Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Allyship, and Indigenous Reconciliation

Youth Wellness Hubs Ontario Wellington-Guelph aims to be a safe and welcoming place for all youth. To achieve this, we reached out to our communities to create a working group, in order to understand the various lived experiences and diverse needs that exist within our communities. The result was the development of the Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Indigenous Reconciliation (EDIIR) Framework. YWHO Wellington-Guelph has begun to adopt and implement this framework at all its sites. Doing so will foster a sense of belonging amongst individuals within our communities and have lasting positive effects on the mental health of our youth.

Youth Wellness Hubs Ontario Welligton-Guelph has created an equity, diversity, inclusion, and Indigenous reconciliation (EDIIR) framework, which is being implemented at all hub sites.

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Youths sitting together and socializing.

Learning to be an ally is a life-long journey, and our youth have created some guides to help along the way.

Scroll down to access all of our Allyship guides.

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A starter guide on supporting black and racialized communities.

Allyship is a lifelong process of building relationships based on trust, consistency, and accountability with marginalized individuals and/or groups of people.

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Ableism are the practices and dominant attitudes in society that devalue and limit the potential of persons with disabilities.

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This booklet will walk you through 2SLGBTQ+ history, common misconceptions, and the oppression the community has faced and continues to face, with the goal of helping you to become a better, more effective ally.

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A guide on how to become an ally to newcomer youth.

We acknowledge that the Guelph-Wellington region is situated on treaty land belonging to the Mississauga of the Credit First Nations and the Six Nations. We also recognize the Dish with One Spoon Covenant which holds us all responsible for caring for the land we reside on.