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Healthy Mind in a Healthy Body - Free Online Mental Wellness Sessions


Please join the Canadian Mental Health Association(CMHA), in partnership with the Windsor Essex Local Immigration Partnership (WE LIP) and the Migrant Worker Community Program (MWCP) in sharing the details of free multilingual mental wellness sessions “Healthy Mind in a Healthy Body.”
 
Depression and anxiety impact everyone. By caring for our mental health in the same way we do our physical health, we can become more resilient against life’s stressors. Join us to learn techniques to help manage these feelings, recognize early warning signs, know where to go for help, and feel comfortable reaching out when needed.
 
Sessions are health virtually through CMHA’s Facebook Live: www.facebook.com/CMHAWECB

No registration needed.
 
French session: Thursday, September 16th from 10 – 11am
Arabic session: Friday, September 17th from 10 – 11am
English session: Friday, October 1, 2021 from 1 – 2pm
 
You can view the Spanish session here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSu9IMhj-MU
 
Please share with anyone who will benefit.
 
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Festival of Guest Nations


When: Sunday September 12th
Place: Amphitheatre at the Seacliff Park
Time: 5pm - 9pm

There will be music, raffles, piñatas and a clown for the kids!

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Upcoming webinar: Counseling and Psychotherapy for Government Assisted Refugees:  A University – Service Provider Collaboration in Windsor


Wednesday, September 15th, 2021: 1:00-2:00pm EST

Counseling and Psychotherapy for Government Assisted Refugees:  A University – Service Provider Collaboration in Windsor, Ontario

with Dr. Ben C. H. Kuo, Professor of Adult Clinical Psychology, University of Windsor and Registered Psychologist and Marcela Diaz, Manager of Settlement and Integration Programs, Multicultural Council of Windsor and Essex County.


Description:

This webinar will present a model of university-service provider partnership, between the University of Windsor (Department of Psychology) and the Multicultural Council of Windsor-Essex, established since 2006 in support of the mental health needs of resettled government assisted refugees (GARs). This collaboration represents a creative strategy not only to address the psychological and emotional needs of GARs, but also to provide a unique training opportunity for clinical psychology students in developing the much-needed cultural competence and skills. Specifically in this webinar we will describe: 1) how this unique collaboration began and evolved over the years; 2) the barriers of GARs in accessing mental health services; 3) the model of training adopted in preparing and supporting Ph.D. clinical/therapist trainees in working with refugees; and 4) the model of delivery of offering culturally-informed counselling and psychological interventions to GARs; and 5) evidence of the program’s effectiveness and its implications for future practices.

Speakers:

Dr. Ben C. H. Kuo, Professor of Adult Clinical Psychology, University of Windsor and Registered Psychologist.

Dr. Kuo is a Professor of Adult Clinical Psychology at the University of Windsor, Canada and a registered psychologist in Ontario. He is a Taiwanese Canadian who was educated in Taiwan, Canada, and the U.S. His research focuses on the intersection between culture and psychology, particularly in the areas of multicultural counseling and training and cross-cultural psychology. Dr. Kuo regularly teaches and supervises clinical psychology graduate students in multicultural psychotherapy course and practicum with diverse clients, including refugees and immigrants. In 2018 Dr. Kuo served as the guest editor for the special issue of Psynopsis – the official communiqué of the Canadian Psychological Association – on “Refugee Mental Health.” Dr. Kuo has taught and lectured internationally as a distinguished visiting professor in many countries, including in Taiwan, China, Thailand, New Zealand, Russia, Brazil, Poland, and the U.K. Dr. Kuo received many awards, which include University of Windsor’s Outstanding Research Award: Establish Research/Scholar Category in 2017; the Faculty of Arts, Humanities, and Social Science’s Dr. Kathleen E. McCrone Teaching Award in 2017; the Mary Lou Dietz Equity Leadership Award in 2019; and most recently the John C. Service Member of the Year Award from the Canadian Psychological Association in 2021. Currently, Dr. Kuo serves as an executive member of the Training and Education Committee of the Canadian Psychological Association.

Marcela Diaz, Manager of Settlement and Integration programs, Multicultural Council of Windsor and Essex County.

Marcela has over 20 years of experience working in settlement services, at the Multicultural Council of Windsor and Essex County, in Windsor, Ontario, where she is the Manager of Settlement and Integration programs. She is passionate about facilitating the access to services for refugees, through education, awareness, increased understanding of refugee issues and their strengths, and community capacity building efforts.

