- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrjmP_ueahQ&feature=youtu.be ( video regarding the implementation plan)
- https://covid-19.ontario.ca/covid-19-vaccines-ontario (link to Ontario Government page about the vaccinations and plan)
General
Good Food Box Holiday Drive

During this time, we sincerely hope that you and your family have stayed healthy.
Here at Stonegate CHC, we have continued to offer all of our essential primary healthcare services, mental health counselling, nutrition counselling and are finding many new ways to deliver our programming that keep us connected to our community over the phone and with an increasing number of programs that we are live-streaming. We are here for our community! We need to maintain physical distance but are committed to social connection. Our whole team is on the phone, reaching out because we know we are Better Together.
Access to healthy food should not contribute to problems posed by COVID-19 and thus, since the start of the pandemic Stonegate CHC has been partnering with FoodShare to coordinate, purchase and deliver over 1200 Good Food Boxes to those who have identified as being in need of emergency food assistance in our community. We have also distributed over 1000 grocery vouchers to clients in need.
For the past decade, thanks to generous donations to our annual Holiday Drive, Stonegate Community Health Centre has been able to provide Good Food Boxes to neighbourhood individuals and families dealing with food insecurity and hunger during the holidays.
This year, more than ever we are relying on donations from businesses, partners and community residents to meet our goal of providing boxes not just during the holidays but throughout the year to those struggling to put healthy food on the table.
For our December holiday food box delivery, clients will be able to have their produce box delivered directly to their home without having to pick it up at our Health Centre, thanks to FoodShare.
A donation of $22 buys a local family a large size Good Food Box brimming with fresh fruits and vegetables.
The Good Food Box is a non-profit fresh fruit and vegetable distribution system operated by FoodShare Toronto. Every Good Food Box is filled with top-quality fruits and vegetables from local farmers and the Ontario Food Terminal.
- $50 provides Good Food Boxes to 2 families in need
- $100 provides Good Food Boxes to 5 families in need
- $250 provides Good Food Boxes to 12 families in need
- $500 provides Good Food Boxes to 23 families in need
100% of donations go towards providing fresh healthy food for those in need. To make a donation, please click on the following link or connect with Julia Graham, Community Food Program Coordinator, at 416.231.7070 ext. 229. Charitable tax receipts are available for every donation.
Invitation Stonegate Community Association Virtual Annual General Meeting (AGM)
Stonegate Community Health Centre would like to extend an invitation to join us for our Annual General Meeting.
The AGM will be held on Saturday, September 26, 2020 at Noon. This year due to the pandemic, we will be holding our AGM via a Zoom call. If you would like to join in our meeting, please contact Health.promotion@stonegatechc.org to register or call 416-231-7070 ext. 307. You will then be provided the log-in details to the meeting.
If you are not a member, you can become one by filling in the form here: SCA Membership Application Form
At the meeting you will hear about the activities at the Centre for the past year and hear from our Board of Directors and Executive Director. There will be an opportunity for you to ask any questions you may have.
We hope to “see” you on September 26, 2020!
Stonegate CHC’s Stage 3 Update
It was announced that the City of Toronto would be moving to Stage 3 effective Friday July 31st, 2020 at 12:01 a.m.
Additional business and public spaces will be able to gradually reopen with public health and workplace safety restrictions in place, while some high-risk venues and activities will remain closed until they can safely resume operations.
What does Stage 3 mean for us?
Stonegate CHC program and services will continue to be implemented on a modified schedule that includes:
- Modified hours Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:00p.m.
- All appointments must be scheduled with a provider, if you need to come to the Health Centre your provider will notify you.
- Programs will be provided online.
- All clients will be screened first on the phone when making an appointment with a provider and then by staff behind the glass barrier at reception.
- Clients will be asked to sanitize their hands and wear a mask. Wearing a mask or face covering has been required in indoor public spaces beginning July 7, 2020 under City of Toronto By-Law 541-2020
- Waiting room chairs have been minimized and spaced to ensure 2 metre distance.
- Waiting room will regularly be cleaned by staff wearing full PPE.
- Staff will be screened for symptoms and have their temperature taken at the beginning of each day.
We are exploring providing outdoor programming and are implementing a risk assessment on all our programs and service reviewing how to mitigate risk and determine which programs can safely return.
Stonegate Community Health Centre will continue to work toward recovery acting responsibly by putting measures in place to keep the community safe
What can you do?
- Maintain 2-metres distance from everyone outside your safe social circle.
- Wash your hands often with soap and water or use hand sanitizer.
- Wear a non-medical mask where maintaining physical distancing is difficult and where masks are mandatory. Protect the supply of medical grade masks for health care workers.
- If you think you might have COVID-19 or have been exposed to it you should get tested. While waiting for test results, stay home, self-isolate and prevent potential spread.
