June 2021: Information Sharing Edition |
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In this edition:
- Free Unlicensed Child Care During Vaccine Appointments
- Recreation Opportunities Increase in the City of Windsor
- Summer Recreation Opportunities in Essex County
- Windsor Public Library and Essex County Library Reopening in July
- United Way's Summer Eats for Kids
- Kids First “I Can” Summer Camp
- 2021 Virtual Summer Programs with WEST Inc.
- Windsor-Essex’s 2021 Vital Signs Survey
- Upcoming Funding Opportunities for Community Initiatives
- Ontario Launches Applications for 2021-22 Seniors Community Grant
- In the News
- Local COVID-19 Information & Resources
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Free Unlicensed Child Care During Vaccine Appointments |
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Attention parents who live in postal codes N8H, N8X, N8Y, N9A, N9B, N9C and N9Y:
Connections Early Years Family Centre’s Be Back Soon program is now extending unlicensed short-term child care to qualifying parents with young children while they attend their vaccine appointments. The intention of the program is to remove barriers for families that have no one to watch their children while getting their vaccinations. Transportation is available.
ELIGIBILITY:
You live in these postal codes and you require unlicensed short-term child care while you attend a vaccine appointment: N8H, N8X, N8Y, N9A, N9B, N9C and N9Y.
For more information on booking a vaccine appointment, visit the WECHU’s website at: www.wevax.ca
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You are currently living with low income in any area of Windsor-Essex and require child care to attend any job interviews, training, medical, legal, social service or counselling appointments. To find out which documents can determine your family income, visit the Be Back Soon webpage.
The Be Back Soon program offers no-cost, unlicensed short-term child care for young children. Children are cared for by Registered Early Childhood Educators and trained staff in a stimulating environment with enhanced safety protocols.
The Be Back Soon program is available during a variety of times. Please contact Connections Early Years Family Centre for more information or to book an appointment at 519.252.9696.
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Recreation Opportunities Increase in the City of Windsor |
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The City of Windsor is planning for a careful and gradual reopening of recreation venues and opportunities across the city to coincide with the Province’s Roadmap to Reopen regulations.
Community Programming:
Day camps will operate at three sites this summer: Capri Pizzeria Recreation Complex, Forest Glade Community Centre, and Windsor Water World. Day camps will be available for nine weeks, from July 5 to September 3, 2021.
Pathway to Potential funding will be available to eligible families for the full nine weeks of camp this year only. Please note that funding is limited and available on a first come, first served basis.
Pools:
All six outdoor pools will open on Monday, July 5, 2021. We are offering Recreational Swimming, Fitness Swim Lanes and Aqua Fit at our outdoor pools by reserved time slot only. For details and to reserve your time slot, visit our swimming listings at ActiveWindsor.ca.
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Summer Recreation Opportunities in Essex County |
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A number of recreation opportunities are available in Essex County this summer:
Town of Essex:
Essex is offering an in-person Clubhouse Day Camp this summer. View the Camp Information Guide for full details. The cost is $175/ week.
Essex is also offering a virtual Camps @ Home program. Families can pick up a materials kit and each day will feature new and exciting hands on activities.
For more information on the Clubhouse Day Camp or virtual camp programs visit www.essexconnect.ca or call 519-776-7336 x 1052.
A listing of Summer 2021 programs with registration links can also be found here.
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Town of Tecumseh:
In lieu of their traditional camp program, the Tecumseh Parks and Recreation Department will be offering modified outdoor programs and activities for youth, adults and seniors. For a complete list of available programs, visit TecumsehRec.ca.
Power Off and Play will be available on Saturday July 10th & 24th from 10 am-11 am for children aged 5-12. Registration is required.
The Tecumseh Leisure Pool will be open for Family Swims, Aquafit, & Adult Lengths. Reservations are required. Swimming lessons and Aquatic Leadership classes are also available.
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Town of Kingsville:
Kingsville is hosting Play in the Park, a new, free program offered in July and August. We are coming to neighbourhoods with toys and games to encourage unstructured free-play and physical literacy skills. Registration is required to be COVID safe.
Camp in a Bag is a new at-home summer camp solution full of games, crafts and learning. These bags are being sold at cost ($20) and numbers are limited.
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Town of LaSalle:
LaSalle is offering outdoor recreation activities, including:
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Parks Power Hour: free 1-hour recreation programs in the park for ages 6-12, throughout the summer. Each day our team has exciting activities for the group including active and quiet games, sports, songs, and crafts.
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Cycle Smart Kids - Learn to Ride Workshop: The Town of LaSalle has partnered with the County Wide Active Transportation System (CWATS) and Bike Windsor Essex to offer the workshop for kids. These will run throughout the summer.
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Family Bingo in the Park: Free Saturday morning Bingo will be offered at two different time slots to allow multiple families to participate. Please register for one time slot.
The outdoor pool will be open for aquafitness, lane swims, and open swims. Reservations are required.
