Tag Archives: Region of Peel
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.
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 […]
Nexus Youth in Living Colour
This post originally appeared on Nexus Youth Services’ blog on September 29, 2014. Nexus Youth Services provides services for youth between the ages of 14 and 24 years who live in the Peel Region of Ontario, Canada. Had you visited the Nexus Youth Centre on any given Wednesday between January and June this year, you would […]
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