• New Year, New You: Make Your Health a Priority! #HepCTestChallenge

    New Year, New You: Make Your Health a Priority! #HepCTestChallenge

    Hey fabulous folks! 🌈 As we embark on a new year, let’s shine the spotlight on something truly crucial – our health! đŸ’Ș Specifically, let’s delve into why making Hepatitis C testing a part of […]

     
  • The Most Wonderful, and Busy, Time of the Year

    The Most Wonderful, and Busy, Time of the Year

    There is a song (I can hear it in my head) by Andy Williams, “The Most Wonderful Time of the Year”. I’m pretty certain he is referring to now, December, the holiday’s, the gear up […]

     
  • Countdown to World AIDS Day, with Red for Change!

    Countdown to World AIDS Day, with Red for Change!

    Every year, leading up to and including World AIDS Day on December 1st,  an awareness campaign called #RedforChange takes place during the final week(s) of November. It’s about awareness; It’s about advocacy; It’s about acceptance; […]

     
  • Empowering Youth: The Crucial Importance of Hepatitis C Testing

    Empowering Youth: The Crucial Importance of Hepatitis C Testing

    Hey there, savvy readers! Let’s talk about something important – the health of our younger generation. While you might associate Hepatitis C with older individuals, it’s increasingly affecting young people. Let’s explore why it’s imperative […]

     
  • Breaking Hep C Stigma: Let's Make It Normal

    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 […]

     
  • A Look at Indigenous Peoples Battle with Hep C

    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 […]

     
  • My Experience as a Student Placement

    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 […]

     
  • With the Spring Comes A Taste for Life

    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 […]

     
  • Tis The Season

    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 […]

     
  • Creating Awareness with #RedforChange

    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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