April 29, 2021 · 0 Comments
By Sam Odrowski
The pandemic has had a profound impact on youth and their mental health.
However, through the chaos, many have shown resiliency, which has led the Orangeville Public Library to team up with Family Transition Place (FTP) to bring the Resiliency Poem Contest to youth from grade 4 to grade 8 in the region.
The contest involves creating a 6 Word Story Poem highlighting how you or someone you know has shown resiliency over the last year.
The poems are then submitted to travis@familytransitionplace.ca by May 13 at 4 p.m., for a chance to win a prize and have your poem featured on FTP’s social media feeds.
March 1, 2021 · 0 Comments
By Sam Odrowski
The Dufferin Community Foundation is again helping local not-for-profit organizations who continue to struggle with the financial impacts of COVID-19.
The foundation is making an additional $30,000 in emergency grant funding available for not-for-profit organizations who have mental health and well-being initiatives in Dufferin County. The deadline for organizations to apply is Feb. 28, with the money being dispersed later in March.
The Dufferin Community Foundation gave out over $160,000 through the Emergency Community Support Fund (ECSF) last year and the common theme coming from not-for-profits was that issues surrounding mental health were growing in the shadow of the pandemic.