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    • New in January! Introducing Flourish+ Healthy Living Benefits
    • Date: January 04 , 2024
    • At Teachers Life, our Member's well-being is one of our top priorities. We are thrilled to announce our new and improved Member benefits program, Flourish+, made just for you. Focused on mental health and wellness, Flourish+ goes beyond the ordinary to support your well-being with enhanced, meaningful, complimentary healthy living benefits, rebates, awards and giving back.   Based on valuable feedback from our Education Member Community, we've collaborated to curate a benefits program that supports your mental health at every step. From the $100 Annual Healthy Living Rebate to the Press Start CoLab Program promoting impactful change in mental health amongst Canadian youth, each enhancement directly reflects our Members’ shared experiences and aspirations. Flourish+ is here to elevate your Member experience, foster meaningful community connections, and provide mental health and wellness tools and resources – our commitment to your holistic well-being.   Why New Benefits? At the heart of Flourish+ are...
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    • The 2023 Scholarship and Bursary Award Recipients
    • Date: October 20 , 2023
    • At Teachers Life, supporting our valued Members and their loved ones is one of our core objectives. Our annual Scholarship Awards Program is just one of the ways that we give back to our Members in a meaningful and long-lasting way. To date, we’ve invested over $500,000 in scholarships and bursaries for the families of our Teachers Life Members.   As an insurer dedicated to those who work in education, these awards are a flagship of our Fraternal Benefits Program. This year, we have the pleasure of recognizing 11 exceptional individuals with the Teachers Life Bursary, the J.F. Allen Scholarship, and the Hall & Hall Award. Recipients of these scholarships and bursaries are selected by random draw among all qualified applicants.   The 2023 Teachers Life Bursary Recipients The Teachers Life Bursaries   The Teachers Life Bursaries are given to students based on their extracurricular activities and ability to maintain...
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    • Our 2023 Press Start CoLab Program Awarded $61,000 in Grants to Young Canadian Changemakers
    • Date: September 19 , 2023
    • Did you catch the news? We're making headlines! We're thrilled to announce that the 2023 Press Start CoLab Program and the remarkable accomplishments of the participants, speakers and mentors have been showcased in The Globe & Mail, Toronto Sun, Edmonton Journal, Edmonton Sun, Vancouver Sun, Calgary Herald, Montreal Gazette, Ottawa Citizen, Financial Post, Insurance Industry Today, Yahoo! Finance, and Insurance Business America. Discover and read about the inspiring award recipients and their groundbreaking solutions as they work towards addressing the mental health crisis in Canada through innovative, impactful change. The CoLab Program The CoLab Program is an innovation accelerator that helps the next generation of change makers build an idea. Throughout the 10-week program, social entrepreneurs from across the nation worked collaboratively to come up with a minimally viable solution to the mental health crisis in Canada. Participants got access to industry and impact experts who mentored them through the...
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    • The 2023 Press Start CoLab Program Awards and Winners
    • Date: September 15 , 2023
    • Last night marked the culmination of our 2023 Press Start CoLab Program, as we celebrated the remarkable achievements of our young social change champions. Over the course of the summer, 50 talented youth from across Canada dedicated their time and creativity to conceive and develop innovative social enterprises aimed at tackling the Mental Health Crisis in Canada. Today's press release proudly announces the deserving recipients of the nine grants awarded in partnership with Ontario Teachers Insurance Plan. We extend our heartfelt gratitude to our exceptional mentors: Cheesan Chew, Patrick Glinski, Emma Jo Aiken-Klar, Jonathan Friedman, Keosha Love, Faduma Mohamed, Jonny Morris, Katie Fenn, Krysta Hajovic Clark, Cher Peng, Jessie Brar, and our inspirational guest speakers: Kwame Osei, Dr. Susan Biali Haas, Anthony Johnson, Larissa Crawford, Guy Felicella, Teddy Syrette, and Dr. James Makokis. A resounding applause goes out to our extraordinary team who worked tirelessly to bring this program to...
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