What a year. As I’m sure you’ve all felt in some shape or form, this has been one like no other, and we’ve each been called upon to adapt, sit with the unknown, and tap into our inner reserves of patience and fortitude. Within New Leaf, we have faced pandemic-related challenges that include a significant decrease in the funding we’d …
May is Mental Health Awareness Month!⠀ ⠀ High levels of stress, trauma and grief are mental health issues being experienced by so many right now. We’re living through a global pandemic, more isolated from loved ones and experiencing loss, grief and loneliness that often comes with that. We’re witnessing systemic violence and injustice in our communities and around the world. …
It’s officially spring, and we are officially inspired. Our theme this season is community. It takes a community to support youth. It takes a community to build a strong organization. And it takes a community to gather the resources to make all of this happen. Read on about exciting initiatives that are underway! Supporting communities to do it for themselves. …
New Leaf has recently launched a mindfulness-based curriculum toolkit aimed to support schools during the pandemic and beyond, and we’re excited to share more details with you! The last year has created isolation, stress and the need to adapt. It’s not been easy. Like so many, New Leaf has been challenged to re-imagine how we can continue to engage youth …
As 2020 draws to a close, I wish to extend my heartfelt gratitude for your ongoing support of New Leaf Foundation. This has been a year of unprecedented challenge and adjustment as we have all been faced with navigating the uncharted waters of a global pandemic. Nonetheless, we have never been more committed to our mission. Due to the resourcefulness of our …
We hope you are keeping as well as can be as we approach these last days of October. Despite a year marked with challenges, including the on-going potential of staff strikes at schools and an emerging pandemic, New Leaf saw some big accomplishments over the last year. From September 2019 to August 2020, we ran 29 frontline programs at 19 …
With the recent wave of more and more people waking up to the existence of anti-Black racism around the world, New Leaf wants to do our part to keep vital conversations going. We’re excited to announce the below events happening this fall. Roll Call: Power? Present! Youth & Anti-Oppression Join us starting this September for School’s In Session, a series …
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One of New Leaf’s priorities is being led by the communities we engage with. During the pandemic, our goal has been to learn what youth need/want and re-envision our work and our offerings in a way that’s responsive. Over the months of April and May, we carried out consultations and distributed a survey and grocery cards to approximately 100 young …
As we all put one step in front of the other and move through this unprecedented time, I hope this letter finds you all safe and healthy. At New Leaf, we’re feeling fueled by our shared passion to support our communities. While we miss seeing youth and partners face to face, we are focusing on the opportunity to expand the …
New Leaf Foundation is working hard behind the scenes to transition our work from frontline to online so that we can continue to support as many youth as possible during the COVID-19 quarantine. First thing up! Our program facilitators have created some home practice videos for youth, parents, educators and anyone who would benefit from them. These videos were recorded …