Aquatic leadership classes will also be available at the outdoor pool. Registration is required.
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Municipality of Lakeshore:
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Windsor Public Library and Essex County Library Reopening in July |
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Windsor Public Library will resume normal library service – with reduced capacity limits – on Monday, July 5th.
Access to computers and photocopiers will continue and customers permitted to enter to browse and experience other library services.
Branches are operating under summer hours and will adhere to capacity guidelines set out in the Reopening Plan.
The July 5th reopening will see the suspension of curbside pickup.
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The following branches will reopen on July 26th:
Amherstburg, Essex, Kingsville, Lakeshore (Toldo), LaSalle, Leamington, and Tecumseh.
Essex County Library will continue their curbside pick-up and mailing service.
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United Way's Summer Eats for Kids |
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The United Way/Centraide Windsor-Essex County's Summer Eats for Kids program is offering a Free Weekly Food Pick-up at six school locations in West Windsor, Downtown Windsor, and Leamington from July 5 to August 27, 2021.
Pick up Locations | 11 AM to 1 PM
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Tuesdays
- St. James Catholic Elementary
- Catholic Central High School
- St. Louis Catholic Elementary
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Thursdays
- West Gate Public School
- Dougall Avenue Public School
- Frank W. Begley Public School
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Kids First “I Can” Summer Camp |
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This two-week camp focuses on Healthy Mind Body Home by providing fun fitness activities, life skills, art, mindfulness and nutrition lessons. Camp will be both indoor and outdoor following all Covid-19 safety guidelines. It will run weekdays from 9am to 4pm and lunch will be provided.
Camp dates are as follows:
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- July 5th to July 16th
- July 19th to July 30th
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- August 2nd to August 13th
- August 16th to August 27th
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This camp is funded by Canada Summer jobs and Canadian Tire Jumpstart Charites.
Apply online to secure a spot in one of the 4 two-week camps.
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2021 Virtual Summer Programs with WEST Inc. |
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Women's Enterprise Skills Training of Windsor Inc. is offering virtual summer programs for Women, Youth, and Children in July & August 2021.
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EDGE Youth Leadership Summer Program
July 5 to August 18, 2021
Mondays, Tuesdays & Wednesdays from 12:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Eligibility: Permanent Resident or Convention Refugee, Females aged 14 to 24 years old
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Explore Canada and More: Summer Virtual Tour
Who can register?
Newcomer women (Permanent Resident or Convention Refugee)
When?
July 5 - July 8, 2021: Monday -Thursday, 10:00 am - 12:30 pm
& July 9, 2021: Friday, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
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Windsor-Essex’s 2021 Vital Signs Survey |
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The WindsorEssex Community Foundation wants to hear from you! Tell us what you think of Windsor-Essex as a place to live, learn, work, play, and grow by taking the 2021 Vital Signs Survey. Those who complete the survey have a chance to win $100.
Vital Signs is an annual check-up that measures the vitality of our community, identifies significant trends, and assigns grades in areas critical to our quality of life.
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Upcoming Funding Opportunities for Community Initiatives |
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The Social Development Partnership Program – Employment and Economic Development
Deadline for Submission: July 6 by 12pm ET
Funding Amount: Up to $3M over 5 years
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The Intersectoral Action Fund - Public Health Agency of Canada
Deadline for Submission: July 12 at 3pm ET
Funding Amount: $25,000-$250,000 over a 12-month period beginning Fall 2021.
The Public Health Agency of Canada has recently opened a call for proposals for its new Intersectoral Action Fund. The fund is meant to support intersectoral action to address complex public health challenges related to health equity and wellbeing. The fund is meant to support capacity building for intersectoral action on the social determinants of health.
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Ontario Launches Applications for 2021-22 Seniors Community Grant |
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The Ontario government is investing $5 million in the 2021-22 Seniors Community Grant program to help enable municipalities and local organizations to deliver programs for older adults to stay active in their communities.
Successful applicants will receive a grant of between $1,000 and $25,000 to provide programs, learning and social opportunities for older adults to safely enjoy as Ontario continues to meet the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Applicants can apply through Transfer Payment Ontario (formerly Grants Ontario) online at Ontario.ca/GetFunding.
The deadline for all applications is July 15, 2021 at 5PM EST.
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Celebrating Community Success with the Greenhouse Worker Vaccination Education |
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The Workplace Wellness for Agri-Food Workers Task force, a collaboration of 16 community partners, are highlighting the success of COVID-19 education and vaccination of temporary foreign workers in our region.
Recognizing that Temporary Foreign Workers are a very important part of the Windsor-Essex community, the core of this collaboration was formed pre-pandemic as a community effort to improve health care supports for temporary foreign workers in the region. Through this collaboration, partners have worked on a number of health-related initiatives including vaccination education and promotion for Temporary Foreign Workers and Employers.
Read the full news release from the Windsor Essex Local Immigration Partnership (WE LIP).
