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Ottawa Public Health will host sessions for older adults who are looking for health, wellness, and social services support. Sessions will be held at a variety of locations including: Bayshore Field House (in-person), African, Caribbean & Black Wellness Resource Centre (in-person), and the Rideau Hub (in-person), these sessions are held twice a month at each Hub.
• Posted: January 23, 2025
Jobs & volunteering
City of Ottawa / Ville d’Ottawa
The City of Ottawa is looking for volunteers for its committees and boards. The City is recruiting residents to be public members on the following committees or boards: Ottawa Board of Health (1 position), Committee of Adjustment (reserves), Rogers Centre Ottawa – Board of Directors (1 position and reserves), Accessibility Advisory Committee (1 position and reserves), Community Safety and Well-being Advisory Committee (2 positions), French Language Services Advisory Committee (2 positions, and reserves) and its Planning Advisory Committee (Landscape Architect position)
• Posted: February 6, 2025
CAPSA
CAPSA is seeking a full-time Bilingual Training and Education Specialist.• Posted: February 6, 2025
Centretown Community Health Centre / Centre de santé communautaire du Centre-ville
The Centretown Community Health Centre is looking for a Bilingual Community Health Worker (LGBTQIA+ Newcomer Program).• Posted: February 6, 2025
Gloucester 50+ Centre
Gloucester 50+ Centre is looking for a part time administrator. The hours are Monday to Friday 11:30 am to 3:30 pm. Please email Sharon Oatway at [email protected] with your resume and or questions.
I look forward to hearing from you!• Posted: February 6, 2025
Amethyst Centre Ottawa is looking for new board members!
• Posted: February 6, 2025
National Right to Housing Network
The National Right to Housing Network is looking for a Legal Education Coordinator.• Posted: February 6, 2025
Causeway Work Centre is looking for a new Kitchen Supervisor for its Catering business. Please submit your cover letter and resume to Bernardine Cadiz by the end of day, Friday, January 31st.
• Posted: January 30, 2025
South-East Ottawa Community Health Centre / Centre de santé communautaire du sud-est d’Ottawa
The South-East Ottawa Community Health Centre is looking for a Care Coordinator.• Posted: January 30, 2025
Causeway is looking for a part-time Community Outreach Worker for a six month term. Please submit your cover letter and resume by 4:00 pm on January 27, 2025.
• Posted: January 23, 2025
Sandy Hill Community Health Centre
The Sandy Hill Community Health Centre is looking for a Chiropodist and a Community Worker.• Posted: January 23, 2025
Service Coordination Support/ Service Coordination Soutien
Service Coordination Support is looking for new Members for its Board of Directors.• Posted: January 23, 2025
The Ottawa Power Wheelchair Hockey League is looking for a Program Coordinator to support league operations! The hours vary between 5 - 15 hours per week (virtual/remote and in person).
• Posted: January 23, 2025
Immigrant Women Services Ottawa
Immigrant Women Services Ottawa is looking for a Children's Counsellor for the Children Who Witness Violence Program. Apply by February 7th.• Posted: January 23, 2025
News & events
Ontario Trillium Foundation / Fondation Trillium de l’Ontario
The Ontario Trillium Foundation's Capital Grants fund grant application period is from February 5, 2025, to March 5, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. ET.• Posted: February 6, 2025
Rideau-Vanier Community Transit Forum
On February 22nd, a Rideau-Vanier Community Transit Forum will be held in Vanier.• Posted: February 6, 2025
CharityVillage
CharityVillage have shared their latest CharityVillage Connects podcast episode on Navigating the Stormy Waters of Political Uncertainty: Government Relations for Nonprofits• Posted: February 6, 2025
PLEO
PLEO has shared a Guide for Parents and Caregivers: Supporting Your Child with School Attendance Concerns. This free information brochure is for any parent or caregiver supporting a child that struggles with school attendance. The document is available in 5 languages: English, French, Arabic, Mandarin, Somali.
