Community Well-Being News
May 2021
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(Individual responses will be kept anonymous.)
Mental Health Week has just ended. Which one of the 8 types of self-care are you focusing on these days?
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PHYSICAL: Movement of the body, health, nutrition, sleep and resting needs
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PSYCHOLOGICAL: Learning new things, practicing mindfulness and creativity
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EMOTIONAL: Emotional literacy, navigate emotions, empathy, manage stress
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SOCIAL: Supportive group & network of relationships to trust and turn to
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PROFESSIONAL: Sharing strengths & gifts, clear boundaries & living your purpose
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ENVIRONMENTAL: Organized, maintained & clutter-free work & home environment
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SPIRITUAL: Beliefs and values that are important to you and guide your life
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FINANCIAL: Responsible with your finances & a conscious relationship with money
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Last month we asked you, What aspect of "life under lockdown" do appreciate most? Here are the results:
- 10% - Pets
- 24% - Family at home or keeping in touch with friends
- 8% - Rituals (e.g. coffee, happy hour, daily walk)
- 4% - Hobbies/online clubs
- 8% - Exercise
- 36% - Time in nature
- 4% - Work/home projects
- 2% - TV
- 4% - None of the above
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Mental Health Week
This year marked the 69th annual CMHA Mental Health Week
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Mental Health Week was May 3-9. The theme for this year was understanding our emotions. Recognizing, labeling and accepting our feelings are all part of protecting and promoting good mental health for everyone. Naming, expressing and dealing with our emotions—even when they’re uncomfortable—can make us feel better.
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With COVID-19 becoming a sustained crisis, the emotional long-haul of the pandemic is taking a toll on individual’s mental health. CMHA's latest poll shows alarming trends that indicate the pandemic’s strain on the mental health of Ontarians has reached all-time highs.
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If you or someone you love is struggling, there is hope and help:
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Headwaters Health Care Centre
Response to the COVID-19 Burden
Headwaters Health Care Centre published a message from Kim Delahunt, President & CEO to update the community regarding their response to COVID-19.
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Headwaters Food & Farming Alliance
Farm to School Springs Into Action
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With the help of Ontario Trillium Foundation’s Resilient Communities Fund, HFFA’s Farm to School program has been able to get back to what it does best – connecting local food, farmers, and students.
Teaming up with the UGDSB, Farm to School took their usual in-person farmer visits, virtual. Lennox Farm’s Jeannette French, and Fiddle Foot Farm’s Amy Ouchterlony, visited with a whopping 300 students. The students had a live Q & A with our two local farmers, who were streaming from inside their respective greenhouses. These are just the first of many Virtual Farmer Visits.
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In April, our famous Local Food Club continued to offer free home delivery, or curbside pick up. The Spinach and Wild Leek Frittata recipe was accompanied by Apple Rhubarb Compote and pancakes. This was the highest ordered Local Food Club pack since the pandemic started, including eight LFC packs donated to the Orangeville Food Bank.
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Dufferin County Canadian Black Association
Scholarship Opportunities
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Do you know a graduating high school or current post secondary school student?
The Dufferin County Canadian Black Association has a number of scholarship opportunities for students in our community. They have opportunities open to all students, students who identify as Black and students who identify as BIPOC.
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STREAMS Community Hub
Word of Mouth Monologue Competition
Submission window closes June 15, 2021
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The Word of Mouth Monologue Competition is open to two age categories: 8-12 and 13-17.
Participants will choose a monologue, from this carefully curated list then film and submit their performance. The public will vote for the "Fan Favourite" awards and the judges will select three to five finalists from each age category for the finals. Finalists will present their monologues live, after which the judges will decide on the ultimate winners.
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Optimist Club of Orangeville
Call for youth to submit art for benches at Kay Cee Gardens
Submission Deadline July 1, 2021
The Optimist Club of Orangeville is revamping the park benches at Kay Cee Gardens and calling on youth in the community to utilize their artistic talents and submit fresh new ideas to adorn them.
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Climate Action in Dufferin
Dufferin Climate Hub
The Dufferin Climate Hub is a new initiative that aims to connect you with climate change resources and empower the community to take bold climate action.
Visit the Climate Hub to explore the Dufferin Climate Action Plan, learn the science and local stories behind climate change, and discover the high-impact actions you can take to advance climate action in Dufferin!
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Earth Month EcoChallenge Leaderboard
Great showing by our local teams!
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Congratulations to teams ecoCaledon and Climate Action in Dufferin for their second and fourth place finishes for points earned by Canadian teams in this year's Earth Month EcoChallenge! (Out of 565 total teams worldwide, ecoCaledon ranked 25 and CAID ranked 37...outstanding!) We are very proud of the many community members who joined up, took action, shared reflections and made a difference for environmental and social justice.
You can still visit the portal, check out the team standings and get inspired to take action of your own. Stay tuned for the next ecoChallenge in October.
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Resilient Caledon
Community Climate Change Action Plan
On April 20, the Resilient Caledon Community Climate Change Action Plan was before Caledon Council. The plan will guide the municipality for many years with regard to Climate Change.
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Dufferin Board of Trade
Rapid Test Kits Have Arrived!
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We know that early detection of asymptomatic carriers is key. Dufferin Small Businesses can receive FREE rapid testing kits to test their employees twice weekly and help reduce the spread of Covid-19 in your business and our community.
