St. Leonard's Society of Canada

09/03/2026

📚 Literacy is more than reading and writing. It helps people understand and be understood, communicate with confidence, think critically, participate in their communities, and make informed decisions about their lives.

For learners of all ages, literacy can open doors to greater participation, connection, and opportunity. Everyone deserves the chance to develop the skills they ned to read, learn, communicate, and shape their own future.

SLSC is proud to endorse this year’s International Literacy Day campaign and add our voice to a national effort highlighting the role literacy plays in creating opportunities for inclusion.

We’re pleased to support the literacy organizations leading this work in communities across Canada and to help amplify their efforts.

Learn more about the National Literacy Alliance and how organizations across Canada are working together to strengthen literacy. https://national-literacy-alliance.my.canva.site/

09/02/2026

📣 Missed our second Community Connections webinar? Catch up with our webinar recap! 📄

In this episode, researchers from Public Safety Canada discussed the complexities of defining and measuring recidivism in Canada, efforts to improve national data, and the importance of considering broader social factors that influence reintegration outcomes.

Read the recap and watch the full webinar here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxTQTKDoqP8

09/01/2026

📣 Peer Support Training Opportunity | Possibilité de formation en soutien par les pairs

[La version française suit]

The PeerLife Collaborative is recruiting people with lived experience of life and indeterminate sentences to participate in a paid, 3-day peer support training!

This training is part of a project exploring how culturally responsive peer support can better meet the needs of Black individuals with life and indeterminate sentences, both in prisons and the community.

Participants will be compensated for their time, and travel, accommodations, and food associated with the training will be covered.

📆 Interested? Reach out by Friday, September 25, 2026!

See the posters for eligibility criteria and contact information, and please share this with your networks and anyone you know who may be interested!

📧 [email protected] (English | Ontario)
📧 [email protected] (Français | Quebec)

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Le PeerLife Collaborative recrute des personnes ayant vécu une peine à perpétuité ou une peine indéterminée pour participer à une formation rémunérée de trois jours sur le soutien par les pairs !

Cette formation s’inscrit dans le cadre d’un projet visant à explorer comment un soutien par les pairs adapté à la culture peut mieux répondre aux besoins des personnes noires condamnées à la perpétuité ou à une peine indéterminée, tant en prison que dans la communauté.

Les participants seront rémunérés pour leur temps, et les frais de déplacement, d’hébergement et de restauration liés à la formation seront pris en charge.

📆 Ça vous intéresse ? Contactez-nous avant le vendredi 25 septembre 2026 !

Consultez l’affiche pour connaître les critères d’éligibilité et les coordonnées. N’hésitez pas à partager cette annonce avec vos réseaux et toute personne susceptible d’être intéressée.

📧 [email protected] (English | Ontario)
📧 [email protected] (Français | Quebec)

08/14/2026

📣 Missed our first Community Connections webinar? Catch up with our webinar recap! 📄

In this episode, Catherine Latimer, Executive Director of the John Howard Society of Canada, shared an overview of Canada's Federal Framework to Reduce Recidivism.

Read the recap below and watch the webinar here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RYd8Pldd4A

08/07/2026

The July edition of our Community Connections newsletter is out!

Find out what we've been up to here: https://stleonards.ca/newsletters/

07/17/2026

2025-26 was a busy, meaningful, and exciting year for SLSC! Read about our milestones over the past year in our Annual Report. Some highlights include:
- Launching our Solutions Lab to advance safe, stable, and supported housing options for youth exiting the justice system
- Building new collaborative partnerships across sectors
- Launching the new inteGREAT (Generating Resources & Equitable Access Together) initiative to improve access to legal information, education, and resources
- Continuing our commitment to reconciliation and Indigenous justice

Read about this and much more here:https://stleonards.ca/wp-content/uploads/Annual-Report-2025-26.pdf

07/02/2026

📢 Call for Participants: Research Study

The CanAfro Research Institute is seeking to interview Black men in Canada who have experienced violence such as a hate crime, intimate partner violence, assault, or other forms of harm, and were subsequently charged or faced legal scrutiny as a result of this incident. The study is also interested in hearing from individuals who have experienced systemic bias or discrimination within legal, policing, and/or institutional systems.

Participants will take part in a confidential 60-90 minute interview (by phone, video, or in person) and will receive a $50 honorarium, as well as access to free legal navigation and peer support services.

This important research aims to inform policy, improve legal training, and strengthen supports for Black male survivors.

📧 [email protected]
📞 226-600-3518

05/28/2026

Remembering the beautiful companion that brought so much joy and comfort to both the staff and residents of St. Leonard's House-Windsor for many years!

We want to thank St. Leonard's Society of Canada and Affiliates for the beautiful portrait of Isen. We are truly blessed to be part of such a supportive network.

05/08/2026

📣Join us for the upcoming webinar in our Community Connections webinar series!

We’ll be joined by Maureen Anglin, Marc Rainford, and Kevin MacInnis for an interactive discussion on the role of education, employability, and integrated supports in reducing recidivism.

📝Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/wCoh7XPZTVOitQSF3zD42A

04/02/2026

📣Join us for the next webinar in our Community Connections webinar series!
We’ll be joined by Jacqueline Tasca to discuss the barriers to securing and maintaining employment for justice-involved individuals, and important future directions for improving employment opportunities.

📝 Register Here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/jW5u-dWBSyS5kl-Jk1p0pA