Employment Training Centre Helps Youth Find Employment
Youth are really responding to our latest advertisement campaign at the Employment and Training Centre. Please let unemployed youth know that we are here to help!
SSCH's Childcare Children Enjoy a Fun-Filled Summer!
Our childcare children made this lovely 50 second animation clip
as part of their summer visit to the National Film Board. Learn more about
the NFB, celebrating its 70th anniversary, at www.nfb.ca/mediatheque.
This was one of many fun events this summer with our childcare children
including trips to Centre Island, Royal Ontario Museum, Art Gallery of
Ontario, Bronte Creek, Toronto Zoo and Bowmanville Zoo. The children also
went bowling, to the Toronto Lynx soccer game and the Horse Palace at the
CNE. The municipal strike created some challenges for our 200 childcare
children since they couldn't go swimming or to public parks for most of the
summer. Two highlights of the summer include planting a community garden of
veggies, herbs and flowers in Sonya's Park and painting our colourful
benches with the help of community artist Rochelle Rubenstein. The children
also held a bake sale to raise funds for a flat screen TV in the media
room.
SSCH Senior Teacher Wins Mentoring Award of Excellence
Fatima Pinheiro, Senior Teacher at King Edward Child Care Centre received the George Brown College School of Early Childhood Education (ECE) – Mentoring Award of Excellence for 2009. Fatima earned the award for her outstanding supervision and mentorship for ECE placement students. Congratulations Fatima and thanks for sharing your years of caring experience with others!
Toronto's Portugal Day Parade 2009
Staff and volunteers from St. Stephen's are part of VIVER, a coalition of Portuguese-speaking organizations working prevent HIV/AIDS and support people living with HIV/AIDS. Here they are at the Portugal Day Parade in Toronto on June 6, 2009.
Susie Soares-McAdam on the left is our Portuguese Community Health Worker.
Youth Spaces Day & Ontario Youth Matter! video
Our Youth Arcade and a dozen other youth centres celebrated Youth Spaces Day at Dufferin Mall on May 30, 2009. Over 40 youth groups preformed on stage for an amazing five hours of live entertainment. Youth also ran information displays, art shows and t-shirt making, and asked the government to "connect the dots" between funding – youth spaces – and healthy involved youth."
Also, check out this Ontario Youth Matter! video.
St. Stephen's Community House ~ Renovation Celebration
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Official Launch of Changing Spaces, Changing Lives ~ A $1.5 Million Capital Campaign to Renovate 91 Bellevue Avenue
More than 200 members, donors and friends of St. Stephen’s celebrated the renovations of 91 Bellevue Avenue on Thursday, April 30, 2009. This remarkable renovation supports much needed programs for children, youth, newcomers, seniors and homeless individuals in our city.
The memorable evening featured:
Tours of the renovated space
Refreshments, generously donated by the following local restaurants: Gamelle, 93 Harbord, Cajù, Wanda's Pie in the Sky, My Market Bakery, The Free Times Café, and Cheese Magic
Entertainment provided by the talented Grupo Vocal Desandann, a Cuban vocal group, and SSCH's Mandarin Seniors Group
Remarks by Rebecca Leigh (Chair, Capital Campaign), Jack Robertson (former Chair, Seniors Committee, Rotary Club of Toronto ), Liane Regendanz (SSCH Executive Director), Captain Don Paterson (SSCH Executive Director (1962-1974), and Olivia Chow (MP Trinity-Spadina)
A ribbon cutting ceremony
Special thanks go out to all our generous donors for supporting the Changing Spaces, Changing Lives Capital Campaign!
To make a secure online donation to St. Stephen's Changing Spaces, Changing Lives Capital Campaign, click on the PLEASE DONATE button and you will be directed to CANADA HELPS, or call George McKenna directly at 416-925-2103 ext 232.
Thank you also to our organizing team for all the hard work that went into making this such an extraordinary event.
Photographs
by Vincenzo Pietropaolo
St. Stephen's Community House Launches The Little Black Book for Guys
Teen males write frank, no nonsense book about sex, sexuality and relationships