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YMCA Early Learning and Child Care (ELCC) Navigators help remove barriers to accessing child care for equity deserving groups in Waterloo Region.
Want to learn more about the interesting and impactful work they do? The ELCC Navigator team will be holding virtual sessions via Zoom to help our community learn more about this partnership between the YMCA of Three Rivers, EarlyON Waterloo Region, and the Region of Waterloo. At this session you’ll meet the ELCC Navigator team, learn what we do to support BIPOC communities, and how you can connect with us. Join the ELCC Navigator team via Zoom on Wednesday April 3rd from 12 – 1 pm.
Click here to register for this free session.
Offered this spring, Families in TRANSition (FIT) is a program for parent and caregivers of trans, non-binary, and gender-questioning kids and youth
(Caregivers can include biological parents, foster parents, stepparents, legal guardians, and informal caregivers such as grandparents, godparents, and extended family so long as they are part of the young person’s everyday life).
The group will run Monday evenings from 5:30-7:30pm for 10 weeks from April 8 – June 17 (no group May 20).Click here to get more information or to fill out the intake form.
We will be hosting a FREE webinar on our new position statement on Access to Healthcare.
Please join us on March 27 at 12PM EST to hear from various speakers about equitable access to healthcare for people with an intellectual disability. Learn what is working, what isn't, and how you can help us effect change.
Attendees will have the opportunity to participate in a Q+A. Simultaneous interpretation, ASL, LSQ, and CART Captioning will be available.
Please forward this email to anyone you think might be interested in this event.
We have a great line of speakers prepared for you:
Robin Acton
Robin is the Past-President of Inclusion Canada. Her extensive knowledge is rooted in her own family's experience.
Donna Brown
Donna is the 1st Vice President of People First of Canada and the former president of People First of New Brunswick. She is passionate about creating a world that is truly inclusive.
Manel Mhiri
Manel will be speaking about Inclusion International's contributions to the World Health Organization's Global Report on Health Equity for Persons with Disabilities.
Ken Pike
Ken has worked within the inclusion movement for 35 years. He has drafted/presented many law & policy reform briefs in the areas of access to health & mental health care. He is a sibling of an older brother who lived with Down syndrome.