Special Events/ “In-A-Pinch”
March 21, 2024
In-Person, Flexible days Monday – Friday 10AM – 3PM
In-Person, Flexible days Monday – Friday 10AM – 3PM
Supported by Future Skills Centre, Pathways to Meaningful Income: Systems Navigation explores how YSM’s Care Management Program guides community members to achieve forward movement in their lives and the different forms of support they can receive toward meaningful income. Learn more here.
Despite being early in his career, YSM’s newest member of our Church at the Mission (CATM) Pastoral Care team, Jonathan Tysick has accumulated a wealth of lived experience beyond that of many who may be twice his age. Married with two young children, Jonathan has earned a Master of Theological
Supported by Future Skills Centre, Pathways to Meaningful Income: The Employer’s Experience explores how YSM collaborates with community members to provide personalized employment skills training, job search support, and ongoing assistance to achieve meaningful income. Learn more here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmduYK3Km1k&feature=youtu.be
REGENT’S TANK: YSM MICRO-GRANT PITCH COMPETITION YSM is launching an exciting event that will culminate in small local-community business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs, presenting a formal pitch showcasing their business plans, to receive a micro-grant valued between $1000 and $2000. We are now seeking interested individuals with backgrounds in business
Supported by Future Skills Centre, Pathways to Meaningful Income: An Individual’s Journey explores how a community member living in poverty secures meaningful employment, as well as mental health support along the way. Learn more here. https://youtu.be/YhV_-WOKuRw
Our fourth webinar, Behind The Scenes: A Day in our Life at the Mission, pulls back the curtain and shows the daily struggles of the community members we serve and the lives transformed through the generosity of our donors. https://youtu.be/bpf9_wW3gCc
Our third webinar, Poverty Myth Busters: Building Community, dives deeper into the ways in which YSM and community agencies are working together to create a support network for struggling neighbours. https://youtu.be/NO5aBIlYMdA
This fall, YSM will be introducing a new youth and family engagement program, inspired by the experience of long-standing YSM advocate and supporter, John Fenton. While just 11 years old, John was brought to YSM by his father, an experience he remembers vividly, one after which John vowed to commit
Our second webinar, “Poverty Myth Busters: Changing Lives,” deepens our understanding of poverty in Toronto, and discuss tangible actions we can take to be part of the solution. The panel is comprised of three YSM staff members, including Senior Director of Programs Sandra Seaborn, Opportunities Fund Program Coordinator in Employment
Poverty Myth Busting: Understanding Poverty in Toronto addresses common misperceptions, illustrates the current face of poverty in Toronto, and the role YSM is playing, together with others, to create a solution. Frontline workers from YSM discuss relief programs, explore different issues linked to poverty in Toronto, and our journey to
Changing the Narrative: Building Solutions for Black Families The Cornerstone Partnership is a joint initiative between the Children’s Aid Society of Toronto (CAS of Toronto) and Yonge Street Mission (YSM), which is funded by Children’s Aid Foundation of Canada as well as The Keenan Foundation and other private YSM donors.