By Siobhan Laverdiere, Halton Youth Initiative Coordinator, and Lily Viggiano, Youth Asset-BuilderThe Halton Youth Initiative (HYI) completed its second year at the end of 2020. At this point, we wanted to share with Our Kids Network and the Halton professional community, the valuable knowledge and insight that we, and our colleagues and community partners, have gained. Practical resources, programming ideas, and approaches to engaging youth can all be found on the HYI website. And as HYI leaders, we’re both available for consultations regarding youth programming and engagement. Contact us at siobhan@ourkidsnetwork.ca or lily@ourkidsnetwork.ca.As HYI begins its third year, we look forward to even more community connections and partnerships that will play a role in sustaining this important work in the future. Siobhan and Lily Youth Voices Matter in North Oakville! It all started with the slogan Youth Voices Matter in North Oakville! The idea was to elevate...
What We will Remember and other Thoughts on the Pandemic as Halton Families Meet the Return to School Challenge
By Nikki Taylor, Senior Manager, Early Years and Family Supports, Oakville Parent-Child Centre In the middle of March, as I was closing my office up for what I thought would be a couple of weeks, I saved this picture as my screensaver. Little did I know at the time,...
Young Milton Artist Mixes Compassion and Creativity to Make a Difference
Introduction by Vanessa Box-Jones, Our Kids Network Milton Community Hub Coordinator. Shiuli Khanna is a grade 12 student in Milton, Ontario. She is an aspiring young artist and community volunteer who is passionate about engaging and supporting people and her...
We can Count on Each Other in 2019!
Worth repeating… This blog was distributed as the year-end message to our network in December. We can’t say thanks enough so here it is again for anyone who missed it in their inbox! By Beth Williams, Our Kids Network Communications Manager Our Kids Network people are...