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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Hi - Elaine here letting you know what's going on for DC MOVES
- Check out the website - click thru and see what's changed Take a scroll
- FORUMS for 2023 will be the 4th Monday of the last month in each quarter except for December - SAVE these dates June 26, Sept 25, December 11
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March 27th FORUM theme, building from the re-creating DC MOVES conversations is: Connecting, Collaborating, and Experiencing together.
and includes breakfast, mid morning snack and lunch to be shared around an outdoor campfire. Other surprises will be announced at the event. Please dress for the weather.
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Sharing their collaboration stories and experiences are:
Tracy Coffin, ED HOHOHT, our DC MOVES Partner for this event, will review the spectrum of OHT models, present their model – a collaborative, share where they are now, and what's in their future.
Shelina Jeshani, Director of Programs cfspd – Catholic Families Services Peel Dufferin,
will present, in partnership with her partner Inspector Lisa Hewison, from Peel Regional Police, on their collaboration for a Safe Centre in Peel.
Jennifer Payne, ED HCIA, will share the HFFA - Headwaters Food and Farming Alliance, collaboration journey.
I look forward to seeing you, watch for the invitation for next week.
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Is your listing up to date ? Help people find the help they are looking for.
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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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January 16th check-in materials are available NOW
Check out the new url
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Save the date! The Rural Development Network and the Rural Ontario Institute (ROI) are co-hosting the third CRRHH Symposium June 6-8, 2023. Join us for a variety of sessions related to housing and homelessness in the context of rural, remote and Indigenous settings and the unique challenges that exist.
This event is designed to give community leaders, agencies, front line workers, non-profit groups, community-based organizations, people with lived experience, funding agencies, researchers, policy makers, and many more the opportunity to connect at a national level and share tools, best practices, and insights to better understand and address rural housing and homelessness.
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Don't miss the chance to join the conversation and make homelessness a priority in Budget 2023
Right now, pre-budget consultations are taking place. As Canada faces a new wave of homelessness, it's more important than ever to join these conversations, share your ideas—and help shape Budget 2023 by ensuring housing is on the agenda.
Join the conversation by taking five minutes to complete an anonymous pre-budget questionnaire or by uploading a submission and include the urgent need for a Homelessness Prevention and Housing Benefit (HPHB)—a benefit that would keep hundreds of thousands of people living in Canada in their homes and support tens of thousands of people experiencing homelessness back into housing—as part of your recommended priorities for the government’s upcoming budget.
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Juha Kahila on Finland’s work to end homelessness
MARCH 2, 2023
Is ending homelessness nationally possible? The answer is yes, and the proof is Finland. Juha Kahila from the Y-Foundation in Finland joins us this week on the podcast to talk about the strategy that has brought his country international acclaim for its approach to preventing and ending homelessness. We talk about the how, the what, and what’s next. Don’t miss it!
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The Ready, Set, Go program set to begin in April, is designed to help youth acquire skills to secure a better future for themselves. The government of Ontario is investing $68 million with the goal of keeping youths connected to support and services after their departure from the child welfare system. More details can be found on the Government of Ontario’s website.
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Some highlights:
· Our communities are younger than Ontario with a larger % of people between 15 and 64.
· Health care employment levels are not much bigger than they were 3 years despite growing at the provincial level.
· Manufacturing employment has been growing locally while stalling provincially.
· More people who are accessing Literacy and Basic Skills services are already employed and looking at upgrading to postsecondary.
· Apprenticeship numbers are up but there may be marketing challenges when looking at the top 5. 2 of the trades have way more apprentices than job postings.
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Looking for Work?
The Employment Resource Centres are self-directed resource sites where clients can access job postings and the tools needed for job searching.
Services include access to computer, internet, fax, and photocopy services. Staff on hand can provide advice and assistance to anyone in their search for employment or career development.
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Collaboration Opportunities |
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NEW ! These Organisations need a
collaboration partner
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NEW Post your collaboration need or offer here - next opportunity MARCH 17 issue of WOTMs
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These Organisations have something they need to
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Help raise important funds with a chance to win!
Buy a ticket (or tickets!) for a chance to win Travelling the Silk Road: a quilt designed, built and sewn by Sandra Small Proudfoot, graduate of Design from the Ontario College of Art (AOCA ‘89). Machine quilting by Mary Light of Temiskaming Shores
This quilt would be a wonderful wall hanging or beautiful on a queen-size bed.
Tickets $10 each
750 printed
Tickets available for purchase at the following locations:
· Family Transition Place – 20 Bredin Parkway, Orangeville
Draw to take place on May 1, 2023, 11 a.m.
Family Transition Place—20 Bredin Parkway, Orangeville
You do not have to be in attendance to win.
All proceeds to support the personal-care needs of the women and children accessing FTP's shelter, counselling and outreach services.
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These Organisations have something to GIVE |
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Innoweave Grant Opportunities - Expressions of Interest Accepted Until April 15
Impact and Strategic Clarity
The Impact and Strategic Clarity stream are foundational to Innoweave's approach to strategic clarity. Organizations work with a coach over 6-8 months to identify their organizational impact, supporting strategies, and actions to implement their plan. As coaches in this stream, we would be happy to discuss if your organization would be a good fit and help prepare your application. Contact info@socialimpactadvisors.ca for more information.
Collective Impact
This funding stream is designed to support cross-sector collectives aiming to create population-level change in their communities. Collectives are provided a coach and supporting grant dollars to develop their shared strategy, governance model, and measurement strategy. We are proud to be lead coaches in this stream, click here or contact us to learn more.
The Atmospheric Fund - Expressions of Interest due April 5th
This grant is designed to support projects with the potential to generate large-scale carbon reduction. Priority project areas include low-carbon buildings, electricity grad decarbonization, and electric mobility. Click here to learn more.
MLSE Foundation Community Action Grants - Expressions of Interest open now
These grant funds are dedicated to supporting Ontario-based organizations that are using sport and recreation to build a more equitable tomorrow. Organizations that are creating positive outcomes for youth in physical health, mental health, academic achievement, and work readiness can be granted up to $50,000.. Click here for information on this grant.
McConnell Foundation – Currently accepting applications
The McConnell Foundation funds activities focused on at least one of three focus areas: Climate, Reconciliation, and Communities. In addition to these priorities, the Foundation also considers proposals with national relevance and the potential to make systems change.
For more information visit here.
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Passport funding has been increased as of the beginning of July 2022. For all the details on the increase please head to the link below. There are also resources there on what counts as an "allowable expense" under the passport program.
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The Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) has made some significant changes to its funding program for program recipients who are eligible to work. The monthly exemptions cap on earnings is being raised from $200 to $1000 per month. There are no changes for recipients who are unable to work. For more information on these changes, you can read the CTV News article linked below:
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To mark Black History Month, Redwood staff have been participating in a quiz to expand our knowledge – and you can join in.
If you don’t have an answer to one of the 16 questions, we encourage you to do research – the quiz is about learning.
And once you’ve completed the quiz, press “submit” to see the answers!
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In Canada, the Indigenous population grew by 9.4 percent from 2016 to 2021; however, the housing stock in Indigenous communities did not increase even close to the same rate.
The housing crisis is at the epicentre of many barriers Indigenous Peoples endure. Read the full article to learn more about the housing crisis and its many impacts on Indigenous peoples.
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Employees are demanding that their employers authentically care about their well-being. Case in point: the very public conversations around return-to-office and permanent remote working, which illustrate that many are pushing back against traditional mental models of work that the pandemic has called seriously into question. Read the latest article from YMCA WorkWell to learn about workplace well-being.
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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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