Caregiver Education Series “From Stress to Strength”

A free caregiver education series where you’ll learn strategies and find resources to take care of yourself so you can continue caring for others. Registration is required. Please contact Renate Ahapov at 905-523-1055 x 408 or email renate.ahapov@von.ca. Session 1: Caregiver Stress & Finding Self-Care Strategies Tuesday, August 2nd, 2022 from 2:00pm-3:30pm Session 2: Regaining […]

VON: Caregiver Education Series

Caregiving can be rewarding, but it can also have challenges along the way. Come join us for a free caregiver education series where you’ll learn strategies and find resources to take care of yourself so you can continue caring for others. Registration is required. Session 1: Caregiver Stress & Finding Self-Care Strategies Thursday, June 9th […]

The Forest Underground: Hope for a Planet in Crisis

On May 25. 7:00 pm Meet Australian Tony Rinaudo, Forest Maker   Agronomist  bestowed the Member of the Order of Australia.   Principal Climate Action Advisor. Climate Action and Resilience Team  Right Livelihood Award Laureate, “alternative Nobel” winner who was portrayed in a documentary “Forest Maker”  Discover sustaining life Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration FMNR   Reversing Land […]

The Nonprofit Government Relations and Advocacy Conference

Hear about the strategies and tactics used by leading nonprofits – small, medium, and large – to engage with and influence government at all levels. We’ve assembled an exciting lineup of speakers from the following organizations: CCVO, Imagine Canada, Canadian Federation of Independent Business, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Peel York, Mentor Canada, and the […]

Breaking the Bias

Join our incredible panel of expert changemakers as they discuss the intersection of gender and racial identities in relation to lived experience and this challenging moment in our society. This dialogue is focused on issues facing gender and racially diverse people, and sharing ideas and solutions to foster more inclusive communities. March 31, 2022 12:00-1:30pm […]

VON: Family Caregiver Education Series

Learn effective coping strategies, stress management techniques, and navigating community resources in this free online education series that meets you where ever you are in your caregiving journey. Registration is required, please contact Renate Fries at 905-523-1055 x 408 or email renate.fries@von.ca. Session 1: Caregiver Stress & Finding Self-Care Strategies Tuesday, March 8th | 10:30am-12:00pm […]

Love as a workplace communication tool:  Finding resonance in the remote

As we know, love is not a frequently used term in our workplaces and classrooms. It is, maybe, even more tentatively used in relation to service. In this series, we have begun to illuminate the relevance of exploring the energy of love as an integral element of serving each other in our world ~ especially […]