Join us in learning how Durham Region community members and partners can support marginalized families.

As the three year ‘FUSEDurham’ Local Poverty Reduction funding comes to an end, we are bringing professionals, school communities and community partners together for a dynamic presentation showing how we all have the ability to create change. 

Keynote speaker Curtis Carmichael will speak to the audience about his lived experience growing up in a marginalized community, and how anyone can make a difference by using their passions to transform lives. 

The FUSEDurham funding project was introduced to determine if participation in health, recreation, and wellness programs increased student attendance, child and adult well-being, and assisted families to become less dependent on Ontario Works. The results of this project are wrapping up and will be presented to the Ontario Trillium Foundation later this month.  

Supporting marginalized families within the community through the FUSEDurham funding project

Event:                   Focusing on FUSEDurham

Date:                     January 20, 2020              

Time:                    10:30 am – 11:30 am                     

Location:              DDSB Education Centre, 400 Taunton Road East, Whitby, ON L1R 2K6      

Audience:            Local Poverty Reduction Fund Steering Committee, Make a Difference Partners, Representatives from priority schools, and more.             

Preferred
Media Time:  10:15 am– 11:30 am 

Arrangements can be made in advance or on-site for interviews and/or photo opportunities. 

The Durham District School Board (DDSB) is responsible for public education in the rural settings of Uxbridge, Brock and Scugog Townships and the urban settings of Ajax, Whitby, Pickering and Oshawa. The DDSB employs 6,900 teaching and educational services staff. With 133 elementary and secondary schools and learning centres, the DDSB accommodates more than 70,000 regular day students and thousands more who take advantage of a wide variety of continuing education and adult credit courses. More information can be found on the DDSB’s website at www.ddsb.ca. Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter @DurhamDSB, Instagram @durhamschools and YouTube at DurhamDSB.

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