Help make Canada a Graduation Nation

The arrival of the YouthLink - Pathways To Education program in Scarborough Village brought with it resources, staff, volunteers, and for students in the area - a chance to be part of something different.

Fast forward five years, and more young people in SV are graduating from High School, going on to university or college, and accessing career development opportunities than ever before.

I am running for Pathways and asking you to join me in making a small donation to help say thank you for the fantastic work they are doing in Scarborough.  DONATE HERE

- @bryanheal

From the Longboat Roadrunners:

Since 2010, the Longboat Roadrunners have gone the distance for Pathways with their fundraising efforts through the Longboat Toronto Island Run. By supporting one of the Longboat event runners, you can help hundreds of students overcome their barriers to education, graduate from high school, and move on to post-secondary education and training.

 

 

Tip of the hat to 3 people from 3 parties

        Although it never received the hype of poverty reduction or other high profile parliamentary committees - the Select Committee on Mental Heath has probably been the most functional one of all during this government, no doubt in part due to members of all 3 elected parties working together. 

        With reasoned debate, a respected consultation process and evidence-guided recommendations - they seemed, at least from an outsider's perspective, to have worked as a committee should.  While the debate will carry on as to how exactly the initiative will roll out and what the specific priorities will be - yesterday's announcement of a new 3 year $257 million strategy to support children's mental health (story at  http://ow.ly/5oNSF ) is an important product of their work, will help thousands of children youth and families, and is a committment that has a decent chance of surviving an election due to the multi-partisan approach in which it was developed.

        Big congrats are in order to Liberal MPP Kevin Flynn, PC MPP Christine Elliot, NDP MPP France Gélinas, and all others who worked hard on this one!