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The Pickering Public Library’s vision is to “inform, inspire and connect all residents to build a community that is more innovative, more knowledgeable, and more successful.” We strive to provide all Pickering residents with equal access to the resources, information, and ideas that will enrich their civic, corporate and personal lives. In keeping with our vision, we started lending wifi hotspots because access to the Internet is vital today. In 2018, we will be creating a makerspace at the Central Library to ensure that our residents can develop the digital skills that they will need in the future. If you haven’t visited your public library lately, maybe it’s time for a visit.
The Pickering Reading Circle is a volunteer based community service organization committed to improving the literacy & numeracy skills of school aged students. The group focuses on assisting students in the English or French stream from Kindergarten to Grade 9. The organization provides assistance, guidance and mentorship to the participants.
Through Dunbarton North students will have the opportunity to learn first-hand about the ecological, cultural and economic impacts of climate change in both the GTA and the Canadian Arctic. A first in Ontario, Dunbarton North is a two-credit cooperative education program focused on five SHSM sectors(Arts, Construction, Environment, Health, Sports) and the needed future skills for each sector in light of the social and economic challenges and opportunities arising from climate change in both the GTA and the Canadian Arctic.
Students will learn in their own community and then transfer skills to their learning in Churchill, MB. This program is uniquely able to meet experiential learning goals including; deepening student understanding beyond the curriculum; acquiring the knowledge and skills needed to make informed education and career/life choices; developing student capacities for deeper learning; helping them to acquire important 21st century competencies; and contributing to a local and a national community; and developing competencies related to their identity as individuals and as members of their community, society, and the world.
The Rotary Club of Pickering prepares Christmas packages for the children of the Neskantaga native reserve in northern Ontario. Rotary also supports the HIP (Honouring Indigenous People) organization, providing assistance to help them fulfill their mission to support Indigenous Peoples’ education vision in addition to promoting understanding and awareness of Indigenous challenges. HIP’s activities are initiated by First Nation communities. The Indigenous children are provided with winter clothing to make it safe for them to attend school and nutritional food that allows them to focus on learning. Sports equipment and programs are provided to promote healthy living and encourage youth to stay in school, achieving their full potential. Books, technology and school supplies are also provided to inspire and encourage learning. HIP is instrumental each year in successfully delivering over 180 pallets, an estimated $650,000 worth of food, clothing, school supplies, technology, hygiene products and sports equipment, to 20 First Nation communities.
AIDS Committee of Durham Region (ACDR) is a community based, non-profit organization that works to support and improve the lives of those living with by HIV/AIDS. We do this by providing a broad range of programs and services that meet our clients’ self-identified needs. Some of these services include free and confidential counseling, programs like our food and vitamin banks, and our Positive Living Wellness Fund, which provides financial support to our clients to help defer the costs of the large medical expenses. ACDR also engages in targeted and culturally appropriate preventative education and outreach in order to stop the spread of the virus.
Children's Wish Foundation of Canada is the largest all Canadian wish granting charity dedicated to granting wishes to Canadian children between the ages of 3 and 17 who are diagnosed with a life-threatening illness. For more than 30 years, Children’s Wish has worked tirelessly to grant heartfelt wishes to nearly 25,000 children and their families.
Children’s Wish grants approximately three wishes each and every day. Currently, the Ontario Chapter is working on granting 600 wishes. Each wish is carefully structured to meet the particular needs of the child and their family.
Children’s Wish is a national charity with chapters in every province and territory. For more information, visit our website at www.childrenswish.ca.
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