With the beginning of the new financial year 2021-22, Personal Support Services for seniors (Low Acuity Seniors) launched at TNO under the Family and Wellness Program. Funded by Ontario Health, the team currently serves older adults 55+ living in Thorncliffe Park, Flemingdon Park and St. James Town. Community Support Liaisons (CSL) provide seniors with much-needed care […]
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I recently heard the news that our very own Razia Rashed, as an ETHP advisor, was one of the recipients of the IHPME’s 2022 Cathy Fooks Award for Research and Leadership Excellence in Patient and Caregiver Engagement. As a youth Ambassador myself, who had been introduced to the important role of Community Ambassadors by her
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Cold winter days are not only beautiful white streets and fun entertainment but also a danger to your health. In order for winter to leave you with only pleasant memories and emotions, consider following these simple rules. Proper winter clothing The main principle of winter clothing is layers, layers, layers! The first should be a
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During the growing season of 2022, Leaside Park Community Garden (“LPCG”) donated the Garden’s fresh organic produce to TNO Food Collaborative, and thus in part, addressing food insecurity. Very often, community members complimented the Garden. On several occasions, adorable kids asked if they could get some tomatoes. Other kids indicated that they would like to
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How engaged are you in local politics and initiatives? With both the provincial and municipal elections taking place this year, residents had a lot of opportunity for civic participation. To encourage engagement and make it more accessible to all, the Flemingdon-Thorncliffe Inter-Agency Network (FTIAN) collaborated with local organizations and resident leaders to facilitate all-candidate meetings
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Since 2010, TNO has been working with the community and local organizations to build the Thorncliffe Park Community Hub (TPCH): an integrated and sustainable multi-service hub that improves client and community outcomes and makes the most efficient use of health care, social services, and community resources. In addition to health, dental, and social services, the
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Black Wellness Hubs are temporary pop-ups located in neighbourhoods with high Black populations. Organized by various service providers that serve the Black community, the goal of these hubs is to promote health and wellness to Black community members through an inclusive, ethno-racial and welcoming lens. The hubs provide an opportunity to eat good food, listen
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Our Marketplace (ourmarketplace.ca) is a new online entrepreneurial project that formed during the pandemic. The goal of the venture is to provide local businesses and entrepreneurs, in the St. James Town area, with an on-line platform to promote and sell their goods and services. The platform was started by Tolani Mak and Chelsea Hamel, both
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Many years ago, I was working as a mental health and addictions support worker. A gentleman I was supporting, Sanjay*, had been living with a form of paranoid schizophrenia where he would perceive people close to him as impostors pretending to be the person in front of him. As a result, he had perpetrated several
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What is love? Our experiences and circumstances in life can, to a large extent, shape the definition of love.
One definition that has stayed with me is: love is giving with all your heart, without expectations. And isn’t this so true when it comes to what parents exhibit for their children? Selfless acts of love!
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