2020 was an eventful year to say the least. For Trellis’ Family Resource Network (FRN) team, it meant starting up during the middle of a pandemic.
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We are thrilled to be releasing our first strategic plan; Taking Root! We know that this is a season that requires intentional rooting in vision, value and priorities for our new organization.
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Through listening to the family, developing a plan to meet their urgent needs and collaborating across programs, the team supported this family in the short term while connecting them to the resources and programs needed to reach their long term goals.
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As part of the process, the team hosted a Youth Advisory Forum, with the goal of gaining knowledge from youth experiences to help guide renovations of the space. Our team wanted to ensure that we were working alongside youth to create the most comfortable, supportive and trauma informed environment possible.
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Download and colour in our colouring page for your chance to be the artist featured on Renfrew Club’s Gibson Garden Little Free Library. You could have the chance to paint your winning page. Runners up will win great prizes. Add a message about why it is important to help others. Mum or dad can help little ones with the writing part!
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Re-opening our Clubs last spring, after we were required to shut down due to the pandemic, was something programs across the country looked forward to. We were thrilled to re-open our Clubs for children and youth on June 15. We had been closed for nearly three months and teams could not wait to get back to work to kick off summer camps.
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It was evident on our first day back that there was a lot of anxiety for our team, parents and the kids. We had to remove several items from classrooms that are pretty normal things you would find at a preschool. If it was a shared item or something that couldn’t easily be sanitized, we had to put it away for now.
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The Group Care program at Trellis provides care to youth who have status with the Ministry of Children’s Services, or in other words, youth who are a part of the ‘system of care’ in our province. We sat down with a few members of our Group Care team to learn about this program and how it supports youth who find themselves navigating a complex system.
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Jasmin grew up in the system. As a child, she watched her mom make difficult decisions that nobody should have to make to deal with her own pain and trauma. She experienced firsthand what it’s like to have a parent who is struggling with addictions; an experience that for Jasmin meant she never knew when her mom was going to return home and how long she would have to take care of herself and her brother.
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For those struggling with poverty or homelessness, the winter months can be especially stressful, and isolation often increases. People juggle groceries, rent, utility, telephone and internet bills, all while trying to purchase gifts for the holidays. Trellis’ Winter Breather Campaign works to relieve these stresses, fundraising for both the Winter Breather Fund and Trellis’ 365 Program Support Fund.
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Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, many people are experiencing increased mental health challenges. Among those, a huge surge in referrals to eating disorder programs and diagnoses of eating disorders has been noted globally. We know that eating disorders have been on the rise for many years before COVID-19, particularly in young people.
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