Stonegate CHC Board Member Recruitment
We are looking for interested local residents to join the Board of Directors
Stonegate Community Health Centre is a charitable organization serving the Stonegate community.Our vision is to create a healthy, active and inclusive community where physical, mental and social well-being is achieved. Stonegate Community Health Centre works to improve the well-being of our community. Together, we identify individual and community needs and respond by providing accessible and inclusive health services and health promotion programs.
The Board of Directors is the governing body of the CHC. We are looking for committed individuals who are:
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Interested in taking a leadership role in the community
• Comfortable participating in group discussions at meetings
• Available and willing to commit and average of 5-10 hours per month, including attending a monthly meeting and sitting on at least one committee
Our objective is to have Board of Etobicoke residents with a variety of skills and experience. We try to ensure that the composition of the Board reflects the diversity of our community.
The Board works together in three main areas:
1. Ensuring the CHC is leading the charge to create as much community impact as possible
2. Ensuring the CHC is complying with all its legal obligations
3. Ensuring the CHC’s work is getting done in all program/operational areas
Please click on the following Board Application to complete our application. We will be conducting the interviews virtually over the summer with the first meeting of the Board scheduled in September. Board meetings have been held virtually during the pandemic.
If you have any questions about the Board or this position, please call 416-231-7070 ext. 224 and a Board member will return your call.
Resources
Staff have compiled a list of resources for you to use during this time. Please let us know if you have resources to share with us so we can let others know about them. Many thanks.
Mental health:
• https://www.bbc.com/news/health-51873799…
• https://getpocket.com/…/want-to-be-emotionally-resilient-sc…
• https://www.vox.com/…/coronavirus-covid-19-social-distancin…
• https://getpocket.com/…/how-your-diet-affects-your-mental-h…
Food Delivery:
• https://goodfoodbox.foodshare.net/ or by calling 416-363-6441 x275 for Good Food Boxes. Delivery fee is minimal (fruit and veggies only)
• https://www.blogto.com/…/03/grocery-delivery-online-toronto/
Nutrition:
• https://www.dietitians.ca/…/Advice-for-the-general-public-a…
• This article is NOT about what to eat to fight the Coronavirus but it does talk about the importance to eating healthy food to help fuel your body and your mind; something we really need to think about right now. https://getpocket.com/…/stop-a-worry-becoming-catastrophic-…
Food Tips:
• https://www.nbcnews.com/…/staying-home-due-coronavirus-here…
• https://www.theglobeandmail.com/…/article-how-to-stock-you…/
Websites or social media to follow for recipes:
• https://www.budgetbytes.com/
• Online cookbook called “Good and Cheap” that uses pantry items: https://cookbooks.leannebrown.com/good-and-cheap.pdf
EI and CRA Taxes:
https://www.cbc.ca/…/can…/apply-emergency-benefits-1.5501977
https://nationalpost.com/…/government-extends-tax-deadline-…
Physical Activity:
• https://www.fitnessblender.com/videos
• https://www.popsugar.com/Fitness-Video
• https://www.youtube.com/user/yogawithadriene/featured…
• FREE Power Yoga classes are streamed @ 6am, 9:30 a, noon, 4:30, 6 pm and 8:30 pm
https://www.dropbox.com/…/PYC_Covid%202020_IG%20Story_PYC%2…
• Here is the link for the food fit exercise videos:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist…
Children’s health and parenting web sites / resources:
• Canadian Pediatric Society web site https://www.caringforkids.cps.ca/…/common_infections_and_yo…
• Hospital for Sick Kids web site https://www.aboutkidshealth.ca/
• https://pregnancytoparenting.ca/
• http://www.rourkebabyrecord.ca/parents/
• http://buildyourbestday.participaction.com/en-ca/
• https://playandlearn.healthhq.ca/en
• www.beststart.org
Breastfeeding:
• Dr. Jack Newman (breastfeeding advocate) web site: https://ibconline.ca/information-sheets/
• Parenting Breastfeeding web site: https://kellymom.com/
Healthy pregnancy and labor
• www.beststart.org
• www.Canada.ca/health
• www.OntarioPrenatalEducation.ca
• www.acog.org (patient resources)
For Kids:
• https://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/servic…/dial-a-story.jsp
Kids and their families can listen to a story by phone any time of day for FREE by calling the library's Dial-A-Story service at 416-395-5400.There are stories for younger children (7 and under) and for older children (up to 12). Dial-a-Story is available in 16 languages:
• https://playandlearn.healthhq.ca/ - games and activities for different age group: toddlers, preschoolers and those in kindergarten
• https://www.beststart.org/ parenting resources
• https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/…/learnathome.html
• https://www.storylineonline.net/
• https://www.tvokids.com/school-age
• https://www.highlightskids.com/
• https://www.storyplace.org/
• https://www.cbc.ca/kidscbc2/
• https://www.verywellfamily.com/best-free-educational-websit…
• https://www.caringforkids.cps.ca/
• https://playandlearn.healthhq.ca/