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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Watch the next Issue for the Sept 24 Forum content link
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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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Registration Now Open!
OMSSA's 2020 Virtual Mental Health Forum
Building on the success of our 2019 forum, our virtual program focuses on building resilience and supporting clients' complex needs through difficult and uncertain times, with topics like:
- Mental Health Leadership for Organizations
- Stress and Traumatic Stress in the Workplace
- De-escalation Techniques
- The Impacts of Racism on Mental Health
- Mobile Crisis Response Teams
- COVID-19 and the Escalating Opioid Crisis
- Mental Health and Seniors: Reducing Social Isolation
- COVID-19, Mental Health and Children
- Responding to a Pandemic: Lessons Learned
OMSSA is offering competitive rates for both individual and group registrations, with a 20% discount for registrations of five or more individuals from one organization.
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These Organisations have something they need to
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Help GET the word out!
With the closing of schools in March, the Children's Foundation, in partnership with local organizations, responded with a temporary emergency support initiative called Fresh Food for Kids that provided almost 100,000 nutritious meals to local children and youth in need in Dufferin, Wellington and Guelph.
This initiative has transitioned to Food & Friends at Home to start the new school year. Families with children and youth supported by the Children’s Foundation through the Food & Friends Program will be eligible to submit a request for a Food & Friends at Home kit starting September 4th. This kit will provide one snack for each day of a two week period similar to what would be provided through a Food & Friends student nutrition program.
As a supporter of the Food & Friends Program, we are counting on you to spread the word to and/or register families most in need. Consider sending a message to your personal or professional network and/or add the communication to your website or newsletter to let them know about our new food support initiative.
Thank you!
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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*: next intake December 2, 2020 at 5 pm ET.
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A Wellness Check in the Comfort of 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.
At Comfort Keepers we respect the desire to live as independently as possible. Our prime focus is the health and safety of our client. Having regular wellness checks provides family and loved ones with the peace of mind they need, as well. Our Wellness Check is conducted in the convenience and comfort of home!
To arrange a Comfort Keepers Wellness Check:
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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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Youth and their Vision of Work Webinar. Registration Now Open
This webinar is focused on informing employers about the strengths and traits of young generation workers, and motivating employers to hire youth during and post COVID-19. Find out what makes young workers stay with you, what benefits and ideas they bring to your company, and discover new ways to connect, recruit and retain youth. We will also discuss how your expectations as an employer differ from theirs and how can you bridge that gap.
Guest Speakers:
Caitlin MacGregor - Co-Founder and CEO of Plum
Allison Mitchell - Program Manager, Access Student Talent, Greater KW Chamber of Commerce
Chris Baginski-Hansen - Executive Director, Second Chance Employment Counselling
Tuesday, October 20
1PM – 3PM
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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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