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George Brown College Social Innovation Design Jam in partnership with startGBC & United Churches Edge Project
A collaboration between George Brown College School of Social and Community Services, United Churches Project Edge and startGBC
A private event for 120 pre-selected students to work with over 20 mentors on finding innovative social innovation solutions to real-life challenges in 3 key areas of our community that will include: Mental Health & Addictions – Poverty – Identity Based
Students will be competing for a prize pot of $500 per category to help them progress their projects into reality.
Keynote Speaker – Dr. Colin Robert Phillips, Policy Studies PhD
Listen to Dr. Phillips as he speaks about his amazing research work in homelessness and impact areas such as poverty, mental health & addictions, trauma and identity. Colin lives with cerebral palsy and is a light on overcoming barriers to excel in his field of expertise.
A massive thanks to mentors for volunteering their time to support student growth and these mentors include…
Scott Leon – Wellsley Institute; Madeline Ley – Boarding Homes Ministry; James Holzbauer – United Churches; Denise Soueidan-O’leary – Centre for Social Innovation; Matthew Thompson – Canadian Community Economic Development Network; Kimberly D’Oliveirea – Centre for Social Innovation; Melissa Anderson; John Ryerson – Cultural Strategist; Shannon Cummings – A-Way Express; Robin Frazer – Ryerson University; Alexandra Belaskie – United Churches; Courtney Ayukawa – Toronto Enterprise Fund; Honarine Scott – United Churches; Ralph Wushke – United Churches; Sharrae Lyon – Egale; Christie Newfeldt – United Churches and Adele Halladay – United Churches
Special thanks to MC of the day, Joshua Fernandes – United Churches
*Note: This is a Private Event