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Bridging the Research to Practice Gap: Sharing Local Research between Community Agencies & Academia
The following is a guest post from Community Health Initiatives, Health Services, Region of Peel. It originally appeared in the Peel Think Share newsletter, Summer 2015 edition. On April 17, 2015 over 100 representatives from Peel community based agencies, along with faculty and students from Sheridan College, came together to share brilliant local research in support of improving outcomes […]
Out in the Community: Shelina reads to Peel kids
As the Director of Success By 6 Peel, Shelina Jeshani’s work is dedicated to helping all children ages 0-6 in Peel to thrive. However, working behind the scenes on big systems, policies and practices means she isn’t immersed in a direct service setting day to day. Getting out in the community means getting creative.
PCYI thanks its Youth Advisory Council for Volunteer Week (April 12-18, 2015)
PCYI’s Youth Advisory Council is unique group. Fifteen dedicated volunteers, ages 14-24, meet monthly to help represent the voices of their peers in Peel. They take the lead on consulting their peers, make recommendations to inform priorities and work for youth in our region, and run their own initiatives for youth based on what they […]
It takes a village: A community approach to the Canada Learning Bond in Peel
If you’ve met anyone from PCYI, you have probably heard about our Enrolled By Six Peel Postsecondary Strategy. We are working to help every eligible child in Peel enrol in the Canada Learning Bond (CLB). The CLB is a free government grant for a Registered Education Savings Plan (RESP). In other words, the government is […]
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