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.
DC MOVES ZOOM Room
Next Forum: Sept 24, 2020, 9 till noon, on ZOOM,
COVID-19 Helpful Links and Resources

You can get up-to-date information and advice on the coronavirus at these trusted links:
Dufferin County Equity Collaborative
DCEC
Respect and dignity for all people first!

Our DCEC equity lens shapes our vision that every resident of Dufferin County will have the opportunity to realize their potential.  Under one of our priority areas we have identified as an outcome to Advocate for Living Wage and Benefits. While not specifically focused on a Living Wage and Benefits for Dufferin, a basic income for all Canadians will begin to address financial equity. We have an opportunity to join the call for action by participating in a petition to put respect and dignity for all people first, as we move out of response and into reconstruction to increase resilience. DCEC will resume discussing Living Wage and Basic Income as we move forward with our roadmaps in the near future.  
 
Basic income guarantee means everyone in Canada, aged 18-64, would receive an income sufficient to meet basic needs and live with dignity, regardless of work status.

Please sign the petition by Sept 22 and have your say. leahgazan.ca/basicincomemotion


Registration Now Open!

OMSSA's 2020 Virtual Mental Health Forum

Program details and registration are now available for OMSSA's Virtual Mental Health Forum, happening October 21-22, 2020. 

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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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. 

* 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.
A Wellness Check in the Comfort of Your Home
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:
Please call 519-942-9101 or email us at lauraperro@comfortkeepers.ca
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!
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.