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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Please share so we can be Better Together! Sharing resources for building our capacity together.
Please email me and share what you, or your organisation, are doing to increase your understanding and shape your behaviours, practices and/or policies to foster diversity and inclusion.
See what participants answered to this question in our Mar 22 Forum slide 3 "What diversity and inclusion education and resources have you and /or your organisation connected to?"
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SAVE THE DATE
June 22, 2022
We will meet in the ZOOM Room for this Forum - watch for the agenda and invitation in our June issues of WOTMs
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March 22 Forum Presentations
or review it again
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The Community Wellness Council's Caregivers in the Hills program.
Please take 80 seconds to learn about the program and how patients can join. We invite you to:
- Share it with your team
- Include the video in your staff training/orientation
- Let your patients and clients know the program is FREE to them
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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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DCEC released its third impact report following acceptance by County Council
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Following on the announcement of our successful application for United Way funding to establish our Partners With Lived Experience program, we are seeking candidates for the role of:
Partners With Lived Experience Project Coordinator for DCEC
Please share our Partners with Lived Experience Project Coordinator position posting across your network.
Application closing date MAY 13TH
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Researchers at Carleton University are exploring supervision practices and impact as reported by practitioners/workers, supervisors/coordinators/managers, directors/executive directors and CEOs in human service organizations in Ontario.
They have launched a 10-20-minute anonymous electronic survey using Qualtrics where they will ask about employment, aspects of supervision, supervision relationships, wellbeing, and supervision impact. In order to participate members must be:
· practitioners/workers, supervisors/coordinators/managers, or directors/executive directors/ and CEOs employed in a human services organization in Ontario.
· Comfortable completing an online survey in the English language
Upon completion, participants can enter a draw to win one of 50 $10 electronic gift cards. The deadline to complete the survey is June 15, 2022. To complete the survey, please click here.
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Virtual Launch - Dufferin Lived Experience Collective (DLEC) May 12th
The DLEC is made up of community members with lived experience of housing precarity and economic poverty, working to develop community resources. These resources include a set of research reports on housing barriers and food insecurity, a set of digital stories about Dufferin County, and a community resource map. These resources are all hosted on a new website: ww.dufferinchange.ca.
We hope to see you there! Space is limited, so please register in advance.
If you have questions about the event or any accessibility concerns, please don’t hesitate to contact us at lpin@wlu.ca
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Our analysis of the 2022 federal budget
On April 7th, Minister of Finance, Chrystia Freeland, announced this year’s federal budget, highlighting housing affordability as one of its top three priorities.
For the first time in recent memory (if ever) housing was the headline issue of the federal budget. Budget 2022 ushered in over $14 billion dollars in housing spending – fully one-third of all new spending.
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The BICN Annual Report for 2021-22 is out now, highlighting a year of some remarkable achievements in challenging times and the seeds of an even greater push going forward.
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Find out how you can support others by trying to understand their perspective.
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Mental Health Week: Opportunity for workplace mental health training!
Every May for the last 71 years, Canadians in communities, schools, organizations and the House of Commons have rallied around CMHA's Mental Health Week.
In partnership with the Mental Health Commission of Canada, the CAEH is pleased to offer a virtual mental health training program for managers and supervisors in the homelessness services sector. The training will help sector leaders provide a working environment that promotes mental wellness and self-care for leaders and staff.
If you are interested or would like more information, contact Wally Czech, CAEH Training & Technical Assistance Director, by email at wally@caeh.ca.
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These Organisations have something they need to
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Community Engagement Coordinator for HCIA
Application deadline May 13, 2022
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Sexual Violence Prevention Month (SVPM)—formerly named Sexual Assault Awareness/Prevention Month—takes place annually throughout the month of May. As an Ontario Coalition of Rape Crisis Centres (OCRCC) partner, Family Transition Place (FTP) is participating in a campaign that was developed in honour of this month-long initiative. The OCRCC created this new campaign, which includes a graphic and flag (see image) designed by an Indigenous design firm, with input from OCRCC public educators.
A flag will be raised at Orangeville Town Hall on May 16th at 1 p.m. and will fly until May 26th. Please check our website for additional flag-raising details.
FTP will be posting important facts, information and resources on our social media pages and website throughout the month of May. Please help us raise awareness about this important initiative by visiting our pages and sharing our posts with your networks.
And...on May 6th, please wear purple in recognition of the national No One Asks For It! campaign. And, if you are comfortable, please share photos of yourself in purple on social media with the hashtag: #NoOneAsksForIt.
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These Organisations have something to GIVE |
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The Passport Funding Guidelines were updated on April 1st 2022. Passport funding provides financial support to adults with developmental disabilities to enable them to access community, and aids for daily living.
The entire guidelines, including an overview of the program can be found by clicking here.
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Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (Part 1)
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (Part 2)
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Grants are an essential funding stream for charities and nonprofit organizations, with an estimated $50 billion awarded across North America each year. While funding from grants may be a lifeline, the process of grant writing may sometimes feel like you need a liferaft—especially if you don’t have a dedicated grant writer on the team.
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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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