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Have you ever noticed how social service agency staff sometimes enter the holiday season feeling stressed and overwhelmed about the needs of their clients?  Feeding Souls...this may be the title of our first Capacity Building training/networking event under our HPI(2) funding.  We are hoping that this workshop will be a great chance for Housing, Outreach, and Transitional Support workers to learn about extra seasonal resources to refer clients to, as well as gain some insight about how to set healthy boundaries, manage stress, and prepare for the upcoming holiday season.

I just found out about a production by students at Bur Oak Secondary School in Markham focused on the issues that can lead to young people being driven to the streets. The pilot drama unit is an initiative linked to new curriculum materials that are now available for teachers on www.homelesshub.ca. Education is key if we are to bust stereotypes and understand root causes.

The countdown is on for the launch of our new web site November 1^st. More content to write – editing to be done, design details to tweak. We are excited and full of anticipation about the different approach to the site that reflects the new collaborative solutions focus to our work. We want to use social media tools to create space for more dialogue and broaden the circle of people engaged in this work.