Marcela holds a MBA from Wilfrid Laurier University, an MSc from the University of Waterloo and a BEd from the Universidad Santiago de Cali, Colombia. She is often called to serve in an advisory role in regards to providing feedback to initiatives that aim to address the needs and challenges of refugees; has been advisory member of OCASI’s Immigrant and Refugee Mental Health Project; the Government Assisted Refugee (GAR) - Resettlement Assistance Program (RAP) National Working Group; is a Steering Committee Member of the National GAR Case Management Client Support Services (CSS) Program. She is also involved in research, and collaborates on a Pan-Canadian, research project looking at barriers and solutions to accessing virtual mental health services for recent refugees.

 
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P2P Lunch and Learn - Transit Windsor's Affordable Pass Program


Pathway to Potential’s 2021 Lunch & Learn Series

Topic: Affordable Pass Program
Tuesday, September 21, 2021
12:30 – 1:00 pm

Please REGISTER to join us via Zoom  - registration link: https://citywindsor-ca.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUoc-iuqzotGdcSsRHWrP5tMNa5zThQV9N_

Pathway to Potential is hosting a Lunch & Learn webinar on the Affordable Pass Program (APP) available for eligible Windsor-Essex residents living with low-income. We will be joined by Rachaelle Duval from Transit Windsor, who will share information about the program, including eligibility and application requirements.

Contact us at p2p@citywindsor.ca if you have any questions or issues connecting to the meeting.
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Ontario Takes Next Step to Expand High-Speed Internet Access


News Release 

Province launches new procurement process to connect hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses

September 9, 2021
Ministry of Infrastructure

The Ontario government is taking the next step to help bring high-speed internet access to every community by the end of 2025. Today, the province launched a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) as part of a new competitive bidding process to connect more than 300,000 homes and businesses in unserved and underserved areas.

Under the new and innovative procurement process, qualified internet service providers (ISP) will later bid – through a series of reverse auctions in defined geographic areas – for opportunities to provide connectivity across Ontario.

“Our government is bringing access to high-speed internet to every home and business across Ontario,” said Kinga Surma, Minister of Infrastructure. “By taking this next step, we are closer to ensuring that no one is left behind when it comes to participating in this digital world. We’re saying that no matter where you live, you will have access to reliable, high-speed internet to work, learn, start a business, access vital services like health care, and connect with family and friends.”

The new procurement process, led by Infrastructure Ontario, builds on the province’s recently announced investment of up to $14.7 million for 13 new projects under its Improving Connectivity for Ontario (ICON) program. This investment is providing up to 17,000 homes and businesses with access to reliable high-speed internet. It also builds on a range of other previously announced provincial initiatives that will connect another 70,000 homes and businesses throughout Southwestern and Northern Ontario.

“Infrastructure Ontario is excited to be launching this innovative new competitive bidding process,” said Michael Lindsay, President and CEO of Infrastructure Ontario. “These past 18 months of working, learning and receiving care from home have shown the value and importance of achieving high-speed connectivity for every region in Ontario. This program will help more than 300,000 homes and businesses across the province gain access to this connectivity."

Ontario is now one of the few jurisdictions in Canada with its own comprehensive and proactive plan to achieve 100 per cent connectivity. In the coming months, the government plans to announce the results of the reverse auctions, along with additional details on how it will help ensure every region in Ontario has access to high-speed internet by the end of 2025.

Quick Facts
  • In March, the Ontario government announced nearly $4 billion to connect every region to high-speed internet by the end of 2025. This is the largest single investment in high-speed internet, in any province, by any government in Canadian history.
  • Internet service providers interested in bidding on these contracts must register with www.merx.com to download the RFQ. Infrastructure Ontario will review the RFQ submissions and those shortlisted will be invited to respond to a Request for Proposals to participate in the reverse auctions.
    The reverse auctions allow internet service providers to bid on how much provincial funding they would require to supply the community with high-speed internet access. The winning bid would meet defined coverage and deployment requirements at the most competitive (lowest) price.
  • As many as 700,000 households in Ontario – making up 1.4 million Ontarians – lack access to high-speed internet or have no internet connection at all.
  • Up to Speed: Ontario’s Broadband and Cellular Action Plan is already providing internet and cellular access to homes and businesses in communities across Ontario.
  • The Ontario government is also helping to speed up construction of broadband projects by successfully introducing the Supporting Broadband and Infrastructure Expansion Act, 2021 earlier this spring.
  • Last year, the province launched the Improving Connectivity for Ontario (ICON) program, a multi-year program that aims to support high-speed internet and cellular projects.
  • The province has invested in initiatives to improve connectivity across Eastern and Southwestern Ontario. It has also invested in high-speed internet projects in rural and Northern communities through other initiatives, such as the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation and the Next Generation Network Program.
  • Expanding access to high-speed internet is part of Ontario Onwards: Ontario’s COVID-19 Action Plan for a People-Focused Government , which includes more than 30 projects that are changing the way people and businesses interact with government.
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