Top 10 Mental Health Apps
By Christine Wincentaylo With the new school season already in full swing, homework and trying to balance our lives as students can become difficult. What better way to focus on our mental well-being than with a range of apps that can help provide resources, tools, videos, and much more? Since the start of the COVID-19 […]
How Does One Curate Their Own Sense of Fashion?
By Sreejita Das Why is it important to have your own sense of style? To begin, fashion isn’t for everyone, and that’s okay! You could force someone to care about fashion, but if you’re already interested in it, this is a good place to start. Most people who like fashion are into the way it […]
Orange Shirt Day and the History of Residential Schools: How Settlers can take action and move toward reconcile-action.
By Serenity Friskie On September 30th, Foundry recognizes Orange Shirt Day. This day is dedicated as a time to reflect and bring forth meaningful dialogue about this devastating part of Canada’s history. Today, we share the story of survivors and are reminded of the colonial past that continues to have repercussions today. We also remind […]
My Experience with Chronic Pain
By Raissa Amany, Co-Executive Director of the Young Canadians Roundtable on Health “You just got to ride it out; some days there’s nothing else you can do for your pain.” This sentence shattered me as a person who has chronic pain. The amount of trust and confidence I place in my healthcare providers is immense, […]
Human Health and a Changing Climate in Crisis
By: Leah Sarah Peer With higher temperatures, more intense storms, and lengthy droughts—all of which can deeply affect the health of children, the climate crisis is not just an environmental issue, but a public health one too. Today, children, adolescents, and youth will face around three times as many climate disasters as their grandparents, making […]
PCOS Awareness Month
By: Sreejita Das PCOS. It’s a common word I hear people say, especially when women are having issues with their menstrual cycle, but do people actually know about the condition? PCOS, otherwise known as Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome is a reproductive condition, where the ovaries produce a higher than normal amount of androgens (think sex-hormones typically […]
Gender Equality Summit Recap
By Stacie Smith: Executive Director Back in June, I had the amazing opportunity to attend the Equal Futures Gender Equality Summit in Ottawa. Thanks to their Youth Bursary Program and the support of The Sandbox Project, I was able to connect with change makers in gender equality, along with learning how to advocate for those […]
Child Hunger – When Will It Stop?
By: Mathankki Ramasamy Children can have the outstanding ability to build resilience when it comes to facing the challenges placed in front of them. However, even the most courageous and toughest child can start to weather and feel like there is no hope in hunger. Food insecurity has been a crisis in Canadian households for […]
Social Awareness Month
By Vidhi Desai Social awareness month brings light to one fact: supports, either informal or formal, are needed for members in a given community to thrive. Informal supporters can be friends, family members, or peers. Conversely, formal supports include therapists, hospitals, general practitioners, psychiatrists, help lines, and so on. Phrases such as “it is easy […]
Celebrate Disability Pride Month By Creating More Accessible and Inclusive Spaces
By: Emily Chan, Co-Director of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility The month of July marks Disability Pride Month. Created in 1990 to commemorate the passing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), this month allows disabled folks and allies to celebrate and rejoice in our disabled identities. As a disabled person myself, I love celebrating […]
