Homeless Enumeration in Hastings County

This spring, during the week of April 17th - April 23rd 2018, there will be a homelessness enumeration taking place in Belleville, Madoc, Quinte West and Bancroft through a partnership between CDC Quinte and Bridge Street Church. The count will be undertaken as part of a provincial requirement, with the definition used to define homelessness being The Canadian Definition of Homelessness. You can...

Documentary screening and discussion on homelessness

October 10th, 2017 - Panel Discussion @ 6:00 pm - Film @ 7:00 pm The Empire Theatre will host a screening of the documentary “Us & Them” on October 10th, along with a panel discussion on homelessness, with the United Way and Poverty Round Table Hastings and Prince Edward. (Photo: Submitted / United Way of Hastings and Prince Edward) The United Way and Poverty Roundtable of...

Young Minds: Stress, anxiety plaguing Canadian youth

This article from Global News hits the nail on the head!  Read the article below or follow this link:  http://globalnews.ca/news/530141/young-minds-stress-anxiety-plaguing-canadian-youth/ to read the article and watch the expert videos.  We need to be there for our youth! By Allison Vuchnich and Carmen Chai Global News If you think the adolescent years are filled with fun and frivolity,...

Calling All Young Artists!

CANADIAN FOUNDATION for AIDS Research (CANFAR) is calling on artists under the age of 30 across the country to participate in a national art competition with the goal to raise awareness of health services available to young Canadians.   Winners will receive a $1,000 award and their submission will be printed on the front of bi-fold postcards that provide information for health services for youth...

Too Little, Too Late: Reimagining Our Response to Youth Homelessness in Canada

by Kaitlin Schwan, Canadian Observatory on Homelessness, York University November 16, 2016 Thank you to the Home Depot Canada Foundation who generously funded this study and report. With their support, we have a better collective understanding of youth homelessness in Canada. Today, the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness and A Way Home Canada release Without a Home: The National Youth Homelessness...

Ontario Electricity Support Program

Are you struggling with your electricity bill?  Do you live in a lower income home?  There is help available from the Ontario Energy Board that can help you reduce the cost of your electricity bill.  Click here at Ontario Electricity Support Program to read more.