New Leaf is excited to partner with The Forgiveness Project on an amazing event they created to support folks who are incarcerated during this difficult time. Our organization has been engaging youth in custody facilities across Ontario since 2007, and we know this period when restorative community programs, like the ones The Forgiveness Project and New Leaf offer, are on …
On behalf of the entire New Leaf team, I hope you’re all taking very good care of yourselves during this unprecedented time. I know that many of you are experiencing high levels of stress around the health, safety and financial security of yourselves and your loved ones, and we are sending out warmest wishes to you all. In this newsletter, …
With the generous financial support of our donors, New Leaf was able to accomplish so much over the 2018/19 year, including rebuilding our program evaluation strategy and investing in youth leadership. We contributed meaningfully to our “Whole Schools Initiative” which aims to support both students and the adults in their lives in order to reduce cycles of stress and build …
Each September, our team hits the ground running to put our school initiatives back into place for the year. We’re kicking off this school year offering 18 programs in partnership with 9 TDSB elementary and secondary schools. All of these 24-week programs will launch throughout the month of October. As well, our community drop-in programs in Rexdale, Scarborough, and the …
Summer is in full swing, and we have wrapped up our TDSB school programs for the year. We’d like to thank every participant we’ve engaged, as well as the staff that make our programs come together, and our team of amazing program facilitators for a fantastic year! Over the 2018/19 school year, New Leaf offered 20 programs at 11 school …
The 2017/18 year has been a fantastic one for New Leaf, and I would like to take a moment to thank all of our programming partners, funders, facilitators, staff and participants for their dedication. This year marked a huge milestone for us, which was the launch of a new training for educators, called Building Blocks of Resilience. Designed to support …
As we approach the end of 2018, our team is taking some time to reflect on the impact we have made this year, thanks to your support. We were so thrilled to have launched an innovative new training for school staff—called Building Blocks for Resilience—which reached close to 50 educators from schools across Toronto. The goal of the training is …
10th Anniversary Edition I often tell the story of how New Leaf was a glimmer of an idea for a couple of years before it got started. It was while working in Trinidad alongside a dear friend who I watched build something amazing with very few resources or support that I was inspired to finally start to bring the vision …
As we wrap up programs in our partner TDSB schools for the 2017/18 year, we’d like to take a moment to pause and reflect on the brilliance of our participants, as well as extend our gratitude to the staff who made our programs possible. We are so grateful to the youth for showing up, working through the initial resistance they …
As we embark on this holiday season and bring this year to a close, I would like to take a few moments to acknowledge the tremendous efforts of our staff and teachers, donors and supporters, Board of Directors, and most importantly the beautiful young people who have allowed New Leaf Foundation to play a role in their lives. 2017 was …
