Youth Diversion

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I know this will not be the last interview Sideshow will conduct but we're most grateful that we had this opportunity to chat with Sideshow about our upcoming 50th anniversary celebration dinner this past Thursday...before it hit the fan. To get your tickets please visit https://youth-diversion.square.site/

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A huge shout out to our "Just Cause" table sponsors who recognize the importance of prevention funding. These businesses are doing their part to help youth overcome challenges. For more information about sponsorship or to purchase tickets to our dinner please call 613 548 4535 or visit https://www.youthdiversion.org/news/

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We can't thank these amazing local businesses enough for supporting our 50th anniversary celebration dinner with a donation towards our Prize Table. Collectively over $3000 in prizes will be available win. all proceeds will go towards our "Kids Can't Wait" Prevent Fund. We are 75% sold out so don't wait to get your tickets. https://youth-diversion.square.site/

Join our Executive Director today as he slings java during Tim Hortons Foundation Camps at 9am at the MacDonnell St Tim Hortons This Camp Day, buy any sized hot or iced coffee from your neighbourhood Tim Hortons and help change youths’ lives!

Suspected contaminated supply of ecstasy (M**A) circulating in . Read the full release here: https://ow.ly/QNTE50SCFCA

Between 2013 and 2021 the rate of opioid related deaths among youth in Ontario increased by more than 360 percent while the
rate of youth seeking opioid agonist therapy decreased by more than 50 percent. Our Kairos Substance Use and Addiction Service is here for children and youth, please don't wait to call 613 548 4535

It was so hard to choose our Rotarian of the Year in 2023/2024 that we had three of them!

Congratulations to:
Lisa Cassidy
Paul Van Nest
Marci McMullen

Lisa was our tireless Director of Communications, overseeing expanding PR presence and updates to our website.

Paul took our Fraud Awareness campaign throughout the district, served as principal point of contact for many of our new members and candidates, and has the monumental task of maintaining all our records.

Marci spearheaded many of our fundraising efforts and through a Herculean effort (and turning her house into a warehouse to the chagrin of her family) transformed our Nut Drive from a potential disaster to an unprecedented success.

Congratulations, Lisa, Paul, and Marci!

We are about 1 month away from our 50th Anniversary Dinner Celebration and tickets sales are picking up. Tickets are $100 per person and can be purchased here https://youth-diversion.square.site/ We are raising funds to support the newly created Kids Can't Wait Prevention Fund in support of Youth Diversion Prevention Programs. A shout out to our current sponsors
Corus Entertainment 1043 Fresh Radio 96.3 BIG FM
RDR Wealth Management
Alliance
Robinson Group of Companies
Axon Property Management
Canada Life
AUREUS
Wilkinson and Company

There is still time to provide silent auction items and to sponsor our event. Please contact Shawn Quigley at [email protected] or 613 548 4535 for more information.

We look forward to having you join us in celebrating 50 years of helping youth overcome challenges.

We had very special visitors yesterday who blessed our staff with some amazing treats. Thanks to Starbucks partners (employees) and The Starbucks Foundation for recognizing how we are making our communities stronger. A special thank you to Rosa and Jenny, Starbucks local managers for these wonderful gifts.

We are excited to announce that Alandra Lafirst is this year’s Heather Lynn Wells Education Bursary winner. The HLWEB is given to a graduating student who has overcome adversity and is perusing post-secondary education. Alandra is graduating from Gananoque ISS - UCDSB and has been accepted into the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program at St. Lawrence College. Join us in congratulating Alandra and wish her all the best of luck.

Youth Diversion is excited to begin its summer camp thanks to a grant from the Community Foundation for Kingston & Area. These funds will ensure an enriching experience for our campers while at the same time, providing prosocial opportunities reintroducing campers to what our community can provide.

Posting by request: “On Thursday my car ran out of gas on base on my way to work! A very nice gentleman named Richard pulled over to help me! And was so helpful! He was driving a newer white sedan. He gave me a ride to the MP station so I could let them know my car was on the road, then drive me to work so I could go from there! I forgot to ask for his contact info so I could properly thank him! He was dressed in a military uniform. I’m hoping maybe someone in the group knows him, or everyone could share to help me find him? If everyone could please share I would greatly appreciate it!”

