Our 2024 Press Start CoLab Program Awarded $77,000 in Grants to Young Canadian Change Makers

Last night marked the successful conclusion of our 2024 Press Start CoLab Program, during which we honoured the outstanding achievements of our young social change leaders. Throughout the summer, 50 talented youth from across Canada ages 18-29 years invested their time and creativity into developing innovative social enterprises designed to address the Mental Health Crisis […]

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2024 Teacher’s Life Living Values Service Excellence Awardee – OSSTF Windsor-Essex District

  In last month’s blog, we announced the Teachers Life Living Values Service Excellence Awardee from OSSTF Peel District, Karen Goodeve. This month, we are pleased to share that Megan Anderson is the Teachers Life Living Values Service Excellence Awardee recipient in the OSSTF Windsor-Essex District 9. When we approached the Essex District leaders about […]

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2024 Teacher’s Life Living Values Service Excellence Awardee – OSSTF Peel District

  In the first quarter of 2024, I had the privilege of visiting many high schools with one of our OSSTF districts. The aim was to promote our new Member Flourish+ program that we had recently co-created and launched in partnership with our OSSTF local leaders. This was an incredibly worthwhile experience on a few […]

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Pride 2024: Spotlight on Mental Health

This Pride Month, we wanted to celebrate and bring focus to two of our Press Start CoLab Program Grant Recipients working to bridge the gap between mental health resources and 2SLGBTQIAP+ communities in Canada. We believe it is essential to emphasize the ongoing socioeconomic barriers to accessing 2SLGBTQIAP+ mental health services and the impact of […]

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