📢 The second edition of our Quarterly Newsletter is now LIVE! Check out it out below to find out what we have been up to, exciting updates, and important announcements.
KMFW's Inaugural Newsletter
We are thrilled to announce the launch of our brand new newsletter, and we invite you to join us on this exciting journey! Whether you're a passionate supporter or just curious about what we do, our newsletter is your gateway to exclusive updates, inspiring stories, and valuable insights.
Empowering Black youth: Waterloo Region non-profit seeks to address lack of inclusivity and sense of belonging
KMFW's Nomination!
Hello everyone!
We are excited to announce that Kind Minds Family Wellness has been nominated for United Way Waterloo Region Communities' 2022 Spirit Award: The Outstanding Agency Award 🎉🎉
We feel truly honored to have received this nomination, thank you again! @unitedwaywrc
Celebrating Ian Rolston!!!
Failing leads to success. Failure is the beginning of a new opportunity to do something different and to do it better -Ian Rolston
Capturing a celebratory moment for one of our Black Youth Impact mentors, Ian Rolston 🙌🏾
Message from @indexdesign
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Ian Rolston is a design enthusiast and a real leader in the field. He is the creator of Decanthropy, a design firm committed to changing the world in terms of equity. He was also recently appointed President of the Interior Designers of Canada (IDC), an organization that seeks to promote local talent internationally. Finally, he is the Director Emeritus of Representation at the BAIDA (Black Architects + Interior Designers Association) Canada. Index-Design met with him to discuss his background and vision.
Connect with Index Design
Ian's comments 👇🏾
It's important that we continue the conversation about diversity within our communities and our business environments, but it's even more important that we, the design community, lead the way and dig into the work of creating diverse spaces. Decanthropy was established to help architects and designers fold inclusive strategies into their existing creativity and brand messaging to spark and support the DE&I of their client brand through the design of the space. Let us know how we can help.
KMFW Featured on The Observer News
Kind Minds Family Wellness is grateful to The Observer news outlet for this feature!!
For interested youth, our registration opened on February 17, 2022. Please click REGISTER to register for this program. To read the rest of the article (audio available), please click READ/LISTEN NOW.
Thank you.
KMFW
Around the Region
Hello everyone!
We’re so excited to share this article written for Around the Region about our upcoming Black Youth Impact Leadership and Entrepreneurial Program by our Youth Mentor/Contributor Destiny 🙌🏾
To read the article, please click the button "Read Article Here”.
Thank you.
Photo: Leadership and youth members at KMFW
Celebrating our own at KMFW!!
We’re so happy to see that Nora’s YouTube Channel - Nora G’s Hook was among the 135 selected for the #YoutubeBlack Voices Class of 2022 and 1 among the 5 selected from Canada!!! 🙌🏾
Nora Gweji was our events coordinator here at KMFW and continues to contribute to our cause and collaborate with us! Congratulations Nora, we’re so happy to see your continued success!! 🎉🎉🎉
https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/black-canadian-youtubers
https://noragsdecor.com/
KMFW Feature on CBC News December 21, 2021: KWCF Racial Equity Fund
Hello Everyone,
In case you missed us on the radio with @CBCKW891 @craignorriscbc
please refer to the link below for a recap.
Thank you again to @thekwcf and the Astley Family Foundation for the support: Racial Equity Fund towards our Odo Youth Program 🙌🏾
https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-104-the-morning-edition-k-w
KMFW: 2021 Recipient of The Region of Waterloo's Community Innovation Grant
‘This is groundbreaking for us’: Community organization gets funding for Black youth entrepreneurship program
Record Reporter Fri., Nov. 19, 2021, Timer 2 Min. Read
The Community Innovation Grants (CIG) Program has been established via the Anti-Racism Initiative (Engage Waterloo Region) to harness creative energy - to foster new collaborations and partnerships, to build on and strengthen existing ones, and to find and develop new sustainable approaches to addressing social, health, cultural, economic, environmental and other needs in Waterloo Region.
For the 2021 CIG Program, the Regional Municipality of Waterloo will use Strategic Focus Area: Healthy, Safe, and Inclusive Communities, with a specific focus on removing barriers to connectivity and learning for the Region’s Black and Indigenous and racialized youth population, created as a result of the pandemic.
KMFW is honored to be the recipient of a 2-year grant of $50,000 towards its Leadership Skills Development and Pathway to Youth Entrepreneurial program. This is a culturally informed skills development and entrepreneurship program for Black identifying youth between the ages of 15 and 21, who reside in the region of Waterloo.
Please watch out for an invite to attend an info session about this program in December 2021, as well as details on how to collaborate, partner, volunteer, mentor, and participate as a youth.
You can also call us at 226-336-1988, with specific questions about this upcoming program for Black identifying youth in our community.
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