We’re excited to announce that New Leaf Foundation is a grant recipient of the Government of Canada’s Community Services Recovery Fund. Through the support of this funding, we will be piloting, assessing, and finalizing a hybrid program model that will integrate the resources we developed during the pandemic with our in-person programming model.
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As autumn arrives, our team is springing into action to re-establish our school initiatives for another exciting year. We’re kicking off this school year with the goal of growing our programs within TDSB schools and forming a partnership with a new school board.
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New Leaf Foundation announces departure of Laura Sygrove as Executive Director New Leaf Foundation’s Board of Directors has accepted the resignation of Executive Director Laura Sygrove and is announcing her departure, effective October 31, 2023. Throughout her 16-year tenure as New Leaf’s Executive Director, and as co-founder of the organization, Laura has played an invaluable role
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“There’s no problem that exists that gets better when we don’t talk about it.” – Kier Gaines (Therapist & Educator) For months now, we’ve been hearing a similar theme when speaking with many of New Leaf’s school and community partners. The core message goes like this: “We’ve never seen anything like it.” What these teachers, youth
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Despite the challenges presented by an ongoing pandemic, New Leaf Foundation managed to make a significant impact in supporting young people during our 2021-22 fiscal year.
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As we approach the holiday season and the close of another calendar year, I want to thank you for your continued support in 2022. New Leaf Foundation marked our 15th anniversary this summer, and making it to this milestone is no small thing.
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New Leaf Foundation has been sharing mindfulness-based initiatives in schools, custody facilities and in partnership with other youth-serving organizations since 2007. We’ve seen firsthand how programming that uses meditative practices, and centers around the resilience and strengths young people possess, can provide the sense of agency and empowerment that opens doors to new possibilities.
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Connection and community support have perhaps never been so critical. The last two and half years have taken a toll on so many, and young people between the ages of 15-24 may be experiencing some of the worst impacts on their mental and emotional health.
Let’s join forces for youth mental health Read More »
In this discussion, panelists talk about the disciplinary measures in schools that disproportionately target racialized youth and alternatives to punishments that criminalize children and teens.
Stuck in Detention: Youth & the School to Prison Pipeline Read More »
In this discussion, panelists unpack anti-Black racism and other forms of power as individual and collective trauma, exposing ways that child development, health, and wellbeing are impacted by systemic oppression.
Roll Call: Power? Present! Youth & Anti-Oppression Read More »
