Innisfil Community Foundation

We're excited to share that our friends at the Innisfil Idealab & Library are helping to host Gilda's Club Simcoe Muskoka's "Worry Eaters in the Community" workshop on April 17th. This week's Round Up also shares an update from CMHA- Simcoe County and info on fundraisers in support of Matthews House Hospice, Stevenson Memorial Hospital Foundation, and Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre Foundation. Learn more: https://innisfilcommunityfoundation.ca/community-round-up-/

In this week's post, we're sharing info on a new podcast from Matthews House Hospice, and you'll find links to virtual workshops and information sessions from Gilda's Club Simcoe Muskoka and Habitat for Humanity. Plus, learn how ImanisPlace1 is helping their clients find their inner strength by sharing important life skills. Learn more: https://innisfilcommunityfoundation.ca/community-round-up-/

Listen to the Matthews House Hospice Podcast! From the Gazebo is a podcast series we developed discussing all things hospice and death with featured guests. Al...though an unlikely topic for a podcast series, our hospice podcast is sure to bring awareness to the incredible place and services hospice hosts. Thank you Mike from The Pod Plant for believing in our idea and bringing it to life as we talk about death! You can listen to our podcast series on our YouTube Channel or Spotify! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2Hi1oeLRWYgZMaJHlSKSVv

The Women at Imani’s Place participated in a couple of amazing workshops this week. This weeks focus was Job Readiness and Financial Literacy. The goal is to pr...epare all of our clients within the home as well as our clients within the community with the necessary tools to lead a successful independent lifestyle. Many of the women we come across have been made to feel this is next to impossible. However, Imani’s Place is determined in Helping these women to find their inner strength by providing them with valuable life skills to help see the endless possibilities. A huge Thank You to our presenters who put the workshops together. See more

Practical Tools for Reducing Stress - The Brain Body Connection Wednesday, January 20th 7:00pm - 8:30pm Details: This session will provide practical support in ...identifying held stress in the body and provide proactive tools to help self regulate. We will work to better understand our mental health and how it relates to our breath and body through subtle exercises. Registration: https://us02web.zoom.us//tZYucuyprj8jHd0Kg9XNkckon2ThCmuTc Town of Innisfil Innisfil Community Foundation

Maintaining healthy relationships is important as we move current challenges and we have a (free) virtual workshop for that! Registration is open: https://bit.ly/2Z4nHMi. #MentalHealthIsHealth #CFSSC

In this week's Community Round Up, we're sharing Community Foundations of Canada's insights on the impact of the #ECSFund. This fund helped ICF grant $125,000 to charities supporting our town, but did you know it was part of a national effort to support communities at the local level? We're also sharing info on two new workshops from CMHA- Simcoe County and a new support series from Gilda's Club Simcoe Muskoka. Plus, learn about a new fundraiser by be contemporary gallery in support of the Innisfil Food Bank. https://innisfilcommunityfoundation.ca/community-round-up-/

This free, professionally-facilitated eight week series will allow you to connect with others who have been recently diagnosed with cancer, share your own story... and wisdom, and learn coping strategies. To register or for more information, call 705-726-5199 ext. 225, or e-mail [email protected] #soononefacescanceralone #cancersupportcommunity #gildasclubsm #simcoemuskoka #simcoecounty #barrie #muskoka #collingwood #orillia #innisfil #yorkregion

ICYMI, this article by Simcoe.com shares the impact that ICF had on local charities in 2020. Our Board of Directors (shown in a pre-COVID photo) looks forward to finding more ways to support the community in 2021!