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Dental Outreach Clinic

This is an amazing story in a small rural community.  Dentist Bill Kerr, his wife Lisa, and dental hygienist Lisa Stoughton had a vision of a dental clinic where low income families who couldn’t afford dental care could get urgent care at no cost. SIRCH was approached to help bring this vision to reality and the program is now under the SIRCH umbrella of services.

After securing a site in Haliburton Village, donations of materials, equipment, labour and supplies flooded in. Dentists, dental assistants and hygienists, some with businesses in Haliburton County and some from outside the county, have volunteered their time to the Dental Outreach.  Dental care will be provided at least two days a week, year-round.

For more information on the Volunteer Dental Outreach, or to help, contact 705-457-1742

Funded by donations and Kawartha Lakes-Haliburton Social Services

CAPC & CPNP Coordinators Speak

In this video, Gena Robertson gives her 10 favourite lessons from coordinators, gathered from across the country. The video is only 14 minutes long – great for a “lunch and learn.” Just click on the button.

Below the video, there is a pdf of the over 60 responses received. So…even more good advice!

Coordinator Responses

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  • 10 Lessons Frontline Staff Want You to Know
  • Creative Fundraising on a Budget

Avoiding “Crash and Burn”

In this video, Gena Robertson chats with Laura Heming, a well-known holistic health practitioner, about the triune brain theory, and how we can use neuroscience to change our stress levels.

The video is only 17 minutes long – great for a “lunch and learn.” Just click on the button.

Below the video, there is a pdf chart which will be discussed in the video. Print it out and have it handy when you’re listening.

What Are You Experiencing Chart

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Reaching and Engaging Hard to Reach Families

The following is a video on reaching and engaging vulnerable families. In this training video, Gena Robertson and Nancy Brownsberger examine the 3 categories of “hard to reach, talk about the 8 challenges in reaching and engaging families who fall into those categories, and give you 18 strategies to help you provide your services effectively. The video is about 40 minutes long – great for a “lunch and learn.” Just click on the button.

Below the video, there are two downloadable pdf resources which will add to your video experience.

Advice from CAPC & CPNP Coordinators
We chose 7 seasoned coordinators from across Canada to help us with suggestions about how to reach and engage vulnerable families. Since we couldn’t put them all in the video, we’ve included their thoughts and ideas in full in this pdf.

Follow Along – the Video Outline
This includes the outline of the 3 groups of hard to reach; the 8 challenges; and 18 suggested techniques to reach and engage vulnerable families, which are all covered in more detail in the video.

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