Emergency Shelter and Homelessness Service Worker Appreciation Week will be taking place from January 20-26, 2025! This week is dedicated to honoring and expressing our heartfelt gratitude to all the incredible emergency shelter and homelessness service workers who provide essential support to those in need. Their unwavering dedication, compassion, and tireless efforts are truly invaluable, and we want to take this time to recognize the profound impact they have on our community.
Throughout the week, we have a series of activities planned to celebrate and show our appreciation for their vital contributions!
Scroll below for more details!
MINDFULness MONDAY- january 20
TSN is partnering with Toronto Shelter and Support Services to host a hybrid mindfulness session led by Dr. Bhante Saranapala.
Date: Monday, January 20, 2025
Time: 11AM - 12PM
Location: Toronto Hostels Training Centre, 65 Wellesley St. East, Suite 501
Virtual Access: Streamed live via Webex
There are limited spots available for the in-person session! To reserve your spot, please complete the registration form here: https://ca.mar.medallia.com/MindfulMonday
thriving tuesday- january 21
TSN will be hosting a virtual mental health and wellness session facilitated by Chris Leonard. This is a safe space where frontline shelter and homelessness service workers can come together to unpack and process the hard work and effects of working in the homelessness sector.
Date: Tuesday, January 21, 2025
Time: 10AM - 12PM
Location: Virtual session via Zoom
Virtual Access: Click here for the link!
Meeting ID: 839 2183 1735
Passcode: 582755
feel good friday- january 24
TSN will be hosting a virtual space for grief session facilitated by Fran Quintero Rawlings and Calla Lee from Method Collective. Shelter and homelessness services workers are often on the front lines of this unaddressed grief, supporting individuals and families navigating housing insecurity, trauma, and significant life transitions. Yet, they often lack spaces to process their own emotional burdens. This virtual session will offer a supportive and engaging workshop to empower shelter workers.
Date: Friday, January 24, 2025
Time: 1:30PM - 3PM
Location: Virtual session via Zoom
Virtual Access: Click here for the link!
Meeting ID: 899 2251 1774
Passcode: 857525
Emergency Shelter and Homelessness Service Worker Appreciation Week Tool Book
This Activity Book was developed to support 2025’s Emergency Shelter and Homeless Service Worker Appreciation Week. The activities, information, and resources in this booklet are to support your site’s organizing of the suggested activities. They could be used for short in-person moments during a shift change discussion, shared via email for self-directed engagement, displayed in staff spaces, or used to organize site-wide activities. We encourage you to use the below as a starting point and to tailor to your site’s needs and capacity.
