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Community Information Bulletin

Canada Housing Benefit One-Time Top-Up / Supplément unique à l’Allocation canadienne pour le logement
The one-time top-up to the Canada Housing Benefit aims to help low-income renters with the cost of renting. You may be eligible for a tax-free one-time payment of $500 if your income and the amount that you pay on rent qualify. Applications are open until March 31st.
• Posted: March 24, 2023 in News & events
Canadian Centre for Housing Rights
The Canadian Centre for Housing Rights (CCHR), the Women’s National Housing and Homelessness Network (WNHHN), and the National Indigenous Housing Network (NIHN) are looking to address the needs of women and gender-diverse people experiencing homelessness in Canada.
• Posted: March 24, 2023 in News & events
Steps to Justice / Justice pas-à-pas
Steps to Justice has new information about elder abuse and how it affects older adults living in their own homes, or in retirement or long-term care homes. There’s also information about new rules for making complaints about abuse.
• Posted: March 23, 2023 in Training & employment programs
Operation Come Home
Operation Come Home’s employment department serves youth ages 16-29 facing barriers to employment in their goals to find and secure employment. They offer training, free certifications and guidance following their job placement. They are available to give presentations to a group of clients.
• Posted: March 23, 2023 in Jobs & volunteering
Les services à l’enfance Grandir ensemble
Grandir ensemble is seeking volunteers to serve on its Board of Directors. The election of Board members will take place at the Annual General Meeting, which is scheduled for Tuesday, June 13, 2023 beginning at 7:00 pm. The deadline to submit your nomination is Tuesday, April 11, 2023.
• Posted: March 23, 2023 in Jobs & volunteering
The Centre for Treatment of Sexual Abuse and Childhood Trauma
The Centre for Treatment of Sexual Abuse and Childhood Trauma will host a clinical training on the Introduction to Sandplay.
• Posted: March 23, 2023 in Training & employment programs
Caldwell Family Centre
The Caldwell Family Centre is looking for a Manager of Fundraising and Communications who is passionate about the community we serve, and possesses the skills necessary to enable the us to achieve our fundraising targets. To apply please submit your resume and cover letter to Director@CaldwellCentre.ca by March 31st.
• Posted: March 23, 2023 in Jobs & volunteering
Statistics Canada / Statistique Canada
Statistics Canada have shared their presentation on Research to Insights: A look at Canada's economy and society three years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Posted: March 23, 2023 in News & events
Canadian Observatory on Homelessness
The Canadian Observatory on Homelessness has shared a blog on Implementing Duty to Assist in Canada: A Rights-Based Approach to Preventing and Ending Homelessness.
• Posted: March 23, 2023 in News & events
City of Ottawa / Ville d’Ottawa
Register for the City of Ottawa's Cleaning the Capital 2023 Spring campaign by May 1st. Then, get cleaning between April 15 – May 31!
• Posted: March 23, 2023 in News & events
Waupoos Family Farm
Summer vacations applications are now being accepted at Waupoos Family Farm.
• Posted: March 23, 2023 in News & events
Ontario Nonprofit Network
The Ontario Nonprofit Network (ONN) is looking for a Director of Strategic Communications and Initiatives.
• Posted: March 23, 2023 in Jobs & volunteering
The Door Youth Centre
On March 30th, The Door Youth Centre will host their monthly Girls' Night.
• Posted: March 23, 2023 in Training & employment programs
Youth Services Bureau of Ottawa / Bureau des services à la jeunesse d’Ottawa
The Youth Services Bureau of Ottawa's Employment Services has shared its March 2023 Events Calendar.
• Posted: March 23, 2023 in Training & employment programs
Immigrant Women Services Ottawa
Immigrant Women Services Ottawa (IWSO) has shared its March 2023 IWSO Connections newsletter.
• Posted: March 23, 2023 in News & events
The Royal / Le Royal
The Royal will host many different Family Information and Support Groups in March!
• Posted: March 23, 2023 in Support groups
Action-Logement / Action Housing
Action Housing is looking for a Housing Caseworker.
• Posted: March 23, 2023 in Jobs & volunteering
Hire Immigrants Ottawa / Embauche immigrants Ottawa
Hire Immigrants Ottawa is accepting entries for the 2023 Employer Excellence Awards from employers in East Ontario. All nominations must be received by April 17, 2023.
• Posted: March 23, 2023 in News & events
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Community Navigation of Eastern Ontario / Navigation communautaire de l’est ontarien
Community Navigation of Eastern Ontario (hey, that's us!) have shared our List of Out of the Cold locations (Ottawa) 2022-2023 (updated February 3rd 2023).
• Posted: February 3, 2023
Community Navigation of Eastern Ontario / Navigation communautaire de l’est ontarien
Community Navigation of Eastern Ontario (hey, that's us!) have shared their List of Christmas Programs (Ottawa) 2022 (last updated December 20th 2022).
• Posted: December 16, 2022
CNEO/NCEO
The Community Navigation of Eastern Ontario (CNEO) released their Annual Report. You can find it here.
• Posted: October 5, 2021
Community Navigation of Eastern Ontario / Navigation communautaire de l’Est ontarien
The Community Information Bulletin will not be published the week of June 30th, because of the July 1st holiday. We'll be back on July 7th!
• Posted: June 22, 2021
Community Navigation of Eastern Ontario / Navigation communautaire de l’Est ontarien
Community Navigation of Eastern Ontario/211 Eastern Ontario would like to invite you to its Virtual Annual General Meeting on Wednesday June 23, 2021 at 6 pm.
• Posted: June 22, 2021
211 Day – La Journée du 211
211 Day happens every year, on February 11th (2/11), and this year it's Canada-wide!  Please watch out for our publications, activities and people sharing in the news and on social media!
• Posted: February 10, 2021
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