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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Lululemon and Canada Running Series have teamed up for this year’s Toronto Waterfront 10k Run, and New Leaf is honored to be their charitable organization of choice! Race day is June 17 and registration is open! You’ll have a chance to make a donation to New Leaf’s youth programs when you register! Register here ➞
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Over the course of 2015 and 2016, New Leaf Foundation conducted a Social Return on Investment Study (SROI) with the support of a Toronto Foundation Vital Ideas grant. SROI is a methodology for determining how much social value is created for every dollar invested in an initiative. New Leaf investigated the social return within 2 of
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We are very excited to announce that New Leaf has been awarded a Vital Ideas Grant from the Toronto Foundation, thanks to support provided by the Vital Toronto Fund, the Donna and Richard Ivey Fund, the Wilkinson Family Fund, and an anonymous fund at the Toronto Foundation. Through the grant program, community organizations are provided with
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