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 […]
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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
Annual Report 2018/19 Read More »
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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“Don’t Take It Too Seriously” This story was shared by one of New Leaf’s senior facilitators, Rochelle, who leads New Leaf programs at two high school sites, an elementary school, and one of our community drop-in classes. I have such deep respect and gratitude for the young people I work with. They teach me more about
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