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Up to $1,200 More per Child for 1.6 Million Families across Canada |
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In the first four years since its implementation, the Canada Child Benefit (CCB) has helped lift nearly 435,000 children out of poverty. Families entitled to the CCB with children under the age of six can expect to receive a bit more money in the bank this year.
Families could receive up to $1,200 in support per child under the age of six in 2021. This will benefit about 1.6 million Canadian families and about 2.1 million children under the age of six.
The first payments were issued on May 28, 2021, which included both the January and April payments for those entitled to them. The final two payments will be issued on July 30 and October 29, 2021.
Families that already receive the CCB will not need to take any action to receive the payments. However, families do need to file their 2019 and 2020 tax returns to access them.
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Ontario Providing Accessible Rides to COVID-19 Vaccination Sites |
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Building on recent success in getting millions of people vaccinated, the Ontario government is investing $3.7 million in a partnership with the Ontario Community Support Association to help people with disabilities, including seniors with mobility issues, get to and from vaccination sites so they can get their shot and help stop the spread of COVID-19.
The Accessible Drive To Vaccines program will ensure that anyone who wants a vaccine is able to by connecting eligible individuals with staff and volunteers who will drive them to and from local vaccination sites across the province.
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Ontario Supporting 2SLGBTQI+ Students |
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The Ontario government is partnering with community organizations to better support Two-Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Queer or Questioning, and Intersex (2SLGBTQI+) students and their families.
The Ontario government recognizes that homophobia represents a serious threat to the mental well-being and safety of 2SLGBTQI+ students.
Ontario’s funding of mental health programs as part of the Safe Return to Class Fund will bolster support for 2SLGBTQI+ students and help foster safe and inclusive classrooms.
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Ontario Supporting Black Student Success |
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To improve education outcomes for Black students and break down systemic barriers, the Ontario government is introducing a new tool for school boards and making available $1.43 million in programs that help address policies and practices that have had adverse impacts on Ontario’s Black students, as well as support anti-racism work underway in schools across Ontario.
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Ontario Supporting the Identification and Commemoration of Indian Residential School Burial Sites |
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The Ontario government is providing $10 million to help support the identification, investigation, protection and commemoration of Indian Residential School burial sites across the province.
The funding will also ensure that culturally appropriate, trauma-informed mental health supports are available for Indian Residential School survivors, their families and Indigenous communities.
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June also marks National Indigenous History Month, and the recent news story from Kamloops highlights the need to recognize the history, diversity, contributions and culture of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples in Canada.
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Study: Lone-Parent Families, Older People and People Living Alone More Likely to Remain in Low Income, 2018 |
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Each year, some Canadians fall into low income, while others rise out of it. For example, over one-quarter (28.1%) of Canadians who were in low income in 2017 had exited it by 2018.
A study released by Statistics Canada examines the low-income exit rate in Canada—an indicator that can be used to track the amount of time it takes for people to rise out of low income.
Studies in Canada and around the world suggest that people living in low income over an extended period are disadvantaged in terms of life and health expectancies, and that this disadvantage may persist over time.
Key findings:
- Women and older tax filers stay in low income longer
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Lone-parent families and people living alone are less likely to leave low income than couple families
- Immigrant tax filers who have lived in Canada longer are less likely to fall in low income
- Canadians are rising out of low income at a faster pace than they were five years earlier
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Workers receiving payments from the CERB program in 2020 |
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In 2020, the Canada Emergency Response Benefit program (CERB) provided financial support to employees and self-employed Canadians who were directly affected by COVID-19.
Of all Canadian workers who earned at least $5,000 in 2019, 35.2% received CERB payments in 2020.
Statistics Canada examined the characteristics of workers who were most and least likely to have received CERB payments in 2020.
Data indicated the following groups were more likely to receive CERB:
- Low-wage workers
- Young workers
- Workers in visible minority groups
- Women and youth in visible minority groups
- Refugees
- Indigenous workers
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Local COVID-19 Information & Resources |
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Ontario has moved to Step Two of the Roadmap to Reopen on Wednesday, June 30th, 2021.
The three-step plan is based on the provincial vaccination rate and improvements in key public health and healthcare indicators.
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Drive-Thru/Walk-Up Food Hub Locations: |
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EAST WINDSOR
Unemployed Help Centre of Windsor Inc.
6955 Cantelon Dr., Windsor, ON
P: 519-944-4900
WALK-UP OPEN:
Monday, Wednesday, & Friday
9:30 AM to 2:00 PM
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WEST WINDSOR
Adie Knox Herman Recreation Complex
1551 Wyandotte St. W., Windsor, ON
DRIVE THRU/WALK-UP OPEN:
Tuesday & Thursday
11:00 AM to 2:00 PM
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For food hamper deliveries/referrals call UHC's Food Assistance Helpline:
519-944-4900 ext. 3
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Municipal Social Investment Efforts
City of Windsor
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Stephen Lynn
519-255-5200 ext. 5302
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Teresa Falsetta Aflak
519-255-5200 ext. 6809
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