pages can be printed on paper or viewed on computers, phones, and tablets.
The first Moving with Music page is now available in the new Julia's Place store on the website! The “You Betcha Stretch” is a 15 minute, full body warm up routine. Try it out yourself or with your loved ones!
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Mental Health Commission of Canada launches free online crisis training for essential workers during COVID-19
Crisis Response training - Caring for Yourself (2 hours) - Participants will be introduced to the Mental Health Continuum and the Big 4 Coping Strategies, to help learn how to better understand their own mental wellness, notice if they might be moving into unwell areas, use practical actions to help with stress, and know when to reach out to get professional help.
Crisis Response training - Caring for your Team (3 hours) - Participants will be introduced to the Mental Health Continuum, the Big 4 Coping Strategies, and Ad Hoc Incident Review to help learn how to better understand their own and their team's mental wellness, notice if they might be moving into unwell areas, use practical actions to help with stress, know when to reach out to get professional help and learn tips to support team members
Crisis Response Training - Caring for Others (2 hours) - will focus on how to create a safe space to have conversations about mental health and/or substance use problems. This training will prepare participants to have conversations confidently about mental health during a crisis, with their family, friends, communities, and workplaces. Participants will also be taught the skills required to respond to a mental health crisis until professional help arrives.
Registration for these courses will be on a first-come, first-serve basis and will be available at no-cost for essential workers as defined by the Government of Canada here.
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