• Posted: February 6, 2025
The Council on Aging of Ottawa / Le conseil sur le vieillissement d’Ottawa
The Council on Aging of Ottawa has shared its latest Info-Flash newsletter.• Posted: February 6, 2025
Connecting Ottawa
Connecting Ottawa has shared its January 30th 2025 Communiqué.• Posted: February 6, 2025
International Conference on Youth Homelessness Prevention
Registration for the 2025 International Conference on Youth Homelessness Prevention is now open! This conference is presented by A Way Home Canada and the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness as the summation of their Making the Shift Networks of Centres of Excellence grant.• Posted: February 6, 2025
United Way East Ontario / Centraide Est de l’Ontario
United Way East Ontario has just shared its January 2025 Newsletter.• Posted: February 6, 2025
Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre / Centre antifraude du Canada
The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (CAFC) are warning the public about an ongoing phishing scam impersonating the RCMP.• Posted: February 6, 2025
Ontario Caregiver Organization
The Ontario Caregiver Organization has just shared its Winter 2025 Partners in Care E-Bulletin.• Posted: February 6, 2025
2025 Victims and Survivors of Crime Week / Semaine des victimes et des survivants d’actes criminels 2025
Justice Canada is pleased to announce that Victims and Survivors of Crime Week (Victims Week) 2025 will take place from May 11 to 17, 2025.If you are interested in presenting a workshop during Victims Week, please submit an Online Application Form no later than Monday, March 3, 2025 at 2:00PM EST.
• Posted: February 6, 2025
Steps to Justice / Justice pas-à-pas
Steps to Justice has updated information about workers' rights when caring for a family member.• Posted: January 30, 2025
Steps to Justice / Justice pas-à-pas
Steps to Justice has updated information about changes that take effect in January 2025: Employment Insurance (EI) amounts and rent increases• Posted: January 30, 2025
Eastern Ontario Public Health Units
The EOHU issued a joint press release with public health units across Eastern Ontario to highlight the growing issue of food insecurity.• Posted: January 30, 2025
Ottawa Restorative Justice Network
The Ottawa Restorative Justice Network has shared its January 2025 Newsletter.• Posted: January 30, 2025
Homeless Hub
The Homeless Hub have just shared their latest Newsletter, including a post on Eviction Prevention Pays Off: How BC Rent Bank Saves Homes and Government Dollars• Posted: January 30, 2025
Elder Abuse Prevention Ontario
Elder Abuse Prevention Ontario have just shared their January e-Newsletter.• Posted: January 30, 2025
Ontario Caregiver Organization will hold the SCALE program, geared towards Supporting Caregiver Awareness, Learning and Empowerment.
• Posted: January 23, 2025
Canadian Organic Growers-Ottawa St Lawrence Outaouais Chapter
The Canadian Organic Growers-Ottawa St Lawrence Outaouais Chapter has shared its January 2025 Newsletter.• Posted: January 23, 2025
Hospice Care Ottawa
Hospice Care Ottawa is sharing a special Caregiver Retreat for people part of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community and caring for someone with a life-limiting illness.• Posted: January 23, 2025
Statistics Canada / Statistique Canada
Statistics Canada has shared its January 2025 Business and Community Newsletter.• Posted: January 23, 2025
Ontario Trillium Foundation / Fondation Trillium de l’Ontario
The Ontario Trillium Foundation is recruiting volunteers for OTF’s Grant Review Committee to support the Youth Opportunities Fund (YOF).• Posted: January 23, 2025
Vanier Museopark/Muséoparc Vanier
The Vanier Museopark has just shared its January 2025 Newsletter• Posted: January 23, 2025
Ontario Caregiver Organization
The Ontario Caregiver Organization has just shared its January 2025 Connect Bulletin.• Posted: January 23, 2025
Ottawa Child & Youth Initiative / Initiative pour les enfants et les jeunes d’Ottawa
The Ottawa Child & Youth Initiative has just shared its January 2025 Newsletter.• Posted: January 23, 2025
Family Services Ottawa
Family Services Ottawa's Supervised Access Program (SAP) is currently accepting applications for its exchange services.• Posted: January 23, 2025
Support groups
Bereaved Families of Ontario – Ottawa Region
BFO will host weekly Virtual Support and Share events this month.• Posted: February 6, 2025
Family Services Ottawa
Family Services Ottawa will host parenting groups this WInter and Spring: Beyond the Baby Blues, Connecting with your Teen (1 night workshop) and Positive Discipline.
