Breaking Hep C Stigma: Let’s Make It Normal
Hepatitis C affects millions of lives around the world, and here in Canada (specifically our neck of the woods in York Region), the shadow of stigma often casts a long and isolating cloak over those […]
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A Look at Indigenous Peoples Battle with Hep C
It is the unfortunate reality that Indigenous peoples in Canada have a history that is entrenched in colonization and oppression that has contributed to health disparities (Mendlowitz, Bremner, Walker, Jones, Isaranuwatchai & Krahn, 2021). Much […]
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My Experience as a Student Placement
Working with CAYR has been a surreal experience that has truly placed me on the front lines of the social service sector. Although my placement was only 4 months long and has quickly come to […]
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With the Spring Comes A Taste for Life
As per usual, CAYR’s annual A Taste for Life fundraising event needs support, your support. The need for care and donations is so very vital. Folks who seek support and services through CAYR already face […]
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Tis The Season
Between the recognition of HIV/AIDS through our #RedforChange campaign, putting together a World AIDS Day event, running our Holiday Care program, and all the little in-between’s that we find ourselves doing with an little extra […]
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Creating Awareness with #RedforChange
It is mid-November, where does the time go? World AIDS Day is just around the corner, December 1st. We are hosting an event that evening. It is in Richmond Hill from 5-7pm, inquire at with […]
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Resource and Development ~ Non-Profit Style
Depending on the type of business you are running, resource and development can mean slightly different things and/or focus on one or two areas more so than others. These things can include but are not […]
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Fundraising Partnership ~ Raising profits with a chocolatey Twist
It was a few years back now that we established this partnership between CAYR and Cocoa40’s #Chocolate4Change Campaign Fundraising for non-profits is a crucial undertaking, and CAYR works hard at being able to raise funds […]
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Here we go again: A Taste for Life 2022
As per usual, CAYR’s A Taste for Life fundraising event needs support, your support. The need for care and donations is so very vital. Folks who seek support and services through CAYR already face some […]
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Rapid tests for the diagnosis of syphilis and HIV: A potential game changer for Canada
Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection that is on the rise in Canada, with many areas experiencing outbreaks. In 2019, the Alberta Chief Medical Officer of Health declared an outbreak after observing a rise in […]