The Mental Growth between Grade 7 and Grade 10
By: Juanita Sol-Edeigba, Youth Leader, Milton As a current Grade 11 student, I can reflect on how my mental health and perspective evolved between Grade 7 and Grade 10. Looking back, I had a lot...
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Navigating High School: Reflections and Insights on Youth Well-Being and Community Connection
By Misimi Sanni, Halton Youth Leader As a recent high school graduate, I have spent a lot of time reflecting on my high school experience and those of my peers. What connections did I form? Did I...
Breaking the Cycle: Addressing the Impact of Social Media on Youth Mental Health
By: Lacey Swamy (She/They), Youth Leader The second I open my phone, I am flooded with thousands of people who are ‘better’ than me. Nicer outfits, cleaner skin, silkier hair, higher grades, more...
Hello Halton Kindergarten Parent Survey, we’ve missed you!
By: Lisa Collimore, Chief Officer of Research and Development Services, Halton Catholic District School Board We know that students need safe, inclusive, and welcoming schools to achieve academic...
Inclusive Recreation: A Gateway to Wellness for ALL
By Heather Granger, Recreation Coordinator, Town of Milton Starting out in my career as a Recreation Therapist in Children's Rehabilitation, my role involved connecting youth with disabilities to...
It takes a village! Kindergarten Parent Survey has Launched
By Bruna Redoschi, OKN’s Research Associate It’s safe to say that 2023 is a data collection year for OKN. We will soon have new, high-quality data to support the work of organizations in Halton! We...
Empowering Professionals: Discover our Redesigned Website and Dynamic Resource Hub
By: Elisabeth Wells, OKN Executive Director About 8 years ago, a group of like-minded professionals gathered to embark on a website redesign journey aimed at creating a hub of knowledge,...
Relationships and Reconciliation
By Angela Bellegarde, OKN’s Manager of Indigenous Strategy Building relationships with the Indigenous community may be easier than you think. It should come as no surprise to you that Canada is in...
HUNGRY for CHANGE – Food Insecurity and How it affects our youth
By Jane Seward, Transitional Youth Worker, Bridging the Gap You hear it in the news constantly… people around the world are going hungry every day. Growing up it was a phrase I heard at mealtime...
Grab more Chairs! We are Inviting Young People to the Table
By Bruna Redoschi, OKN’s Research Associate “Young people are the future. We are building today for future generations. We must think about the kind of world we want to leave for our kids…” We have...
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: Time to Take Action
By Angela Bellegarde, OKN’s Manager of Indigenous Strategy September 30, 2022 marks Canada’s second National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. It is a day all Canadians are called to commemorate and...
Youth Volunteerism: A Key to Thriving Neighourhoods
By Lily Viggiano, former Halton Youth Initiative Project Coordinator “Volunteering is the ultimate exercise in democracy. You vote in elections once a year, but when you volunteer, you vote every...