This Program is managed by Dufferin Board of Trade with support from Dufferin County Economic Development.
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Headwaters Farm Fresh
Local Food Guide
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Each year, HFFA collaborates with In The Hills Magazine on the publication of a local food guide. Headwaters Farm Fresh in print can be found in the June issue of the magazine and features a map and colour coded listings for Dufferin and Caledon/Erin food and beverage businesses as well as farmers' markets.
The team is busily working on updating listings and creating the next issue. Online listings can be found at headwatersfarmfresh.ca, hosted by our friends at In The Hills. There are handy filtering links to help you find just the type of shopping and farm experience you're looking for.
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Do you have a food and farming business in Headwaters?
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Volunteer Dufferin
Taking Action to Recognize National Volunteer Week (NVW)
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Volunteer Dufferin kicked off our 2021 outreach campaign during National Volunteer Week. Reaching out to the organizations we work to support is a great way to check in with the volunteer community, and see how our NFP’s and charities are managing.
We may not be able to personally connect with everyone, though all listed organizations will have a chance to weigh-in. Stay tuned for our survey which asks what we can do to serve you better. If you’d like to chat with us, please drop us a line at info@volunteerdufferin.ca
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Thank you again to all the volunteers in our community! |
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New Volunteer Opportunities |
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Become a Board or Committee Member
The following organizations are looking for community members to join their Boards.
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Featured Opportunity
TeleCheck - Support for daily check-in calls
TeleCheck is looking for volunteers to work remotely to support our daily check-in call to support independent living for Adults 55+ living in our community.
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Give a Little...Get A Lot
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Vélocity
Ride to Support Caledon Seniors
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Now in its third year, Vélocity helps to raise funds to help Caledon Seniors enjoy a fulfilled and engaged lifestyle. When you register to ride in VÉLOCITY, you’re supporting the health, wellness and independence of our community’s elderly neighbours.
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Children's Foundation of Guelph and Wellington
Help Kids Live Free From Hunger "30 in 30" Campaign Results
March 5th – April 4th
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The Live Free From Hunger "30 in 30" campaign from Children's Foundation of Guelph and Wellington looked a little different this year, but boy was it fun...and a complete success!
Exceeding their target, the Food & Friends program will now be able to provide in excess of 31,000 student nutrition meals and fill empty tummies so students can better learn and play! Nourished minds learn better, and Food & Friends makes it their mission to ensure that children and youth in our communities live free from hunger.
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Orangeville Food Bank
Grow a Row. Give a Row.
Planning a garden this year? Join Orangeville Food Bank's #GrowARow #GiveARow campaign and help to provide our community with fresh produce.
Simply dedicate a row in your garden for the Food Bank. Once the produce is ready to donate, harvest it, wash it and bring it into the Food Bank during one their scheduled drop-off times.
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The 2021 Census
Census Day is May 11th
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Census information is used to make informed decisions about our community, province and the country as a whole. The next Census of Population and Census of Agriculture will take place in May 2021.
The Census of Agriculture traces its roots back to 1871, the dawn of Canada's confederation. It will update the number of existing agricultural operations in Canada—in 2016, there were 193,650, and in 2011, there were 205,889.
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Please be sure to participate in this year's census. The data gathered are crucial to understanding our communities and helps inform many of our local governments' and agencies' plans.
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In Action Bulletin Board
More ways to engage
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Build community
Food Bank Support
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Visit Volunteer Dufferin
Give a Little...Get A Lot
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Let Your Voice Be Heard
Opportunities to share your opinion
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Highway 413
Controlled-Access
Highway
If approved, a new 4-6 lane controlled-access highway would be built between the existing interchange of Hwy 401 and the 407 ETR at the Halton–Peel boundary, and Hwy 400 north of Vaughan. In addition, two new extensions would be built to connect Hwy 410 and Hwy 427 with the GTA West.
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Bill C-12
Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act
Bill C-12, an Act respecting transparency and accountability in Canada’s efforts to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by the year 2050, would require that national targets for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in Canada be set, with the objective of attaining net-zero emissions by 2050.
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Bill 216
Food Literacy for Students Act
Amend the Education Act so that curriculum guidelines require courses of study in experiential food literacy education and healthy eating for every grade from grade 1 - 12. The courses of study must ensure that students are given opportunities to grow food, prepare food and learn about local foods.
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Current Petitions
Ecotank
Protect the West Credit River
Closes June 18, 2021
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Disclaimer: Inclusion of surveys, petitions or forms above does not indicate endorsement or any position taken by Headwaters Communities In Action on the topics in question. Our intention is to make citizens aware of these opportunities for engagement and to encourage our readers to give their input on matters that affect our communities. |
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Ontario has implemented additional public health measures in Peel Region. Read more
You can get up-to-date information and advice on COVID-19 at these trusted links:
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Be an Engaged Citizen
Are you interested in "Making life better together"?
If you are passionate about your community, turn that passion into action with HCIA.
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Stay Up-To-Date With Our Project Areas
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We couldn’t do it without you!
Thank you to our many partners, stakeholders and volunteers who make up HCIA and its project groups. Our primary funders are Dufferin County and United Way of Guelph Wellington Dufferin. We`re all "Making life better together"!
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Headwaters Communities in Action
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