Did you know that internalized misogyny can have an impact on one’s view on feminism and impact mental health? Misogyny can be defined as “hatred of, aversion to, or prejudice against women (Merriam-Webster, n.d.)”. This month, one of our Youth Facilitators, Lolita, met with Lauren Zacharias, writer for the Justice for Society Magazine, to discuss...
Our volunteers are a valued and integral part of the organization. We welcome volunteers in other capacities Event planning Student placements Administrative support Sharing special skills with team of youth speakers Grant-writing Volunteer Application If you would like to chat more about volunteering with YouthSpeak, please contact Una Wright at 905-967-0604 or una@youthspeak.ca
We are currently recruiting people who have a passion to contribute to the overall well-being of youth by joining our Board of Directors and/or other volunteer opportunities. The benefits of volunteering include excellent opportunity for involvement in a meaningful experience, satisfaction of making a difference in the community and with youth, an opportunity to work...
Role of the Nominating Committee The Nominating Committee plays an integral role in ensuring the Board of Directors and Board Committees positions are appropriately filled to support the organization as required. The Committee is responsible for recruiting and onboarding volunteer Board and Board Committee Members as directed by the Board of Directors and Board Committee...
Role of the Marketing & Communications Committee The Marketing & Communications Committee plays an integral role in the organization’s external communications, helping to drive program bookings, increase the charity’s public profile and support fundraising efforts. The Committee is responsible for the organization’s marketing and public relations needs, including the development and implementation of a marketing...
Role of the Fundraising Committee The Fundraising Committee plays an integral role in ensuring the organization is adequately funded to execute on its mandate. The Committee is responsible for developing and implementing a fundraising strategy to meet the organization’s fundraising goals set by the Board of Directors in the annual budget. Responsibilities of Committee Chair...
Our brains are wired to want more. So, in our wanting more we often lose sight of what we already have in our lives. There is a reason that are brains are wired to always want more; it’s what gives us the motivation to continue to set goals, move forward and strive to make change....
Often when we are overwhelmed with negative situations, we might ask the big why questions, “Why me?” “Why do we have to go through this?” Often the search for the answers leads to more stress and difficult emotions. At this point it can be easy to go to that place of blame or putting ourselves...
Wrapping up our team’s 30-Day Self-Care Challenge during April, some themes emerged that are important to keep in mind when you are thinking about some of the things that you need in order to create greater wellness in your life. Following are 7 Must Have’s In A Self-Care Toolkit: Exercise/Movement – in any form is...
The recent Bell Let’s Talk Day is such a great way to kick off the year and spread the word that talking about mental health is an important part of creating safe space, and to give a message that we really are all in this together! We all have mental health, even though some may...
