Last Friday, December 13th, Eating Disorders of York Region, was acknowledged on a collaborative grant with Addiction Services of York Region at an Ontario Trillium Foundation Plaque Presentation. The grant of $240,100 over four years is to establish a collaborative arts therapy program that will strengthen the psychological and emotional well-being of people with addictions, eating disorders and mental health challenges. Experimentation with a range of artistic media will be encouraged and participants’ completed works will be displayed online and in community events at sites across York Region.
Member of Provincial Parliament Frank Kless and Lisa Gibbs of Ontario Trillium Foundation presented Janice Morgante, Executive Director of Eating Disorders of York Region’s Riverwalk Wellness Centres and Louisa Leung, Clinical Director for Addiction Services of York Region with the plaque.
Read the press release:
From left to right: Lisa Gibbs with the Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF), Natalia Tvoronovitch, Administrative Assistant at Eating Disorders of York Region’s Riverwalk Wellness Centres, Brenda Skerratt, Board Member of Eating Disorders of York Region’s Riverwalk Wellness Centres, Louisa Leung, Clinical Director for Addiction Services for York Region, Janice Morgante, Executive Director of Eating Disorders of York Region’s Riverwalk Wellness Centres, and Frank Klees, MPP ( Member of Provincial Parliament) for Newmarket-Aurora.
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