At 87, Florchita Bautista doesn’t seem to be slowing down. After decades of work supportinglabourers on the picket lines and amplifying the cause of Temporary Foreign Workers in Canadaas a nun, she’s now taking her time focusing on her well-being....
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Applications open for the 2023 Early Childhood Education Scholarship
The Collingwood Neighbourhood House (CNH) Board of Directors is proud to provide a scholarship of $750.00 in honour of a long-term staff Nina Vacca. Nina passed away in 2021. Nina arrived to Canada as a refugee and was a lifelong learner; she pursued her Early...
Going beyond with settlement services at CNH
Twenty-year-old Aliyah landed in Canada in May 2021 to reunite with her parents. Stepping into a new country, Aliyah could not speak English. She also had minimal literacy in Chinese due to reading difficulties. With so many challenges, her circle was limited to her...
Celebrating a CNH volunteer’s drive to create and share art to the community
April 16-22 is National Volunteer Week! We recently celebrated CNH’s volunteers at our Volunteer Appreciation Event at CNH to thank and honour them for their continued generosity in contributing to and building an interconnected community. This year’s theme is...
From program participant to volunteer: celebrating Alan Widdows’ passion for volunteering
April 16-22 is National Volunteer Week! We recently celebrated CNH’s volunteers at our Volunteer Appreciation Event at CNH to thank and honour them for their continued generosity in contributing to and building an interconnected community. This year’s theme is...
Supporting the improvement of health services through volunteering
April 16-22 is National Volunteer Week! We recently celebrated CNH’s volunteers at our Volunteer Appreciation Event at CNH to thank and honour them for their continued generosity in contributing to and building an interconnected community. This year’s theme is...
Youth finds community in volunteering
April 16-22 is National Volunteer Week! We recently celebrated CNH’s volunteers at our Volunteer Appreciation Event at CNH to thank and honour them for their continued generosity in contributing to and building an interconnected community. This year’s theme is...
A ‘behind-the-scenes all-star’: Celebrating Charis Chu, CNH Volunterer
April 16-22 is National Volunteer Week! We recently celebrated CNH’s volunteers at our Volunteer Appreciation Event at CNH to thank and honour them for their continued generosity in contributing to and building an interconnected community. This year’s...
What is Community Development? The Theory of Change
The Community Development team offers a variety of food, art and cultural programs at CNH. Learn more about what this work means to them!
CNH staff celebrate 5 and 10-year milestones
Collingwood Neighbourhood House (CNH) proudly recognizes its long-serving staff members. At the 2022 Annual General Meeting (AGM), CNH staff and contractors who have reached the milestones of 5, 10, 15, 20, and 25 years of service to the neighbourhood house...