by Rebecca Orr | Jan 30, 2020 | Grief, Growth, and Self-Care, How We Help
I was warned that the 10-year mark was different than year one or even year five and that I need to pay attention to that. With that in my back pocket I didn’t really think too much about it until I was forced to do just that: think about it. I thought I was doing...
by Lorna Catrambone | Jan 23, 2020 | Volunteers
Carolyn Sim shares her story as a speaker volunteer Creating a legacy through volunteering Volunteers all have their own individual reasons for getting involved. For Threads of Life volunteer Carolyn Sim her reason is very personal. “I volunteer for Threads of Life...
by adminThreadsofLife | Jan 16, 2020 | How We Help
Photo by Neil Thomas on Unsplash Caregivers need care too. Caregivers are an essential part of our society. There are more than 8 million caregivers in Canada- more than 1 in 4 adults. If you were to replace all the care they provide it would cost $66 billion per...
by Lorna Catrambone | Jan 9, 2020 | Health and Safety, How We Help
In 2015, the United Nations General Assembly established a set of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that were adopted by all 193 United Nations Member States, including Canada. These goals set a timeline to end poverty, improve health and education, reduce...
by Wynny Sillito | Jan 2, 2020 | How We Help
To the wife of the man who risked himself to make sure the rest of us made it home, You and I have never met, but you have been a character in my story, a significant part of my motivation to end workplace tragedy. January 7, 2011, was a day that changed both of our...