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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When: Thursday Dec 10, 2020 Human Rights Day 9:00 AM 12:00 PM |
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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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Opinion: Poverty is a Problem for Democracy, Focusing on Rights can Help
This opinion piece penned by Maytree's Elizabeth McIsaac and Alan Broadbent argues that while poverty is experienced by individuals, it is created by systems that fail to protect and uphold their rights to a decent standard of living.
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TELL YOUR MP: Stand with Canadians with lived experience in the fight to end homelessness!
The newly formed Canadian Lived Experience Leadership Network (CLELN) has endorsed the Recovery for All campaign and is now calling on the federal government to support the 6-Point Plan and ensure lived and living experience voices are involved in ending chronic homelessness in Canada.
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Job seekers can connect with 18 employers that are hiring for over 320 positions by registering for the findyourjob.ca Winter Virtual Job Fair. Using the Brazen platform, job seekers can engage with employers using a range of chat options. It will offer one-on-one text & video chats with event attendees and more. Create your job seeker profile and standout to employers.
You can develop a strong job seeker profile that will represent you as you interact with hiring managers and employers.
This job fair will have a special focus on manufacturing and health care jobs in Waterloo, Dufferin, Wellington, and Guelph.
This virtual job fair is taking place Tuesday, November 24 from 10am to 1pm.
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Building on Our Strengths: Skilled Trades and the Pandemic Web Event
Skills Ontario and the Workforce Planning Board are co-hosting a web event on November 26th to speak to skilled trades during the pandemic. Register now and join us for this informative online session. Martha George from the Grand Valley Construction Association will be sharing her perspective on how construction trades are faring and what she sees moving forward. The Workforce Planning Board of Waterloo Wellington Dufferin will discuss demand shifts and growth within skilled trades and Skills Ontario will highlight some innovative ways younger people are being engaged.
Date and time
Thursday, November 26, 2020
11:00AM – 12:00PM
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These Organisations have something they need to
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$10.4 Million for Broadband Expansion in Dufferin County!
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Help GET the word out!
Food & Friends at Home 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.
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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Grant prix
Free Tip: Mentioning utilizing services of your volunteer centre and budgeting for volunteer management can strengthen your applications.
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Day 2, November 26th, 2020
7:00-8:30pm
This session will be led by Brendan Johnson, the Executive Director of the Guelph Neighborhood Support Coalition. It will include discussion and resources on how to get connected with your community virtually during COVID-19.
Day 3, December 3rd, 2020
7:00 - 8:30 pm
This session will be led by guest speaker Susannah Joyce, owner of Realizations. It will include discussion and direction on how to strengthen personal connections during COVID-19.
To attend any or all of the events, please register through Eventbrite, and follow the confirmation email instructions to choose your Zoom session(s) and finalize your registration. We can't wait to see you all there!
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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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