Blog Posts Archive - Page 8 of 11 - Yorktown Family Services

September 1, 2020

group of young students returning to school wearing masks

#SafeSeptember: Going Back to School During a Pandemic

Anticipating “Back-to-School” can be bittersweet. This is a time when students often experience a mix of emotions, as summer comes to an end, making the way for a new school year, with new opportunities an new challenges. For many, its the chance to begin a new chapter.

May 25, 2020

Canada Responds to COVID-19

As we enter another week of physical distancing practice we wanted to put together an article that lists all the Emergency Response Benefits, so you, our clients don’t have to go looking through numerous government websites and media articles to find what you’re looking for.

May 5, 2020

Giving Tuesday NOW!

While families are self-isolating at home to stay safe during the COVID-19 pandemic, for too many, doing so puts them at a much greater risk. For women and children in abusive and violent homes, social isolation and the stresses of dealing with the pandemic are putting a dangerous strain on already unbearable situations.

March 17, 2020

father and mother read book with little girl

Mental Health and Coping During COVID-19

Yorktown has temporarily suspended group programs at the West Toronto Youth Hub. The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) may be stressful for people and communities. Fear and anxiety about a disease can be overwhelming and cause strong emotions in adults and children.

January 15, 2020

Goal Setting & Your Mental Health

Don’t you find that a new year brings a fresh start? There is something about that calendar turning over in January that makes you start dreaming. Did you know if you write down your dream and put a date with it, it becomes a goal. A goal broken down into steps becomes a plan. And a plan backed by action becomes a reality.

December 3, 2019

young man standing in front of brick wall with care worker photo

Joseph’s Story

Joseph* had been having challenges with anxiety and depression for months. At the end of an extremely rough few weeks, the 16 year old was contemplating suicide. Joseph’s parents took him to the emergency department of the nearest hospital where he was prescribed anti-anxiety medication and released that same day.

November 26, 2019

Care Navigation: Connecting Clients to Required Supports

Yorktown’s Care Navigation worker helps children, youth, young adults and their families (birth to the age of 29 years) who require complex care mental health and social service support get the right support, at the right time, within a framework of an integrated care team at Yorktown, and linking them to outside external networks of support

November 20, 2019

Happy woman standing in front of water fountain

Nidhi’s Story

Every Community Needs A Yorktown Sixteen year old Nidhi Patel’s mother, Alka, and sister, Meera, were becoming increasingly concerned about the once bubbly, now depressed, Nidhi. “I was experiencing some personal problems; stressing out about school work and issues with friends,” says Nidhi.

November 5, 2019

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Scarlett Swain: The Importance of a Collaborative Culture

The Dan Goldberg Memorial Award is presented to a Board Member who has provided outstanding voluntary community service to Yorktown Family Services and the members of our communities. Scarlett Swain, President of Yorktown Family Services’ Board of Directors, has been a board member for over nine years.

October 30, 2019

Joe Santos – Yorktown’s Cause Marketing Partner

Joe Santos has been a Yorktown supporter for over 25 years. Joe arranged for in-kind donations of products as well as funding from the corporations he worked for to help Yorktown continue to serve under-resourced communities.