Category Archives: Caregivers

🤝Free training sessions to discuss realities and challenges faced by LGBTQ+ caregivers

2SLGBTQIA+, Advocacy, Caregivers, Presentations / Workshops

Fondation Émergence is offering free training sessions across Ontario to discuss the realities and challenges faced by LGBTQ+ caregivers. These sessions are part of the Chosen Family program, created in 2019 and dedicated to supporting LGBTQ+ caregivers and to raising awareness in caregiving and healthcare related sectors of society.

Topics include:

• Sexual and gender diversity
• Challenges faced by LGBTQ+ caregivers
• Strategies to meet their needs
• Testimony of an LGBTQ+ person
• Q&A

Dates and locations:

– Hawkesbury (Sept 23, 2–4 PM, French)
– Ottawa (Sept 25, 9–11 AM, French)
– Ottawa (Sept 25, 1:30–3:30 PM, English)
– Cornwall (Sept 26, 9–11 AM, French)

👶Mothercraft Ottawa’s Weekly Programs

Caregivers, Children, Resources

Weekly Drop-In Playgroups

Learn more at this link: https://mothercraft.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/September-2024.pdf

Mothercraft Ottawa’s programs and services are free of charge for all parents and caregivers of children aged 0 to 6 years, residing in Ontario.

Regulated by the Ministry of Education, Mothercraft Ottawa’s programs and services provide opportunities for all children six years of age and under, together with their parents/caregivers, to participate in play and inquiry-based programs, and for parents and caregivers to receive support in their roles and have access to information about child development and specialized services as needed.