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COVID-19 Helpful Links and Resources
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Dufferin County Equity Collaborative
DCEC
Our DCEC equity lens shapes our vision that every resident of Dufferin County will have the opportunity to realize their potential.  
In 2018, the Government of Canada made a historic commitment toward reducing poverty through Opportunity for All – Canada’s First Poverty Reduction Strategy, which included the creation of the National Advisory Council on Poverty.

I am pleased to announce that I have tabled in Parliament the report Building Understanding: The First Report of the National Advisory Council on Poverty. The report highlights that if progress is maintained, the Government of Canada will meet its overall poverty reduction targets. The impacts of COVID-19 on our poverty reduction efforts remain to be seen, and we know there is more to do to ensure that every Canadian has a real and fair chance to succeed. 

Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, Ahmed Hussen
Continuous improvements drive continuous reductions

Saint John and Windsor-Essex are two new communities who have achieved Reaching Home Quality Coordinated Access—the first of 3 levels on the Coordinated Access Scorecard. Meanwhile, Dufferin County is the first community to confirm Advanced Quality coordinated access thanks to their commitment to continuous improvement.

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On the Way Home is co-produced by Blue Door and the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness.
Don't miss any of our free webinars on Coordinated Access, Lived Experience & more Secure your spot today by signing up for one of our free upcoming webinars that are designed to help your community end homelessness:

  • Lived Experience & Ending Homelessness - this webinar will explore why Lived Experience/Expertise (LE) is so important to incorporate in all levels of your homelessness system of care. It will also offer specific ideas for ensuring LE presence in your community. You will hear from Al Wiebe, co-chair of the Canadian Lived Experience Leadership Network and Quinn C. Moerike, CAEH’s own Housing First trainer. 
What’s on the line now? Simply put, billions of dollars needed to make the federal government’s promise to end chronic homelessness a reality (see our budget strategy here).

You can send a letter, send a tweet, and make a call all from the link below and it will only take a few minutes. 
Missed our Recovery for All Budget and Campaign strategy session? Watch it now. 
Study Examines Basic Income in B.C.
The Province of British Columbia struck an expert panel to explore the idea of a basic income guarantee in B.C., focusing on studying basic income as a potential policy tool for poverty reduction, assessing its feasibility and its relation to existing income and social supports. The panel's findings are now available in a report and executive summary here. 
The 2021 Local Labour Market Plan compiled by the Workforce Planning Board of Waterloo Wellington Dufferin is now available online. This report is filled with labour force stats, key findings, and recommendations that are reflective of our geographical area.
 
You can view the full report by following the link below. We have also prepared a quick and easy to read summary document which highlights some of the key findings. You will find the link to the summary below as well.
 
We would also like your feedback on our Local Labour Market Report. Click here to fill out a quick survey.
 
Full reports
 
Wilfrid Laurier University, in collaboration with the Workforce Planning Board, is conducting a study focused on examining the staffing shortages related to COVID-19 and long-term care workers in Waterloo Region. The study aims to understand how COVID-19 has disrupted the labour market. It will also garner a sense of how the labour market is adapting and will help develop options toward workforce planning.
 
Organizers are looking for health care employers and employees to participate in the two separate surveys. Participation in the survey is expected to take 10-15 minutes and will result in the development of a deeper understanding local challenges and assist in planning effective solutions to the labour shortages faced in Long Term Residential Care employment, especially in light of COVID-19 disruptions.
 
Take the survey:
 
 











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Are you wondering if your Not-for-Profit organization is up to date? Join HR Expert Dana Gidge on April 7th from 8:30-10am for an in depth conversation about your organization's biggest asset- Your people. Dana will discuss HR compliance, employee engagement, employee retention and field your burning HR questions.
10 Key Ways to Manage Legal Risk for NPOs

Risk management should always be top of mind for any organization. For Not-for-Profit organizations, there are often a litany of legal requirements and guidelines to follow regarding funding and leadership.
Learn more about the steps you can take to avoid legal headaches.
Tailored to prospective, new, and experienced non-profit board members, executive directors, CEOs, and corporate partners, Capacity Canada’s 90-minute webinars on emerging governance strategies are an ideal way for you to meet your professional development goal. With our new four-part webinar series, ‘Emerging Governance Strategies: Driving Difficult Board Discussions,’ we aim to prepare you and your board for any unforeseeable risk and crisis.
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.