Bridges Institute

Reminder - there is a Neighbours, Friends and Family education session taking place this coming Friday, March 20th from 1-4pm in McCarthy Hall at the NSCC in Truro. This free education session is open for anyone who is interested in learning about how to better support ourselves and others in the context of intimate partner violence.
Third Place Transition House Nova Scotia Community College - NSCC

Happy March Break!
We have extra youth drop-in hours this week for youth to come in and hangout!

Truro Maggie's Place building is closed for the week. All programs at 1027 Prince St will begin next week.
All programs at other locations begin this week! Hope to see you soon!

**NOTE: Tatamagouche Playgroup is now meeting at the North Shore Recreation Centre Thursdays 9:30-11:00am**

𝐌𝐨𝐦𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔! 🎉

𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟖𝐭𝐡
🕙 𝟏𝟎:𝟎𝟎–𝟏2:𝟎𝟎 𝐚.𝐦.
📍 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐜 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐱 (𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐫 𝐃𝐨𝐦𝐞)

𝐀 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞, 𝐟𝐮𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧 💛
𝐊𝐢𝐝𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐫𝐮𝐧, 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞—𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭! 👟⚽

🍎 𝐀 𝐬𝐧𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦

🕛 𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐭 𝐮𝐬 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐛𝐲 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝

🤗 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞!

Are you a parent or caregiver of a child or teen with ADHD?

Join our Child & Adolescent team this January for a supportive and informative two-part virtual series designed to help you better understand ADHD and feel confident in supporting your child.

To register and receive the Zoom link, e-mail [email protected].

Help your child thrive and connect with others on the same journey.

As part of the of Activism we encourage you to read the Reclaiming Power and Place report, which outlines the systemic barriers and solutions for addressing violence against Indigenous women and girls, delivering 231 individual Calls for Justice directed at governments, institutions, social service providers, industries and all Canadians.

https://www.mmiwg-ffada.ca/final-report

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🎉🎉 New Year’s Eve on the Town 2025 – Full Schedule 🎉🎉

⛸️ Skating – Rath Eastlink Community Centre (625 Abenaki Rd.)
🕥 10:30am–11:50am – FREE Community Skate at the Millbrook First Nation Arena
Helmets mandatory.

💦 Swimming – Rath Eastlink Community Centre (625 Abenaki Rd.)
🕚 11:00am–12:00pm – FREE Family Swim at the Wilsons Aquatic Centre (first 120 swimmers)
🕧 12:30pm–1:30pm – FREE Family Swim at the Wilsons Aquatic Centre (first 120 swimmers)

🎊🎈 Children’s New Year’s Eve Event – Cougar Dome (72 North St.)
⭐ FREE TICKETS REQUIRED
🕛 12:00pm–3:00pm – Kids NYE Party with bouncy houses, balloon animals, glitter tattoos & airbrush tattoos!
To reduce wait times, the event is split into two ticketed sessions (all participating youth require a ticket):
🔹 12:00pm–1:15pm
🔹 1:45pm–3:00pm

🎟 FREE Tickets Now Available!
Pick up at the Douglas Street Recreation Centre (40 Douglas St.)
🕘 Monday–Friday, 9:00am–4:00pm (during facility open dates / excluding holidays)
First come, first served.

𝙋𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙚: 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘿𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙡𝙖𝙨 𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙩 𝙍𝙚𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝘾𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙗𝙚 𝙘𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙪𝙗𝙡𝙞𝙘 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 11:30𝙖𝙢 𝙤𝙣 𝙒𝙚𝙙𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙙𝙖𝙮, 𝘿𝙚𝙘𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧 24𝙩𝙝 𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙡 9:00𝙖𝙢 𝙤𝙣 𝙏𝙪𝙚𝙨𝙙𝙖𝙮, 𝘿𝙚𝙘𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧 30𝙩𝙝! 𝘿𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙘𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙚, 𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙩𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙉𝙚𝙬 𝙔𝙚𝙖𝙧’𝙨 𝙀𝙫𝙚 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙏𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝘾𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙙𝙧𝙚𝙣’𝙨 𝙀𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙖𝙧 𝘿𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙗𝙚 𝙖𝙫𝙖𝙞𝙡𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙥𝙞𝙘𝙠𝙪𝙥.

⛸️ Skating – Colchester Legion Stadium (14 Lorne St.)
🕠 5:30pm–7:00pm – FREE Community Skate
Helmets mandatory.

🎆 Ring in the New Year with Fireworks!
📍 Colchester Legion Stadium Parking Lot
🕢 7:25pm – Mayor Hinton’s New Year Wish & Countdown
🕢 7:30pm – FIREWORKS! 🎆🎆

Town of Truro Cougar Dome

The holiday season can bring joy for some, but for others, it can also be a time of stress and emotional challenges.

Grief, family tension, financial pressure, and shorter days can intensify anxiety and depression.

It’s important to remember that feeling stressed is common during this time, but there are ways to manage it and improve your mental health. 💙

Here are some strategies to help you find moments of joy and peace this holiday season.

🔗https://novascotia.cmha.ca/protect-your-mental-health-this-holiday-season/