Syme Woolner is committed to Removing Visible and Invisible Barriers. We are proud to promote the rights and well-being of people with disabilities in our community.
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Syme Woolner
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Syme Woolner
@SymeWoolnerNFC
Serving York South Weston for over 30 years!
Katılım Haziran 2020
159 Takip Edilen115 Takipçiler
Interested in joining our dynamic team and becoming involved in the work we do? Current employment opportunities are listed below:
Director of Programs
Executive Director
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For those both here and those who left us too soon we recognize the importance of men's health at Syme Woolner Neighbourhood and Family Centre.
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In one way or another we are connected to men.
Be they the men in our lives who are, our brothers, our fathers, our sons, our colleagues, our nephews, our uncles, our grandfathers, our fellow community members, our officers, our elders, etc.
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Ontario Place is an increasingly important green space for our city. Determining it’s future must be open and accountable.
Yesterday, our committee decided to stop an immediate land swap, to continue the planning process and for Torontonians to be able to make their voice heard.
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This is a terrifying reality, we need safe injection sites and supports. @SymeWoolnerNFC continues to provide harm reduction kits, we do outreach and work with our partners, but we do not have a safe injection site in our community and nothing in the inner suburbs.
TNG Community Services@tngcommunityTO
"Not knowing exactly what drug you are using greatly increases the risk of overdose, and the mishmash of drugs makes overdose treatments like naloxone less effective." @picardonhealth on the complexities of tackling the toxic drug crisis bit.ly/3MZC92N
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This is so frustrating and tragic. I am shocked by this terrible policy. #HousingCrisis
HousingNowTO@HousingNowTO
1/ "@Metrolinx has tons of land. And when they dispose of their land, they put ZERO #AffordableHousing requirements," said Richardson (of @HousingNowTO). Metrolinx did not provide a response in time for publication..." #TOPoli #ONPoli #CDNPoli cbc.ca/news/canada/to…
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Our entire health care system depends on timely homecare to keep residents safe and healthy at home in the community - these faces are the solution to the health care crisis - but are often the most neglected teams. #FundCareAtHome ocsa.on.ca/puttingpeoplef…
Bill Sinclair@BillTNGCS
This week I was able to visit with some of our @tngcommunityTO "Team East" homecare staff caring for seniors in the community every day. So grateful for their amazing dedication, skill and teamwork throughout the pandemic! #FundCareAtHome
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@SymeWoolnerNFC is saying farewell to Sharmini Fernando, who will be leaving us on the 28th of April. Thank you Sharmini for all your hard work and we wish you all the very best in your new role at Chief Operating Officer at @tngcommunityTO
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Our research assistants had the opportunity to visit and learn more about @SymeWoolnerNFC's facilities!! It was a great experience for our research assistants, and we appreciate their hospitality towards our #SenecaResearch team 🤗
Learn more: senecacollege.ca/innovation/res…
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@SymeWoolnerNFC is very excited to be working with this awesome #SenecaResearch team to build our data strategy, co-creating our very own database to capture the tremendous work of our front line staff. Data becomes information the key to unlock our stories and make meaning.
Seneca Applied Research@Seneca_Research
Our research assistants had the opportunity to visit and learn more about @SymeWoolnerNFC's facilities!! It was a great experience for our research assistants, and we appreciate their hospitality towards our #SenecaResearch team 🤗 Learn more: senecacollege.ca/innovation/res…
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"Food banks were originally set up as temporary solutions. Now they are a permanent fixture on the Canadian social assistance landscape."
Read our Op-Ed: thestop.org/blog/working-c…
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The crisis of affording-basic human needs-food and housing - is witnessed at the door steps of small agencies like @SymeWoolnerNFC, @TheStopCFC providing food-bank support and meal supports. Questions: 1.For how long 2. Are we aiding and abetting wilful government negligence?
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My friends,
The @COVID_19_Canada Tuesday evening data session tonight is HAPPENING....
I'll discuss changes in our model and outputs, the Canadian COVID Forecast validation against excess mortality....unless @Wikisteff has something urgent to cover.
covid19resources.ca/discussions/
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Join us, @WanasahCA, and
@tngcommunityto for 10 weeks of healing starting April 15!
📧mfarkollie@peacebuilders.ca to register today.
Through art, journaling, dialogue, and movement young women will restoratively learn and share about healing justice topics.
#Sister2Sister
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Women make up the vast majority of underpaid/unpaid workers in the home and at the work place @SymeWoolnerNFC we celebrate #IWD2023 as we join in the struggle for unrecognized, and underpaid work-- walking the long road to economic equity.
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FACT: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is the leading cause of women's homelessness.
To learn how housing supports can improve the physical, psychosocial, and economic wellbeing of women experiencing IPV, read: bit.ly/3y5zfkf
#WomensHomelessness #DV #IPV
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