Community Partners in Schools

Healthy Relationships - Alternatives Community Program Services has been passionate about improving the quality of life for people living with developmental disabilities for over 30 years.  Supporting over 250 individuals and their families annually.  Alternatives provides opportunities and outcomes for learning and skill development in the areas of employment volunteerism, recreation and community involvement.  We foster a sense of belonging for people of all abilities.  We open doors to help people realize their full potential. 

Healthy Relationship Classroom Workshop - Cornerstone Family Violence Prevention Centre (Cornerstone) provides accessible, compassionate programs and services that are grounded in research and are best-practice modeled. Our services provide a range of options, helping women access the right kind of support at the right time in their journey. All services are free, confidential, women-centered, inclusive, and accepting. All women-identified individuals are welcome in our spaces, including cis and trans–women.

Frontenac Youth Services, School Mental Health Worker - Youth and families needing crisis support in the Durham Region can call 310 Cope Crisis Line at their toll-free number 1-855-310-COPE (2673) or (TTY) 1-866-323-7785.

School Based Peer Mediation and Restorative Practices - The John Howard Society fills an important role in public education, community service and in pressing for reform in the criminal justice area. Currently there are branches and offices in over 60 communities across Canada, provincial offices in all 10 provinces and the Northwest Territories and a national office in Kingston.

Kawartha Sexual Assault Centre

Anti-Violence and Mental Wellness Educational Workshops -24 Hour Crisis Support Line 1-705-741-0260, for more details

Lakeridge Health's Pinewood Centre Program

Specialized Addition Treatment Services -Mental Health and Pinewood Brochure

The New Canadians Centre (NCC) is dedicated to supporting immigrants, refugees, and other newcomers to become full and equal members of Canadian society.

Community Response Team - Peterborough Youth Services (PYS) provides Clinical Counselling to youth between the ages of 10-18. Our Community Response Team (CRT) works with youth that may need more immediate supports or who are facing a crisis. PYS also provides services for youth that are in conflict with the law.

Choices Program - Since Rebound Child and Youth Services' inception in 1997, we are proud to offer a wide range of supportive and proactive programming to empower children, youth, and families. Our services offer a private and confidential process which can assist children, youth, and families with options and resources for programming.

The Trent/Fleming School of Nursing emphasizes a holistic approach to healthcare. Graduates of the collaborative and compressed programs are well-known in the industry as critical thinkers whose compassion and scientific knowledge are rooted in the values of professional and social responsibility.

Accredited by the Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing, the program spans a variety of nursing contexts. Starting in first year, theory and practice occur simultaneously, and skills are developed through lectures, seminars, case studies, simulation labs, online coursework, and clinical practice. By the final year of study, students will have had the opportunity to practice nursing in a range of hospital and community settings.

The Trent/Fleming School of Nursing Baccalaureate Nursing Programs (Collaborative, Compressed and Post- RPN Bridging Pathway) are approved by the College of Nurses of Ontario (www.cno.org). Current graduates from these programs are eligible to apply for registration as a Registered Nurse in Ontario.

For over 100 years, Big Brothers Big Sisters has been championing the health and wellbeing of youth. We step in before it's too late, to help prevent the physical and mental effects of adverse childhood experiences. We ensure children as young as 7 are supported by caring adults as they overcome these adversities, helping them to do better in life – physically, mentally, socially, emotionally, and academically

Our Intervention helps ensure children as young as 7 are supported by caring adults as they overcome these adversities, helping them to do better in life.

Junior Achievement (JA) learning experiences give students in grades 3-12 the tools to become financially capable adults and entrepreneurs.

Council for Persons with Disabilities - The Time in My Shoes (TIMS) program is a hands-on experiential learning program designed to educate around issues of accessibility and inclusion.  This program is offered to public school, high schools, post-secondary institutions, local businesses and organizations.