View this email in your browser

OCYI June Update

Summer is coming to Ottawa! While this summer is going to be different from any other summer we have ever experienced, OCYI is excited to share resources to support children, youth and their families, as well as those who work with them.

Let us know what you are doing this summer! Have you adapted your summer camp programming to physical distancing guidelines? Have you gone virtual? Are you proud of a really creative physically distanced activity your team created? Send details to info@growingupgreat.ca.

Are you not sure where to start? Check out OCYI's Summer Programming page for guidance and ideas! This is just a start, so keep checking back as new details are added.

Theory in Practice: Engaging Youth Meaningfully in Making Change

The Ottawa Coalition to End Violence Against Women (OCTEVAW) and Planned Parenthood Ottawa (PPO) invite other organizations in this learning journey to embrace the expertise and leadership of young people in our programming. You can register for sessions individually.

The three sessions will be focused on:

1. Building Programs for Youth Engagement: June 16

2. The Qualities of Youth Engagement: July 21

3. Learning Across Generations: August 18

Learn more and register at this link.

The City of Ottawa’s Human Needs Task Force and Just Food are partnering to provide seeds and soil to 3000 households living on lower incomes in Ottawa. Home gardens are a great way to grow your own food, stay active, and support positive mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read the announcement here. Please share the registration form with interested households! Learn more about the program on their website, click here.

Counselling services are open and available to provide all ages free phone and video counselling. Schedule a same-day or next-day counselling session through this new site: www.counsellingconnect.org

Ottawa Public Health Community Update

Each week Ottawa Public Health is sharing a community update newsletter. Check out to read the most recent version, head to OCYI's Life at Home-Public Health page, and click the green button.

Copyright © 2020 Ottawa Child and Youth Initiative | Initiative pour les enfants et les jeunes d'Ottawa, All rights reserved.

Want to change how you receive these emails?
You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.