Our MEND Intervention Specialists were hard at work providing Restorative Circles at JR Henderson Public School. The students wanted to give something back in return. This makes our day!

As we draw closer to our 50th Anniversary Dinner, we want to thank those of you who have personally donated to our "Kids Can't Wait" prevention Fund. Our goal is to raise $50,000 to support our prevention programing. To purchase tickets to the dinner use this link https://youth-diversion.square.site/
Sponsorship opportunities are available. Please follow this link for more information. https://www.youthdiversion.org/celebrating-50-years-of-helping-children-and-youth-overcome-challenges/

50th Anniversary Moment
in 1996/97 Youth Diversion introduced two new preventative programs to KFLA. We had one of the first Suspension/Expulsion programs for students in Ontario. Students from Limestone District School Board and the Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic District School Board attended SNAP (School and Non-Academic Program) to receive support and to continue their education. Rebound was a social skills program for youth. For 10 weeks, 20 youth and 10 volunteers would meet for 2 hours and learn more about communication, decision making and goal setting. Over the 27 year history, both these programs supported 1000s of children and youth living in KFLA. The United Way Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox & Addington played a key role in financially supporting these programs. Unfortunately, both programs are no longer being offered at Youth Diversion due to financial constraints. It is because of these financial constraints that we are looking to raise $50,000 to support our 50th Anniversary "Kids Can't Wait" prevention fund.

Xylazine is circulating throughout our communities! If you know someone who uses, make sure they don’t use alone. Because naloxone will not address the impact this tranquilizer has on a person's breathing, effects of xylazine may continue after naloxone is given. Call 911 immediately if you suspect an overdose and stay with the person until first responders arrive. Symptoms of Xylazine poisoning are listed below.

Congratulations to John who was the lucky winner of the 50/50 draw during the 2024 LobsterFest on Saturday night. John walked away with $880 with the other $880 going towards our Mentoring program. Thank you to all who attended the LobsterFest on Saturday as you supported Youth Diversion and the Kingston Food Bank- Partners in Mission

Over 250 people attended the annual LobsterFest this past Saturday. Phil Archambault and his team of mighty volunteers did their best to keep the lobster flowing and the patrons fed. A huge thanks to the sponsors, Kinsmen Club of Kingston Your Team Kingston - Re/Max Finest Realty and Symphony Spa & Yoga. Total amount raised hasn't been announced yet but funds raised will support our Mentoring Program and the Kingston Food Bank- Partners in Mission. Hope to see you all next year.

Aureus Solutions is our latest "Just Cause" Table Sponsor supporting our 50th Anniversary Celebration Dinner. You can learn more about Aureus by following this link. https://www.aursi.ca/
For more information about our 50th Anniversary or to purchase a sponsorship follow this link https://www.youthdiversion.org/celebrating-50-years-of-helping-children-and-youth-overcome-challenges/

The Kingston Frontenacs will be taking part in the Connect-A-Thon on June 1st at 32 Lundy's Lane. Come be a part of the fun from 11:00am until 3:00pm. We will have an enter-to-win contest, games and more!

Barrack the Bear will also be at the event from 1:30pm until 3:00pm 🐻😃

Details: https://cfmws.ca/kingston/events-activities/events/cfb-kingston-connect-a-thon

Canadian Forces Base Kingston | Kingston MFRC

The amazing Camp Outlook 2024 staff took part in MEND training in preparation for this year's camping season. It has been a long standing tradition for Joyce and Arly to offer this training to Camp Outlook staff to support their ability to address conflict during camping outings. We wish you all the best folks.

Mentoring became our second program which we've been offering in KFLA for almost 50 years. This article is from the Tower Times as we looked to CFB Kingston to help us recruit volunteers to support youth 12-17 in need of mentors. How things have changed but not how much we value services such as Kingston MFRC / CRFM Kingston and Big Brothers Big Sisters Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington

Don't miss Kingston's Walk for Wellness THIS Saturday, May 25, 2024 at Lake Ontario Park!

What an amazing community. You helped us reach our goal of $3200 supporting our annual youth gift card campaign. over 50 gift cards and monetary donations have been received which will support over 30 families this year. A huge thanks to:
Scott Sly
Silvia Cioci
Stephanie Aubertin
Napanee Psychotherapy
Susan Kulba