Community Forum Featuring a Youth Panel: On Feb. 25, 2021, almost 60 community leaders participated in an event where youth from Grades 8-12 spoke about the challenges of learning and growing up in a pandemic. A podcast of the event will soon be posted on https://kidswellness.ca/Raising Resilient Children: Dr. Michael Ungar presented to the community on Dec. 3, 2020. Thanks to Dr. Ungar, Moderator Mary Nanavati, and other volunteers who helped run the webinar. Most of all, thanks to more than 160 participants who spent time with us.Erin Mills Connects is a non-profit collaborative working to improve the well-being of children, youth and families in west Mississauga. Its charitable partner is The Dam.
Watch the excellent and informative presentation by Dr. Dillon Browne featuring new research at Kidswellness.ca.The Virtual Village: Thank you to parents and guardians who spent time with us and Ann Douglas on two webinars in May 2020. We truly became members of The Virtual Village. Webinars (Part I: It Starts with You, and Part II: Caring for Your Kids) were enlightening, hopeful, and full of sound strategies to make this pandemic less stressful for everyone. Recordings of Ann’s prepared remarks are available at the Erin Mills Connects blog Kidswellness.ca. Please encourage your friends and family to watch.
Personal Donations are Welcome
To contribute to future projects of Erin Mills Connects community collaborative (trusteed by The Dam) and receive a charitable tax receipt, please make a donation HERE. Thank you.
Steering Committee Meetings – Open to All
We still look forward to connecting with you online, if not in person. Steering Committee meetings are open to community members. Visit our events site to register.
