When His Royal Highness, Prince Charles, visited UforChange and Yonge Street Mission in downtown Toronto on May 22, it was part of a large and interesting initiative called Prince’s Seeing is Believing that brings together high-performing community organizations and senior business executives. Veteran Toronto Star columnist Carol Goar provides an overview of the results that are already starting to […]
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Dr. Kwame McKenzie Receives Honorary Diploma from GBC
Wellesley Institute is proud to announce our CEO Dr. Kwame McKenzie has received an honorary diploma of General Arts & Sciences from the Centre for Preparatory and Liberal Studies from George Brown College. As CEO of the Wellesley Institute, an organization that works in policy and research to create a healthier and more equitable environment across […]
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Healthier Cities and Communities Hub: Request For Proposals
Healthier Cities and Communities Hub Seed Grant / Pilot Project REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS November 14, 2014 ANNOUNCEMENT The Dalla Lana School of Public Health (DLSPH) of the University of Toronto, Wellesley Institute and Toronto Public Health issue this Seed Grant / Pilot Project Request for Proposals. The grants will support the bringing together of community, public sector, […]
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Impact Report 2021/2022
Navigating the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic came with many challenges. New challenges including accessing vaccines, coping with increased mental health problems and the lack of much-needed race-based data collection. We also continued to confront existing challenges, including a growing housing crisis, increased unaffordability and historic inequities that put low-income and racialized communities at […]
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Making The Connections Exhibit Launches At The Urbanspace Gallery
Thank you everyone who joined us last week at Urbanspace Gallery for our public launch of Making The Connections, an exhibit on the social determinants of health. We were happy to be joined by some friends and colleagues throughout the evening. The exhibit continues on until the end of June. Clear your calendars for June […]
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2015 Dalla Lana Student-Led Conference, Racial Justice Matters – October 2015
Wellesley Institute hosted two idea labs at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health’s (DLSPH) student led conference on Oct 23rd and 24th, 2015. The goals of these labs were to increase participants’ understandings of racism as a social determinant of health as well as empower participants to understand where they can make changes within […]
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Wellesley Institute’s Participation in the St. James Town Festival (With Pictures!)
The St. James Town Festival (Saturday, June 5th) was a huge hit, with hundreds of visitors and great representation from community groups and politicians alike. Wellesley Institute’s very own St. James Town Initiative held a booth at the festival alongside the St. James Town Resident Action Group. The day was hot and sunny and filled […]
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Youth Community Voice Forum & Exposition
We invite you to SEE, HEAR, and JOIN the voices of St. James Town youth residents speaking out about their neighbourhood and its implications for their health!
Useful Resource by the Human Resources Professional’s Association of Ontario (HRPAO)
Hi all: FYI – the Human Resources Professional’s Association of Ontario (HRPAO) has a valuable resource you may be interested in. Looking for HR Volunteers? Hire Authority is About More Than Just Job Postings If you’re looking for volunteers with human resources expertise to serve on boards and committees, or otherwise lend their HR knowledge, […]
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Friends of WI honoured with CUI awards
A hearty and well-deserved congratulations to several Wellesley Institute partners and collaborators who have been honoured with Urban Leadership Awards from the Canadian Urban Institute (announced today_, including: Hamilton Roundtable for Poverty Reduction (David Crombie Award) Centre for Social Innovation (City Innovation Award) Stella Burry, St. John’s (Universal City Award) MaRS Discovery District (Creative City […]