• Posted: January 30, 2025
Service familial et counselling Ottawa will host two francophone woman abuse support groups beginning soon (choice of days and evenings) as well as a francophone child witness group. For more information, please call Marie Louise or Marie Renée at 613-233-8478. Free of charge and subsidies for transportation and childcare.
• Posted: January 30, 2025
Parent Resource Centre
The Parent Resource Centre will host The Circle of Security® Parenting™ Group (COS-PG), an 8-week online group workshop for parents with children aged 0-18.• Posted: January 30, 2025
The Compassionate Friends
The Compassionate Friends, Ottawa Chapter will host monthly virtual support meetings on the first Thursday of the month and in-person support meetings on the third Tuesday of the month.
• Posted: January 23, 2025
Family Services Ottawa
Family Services Ottawa will host support groups this Winter: Beyond the Baby Blues.• Posted: January 23, 2025
Training & employment programs
Connecting Ottawa
On February 19th, Connecting Ottawa will host an Information Session on Income tax and benefit returns for low-income residents, including how 211 can help people connect with their local income tax filing services.• Posted: February 7, 2025
Homelessness Learning Hub
The Homelessness Learning Hub has shared a new free training exploring the Upstream Canada program model, a prevention-focused initiative aimed at preventing youth homelessness and school disengagement through early identification.
• Posted: February 6, 2025
Ottawa Child and Youth Initiative / Initiative pour les enfants et les jeunes d’Ottawa
On February 26th and March 5th, the Ottawa Child and Youth Initiative will host a Just ask LUNCH & LEARN with partner organizations: 1Call1Click.ca, Parenting in Ottawa, Parent Resource Centre and 211 Eastern Ontario.• Posted: February 6, 2025
Join CAPSA for Stigma Ends With Me – The Foundations, a 2-hour training, that will uncover biases and shift perspectives towards people who use substances.
• Posted: February 6, 2025
Community Employment Resource Centre (CERC)
The Community Employment Resource Centre (CERC) is offering various workshops in February regarding employment opportunities. To register and learn more click here.• Posted: February 6, 2025
CharityVillage
CharityVillage has shared a recorded webinar on the volunteer management lifecycle.• Posted: February 6, 2025
Statistics Canada / Statistique Canada
In February, Statistics Canada will host free upcoming webinars, including Overview of the Gender, Diversity and Inclusion Statistics Hub, in English and in French.
• Posted: January 30, 2025
2SLGBTQI+ Public education & professional development to create inclusive services and workplaces for 2SLGBTQI+ individuals & communities. Improve your capacity to provide inclusive services with best practices, lived experience, and practical strategies. Our education & training is tailored to meet your team-specific learning goals, timeframe, and learning styles in-person, & online.
• Posted: January 30, 2025
Elder Abuse Prevention Ontario
On March 3rd, 5th and 6th, Elder Abuse Prevention Ontario will hold another edition of their Risk Assessment Training Program: HOPE Tool• Posted: January 30, 2025
Canadian Observatory on Homelessness
On January 29th, the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness will host a panel on Yes, It Works: How Housing First for Youth Transforms Lives.• Posted: January 23, 2025
Newcomer Employment Welcome Services
The Newcomer Employment Welcome Services will be hosting a representative from Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) to discuss Canada's tax system on Tuesday, February 4th at 10am.• Posted: January 23, 2025
ABLE2
On January 28th, ABLE2 will host an upcoming session on Guardians for Persons with a Disability: The Role of Litigation Guardians, the PGT, and Guardianship Applications.• Posted: January 23, 2025
Elder Abuse Prevention Ontario
On January 28th and 29th, Elder Abuse Prevention Ontario will host a two-day virtual workshop on Enhancing Cultural Compassion in Addressing Older Adult Mistreatment.• Posted: January 23, 2025
On January 30th, the World Skills Employment Centre will host a webinar about “Creating Equitable and Inclusive Workplaces for Newcomers.” During this event, we will explore data from collected over 500 Ottawa-area newcomers and share recommendations for employers.
• Posted: January 23, 2025