Testimonials

Be Back Soon

In 2019, staff from Be Back Soon presented to the City of Windsor's Community Services and Parks Standing Committee about the impact their Pathway to Potential (P2P) funded program is having on its clients. As part of their presentation to the standing committee, an impact video of Yasmin was shown detailing her experience using the Be Back Soon program at Connections and how it was beneficial for her daughter and herself while she was in post-graduate school:

In 2020, Pathways to Prosperity Canada, with funding from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), released a series of promising practices in settlement and integration that showed empirical evidence for their effectiveness. Be Back Soon's model of providing free, short-term, unlicensed child care was identified as a promising practice. Please take a moment to watch Samar, a mother who moved to Canada in 2019, as she shares her experience with the Be Back Soon program and staff at Connections and how they have supported her family:

Drouillard Place

See how Pathway to Potential – the City of Windsor and County of Essex social investment plan – continued to serve its participants through programs like those offered at Drouillard Place with COVID-19 restrictions in place. Please take a minute to watch Kate Gibb, the Executive Director of Drouillard Place, explain how the program adapted to connect with children and youth during the pandemic:

Windsor Essex Community Housing Corporation (CHC)

The highlight reel from Windsor Essex CHC's 2017 Summer Recreation Program for Youth showcases the fun and various activities children living in CHC's neighbourhoods experienced over the summer: