BridgeNorth in the Media
December 11, 2020 Press Release
BridgeNorth Funded by MCSS Anti-Human Trafficking Community Supports Fund
BridgeNorth receives $2.5 million in funding over five years
As part of Ontario’s new, five-year strategy to combat human trafficking and child sexual exploitation across the province, The Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services (MCCSS) has selected BridgeNorth (BN) to receive $2,496,000 funding over five years, beginning in 2020/21. BN will build on its survivor-led approach and utilize the funding to provide survivor-led peer mentoring and day programs for children and youth, providing holistic, wrap-around, strengths-based, trauma-informed supports from early intervention through to stabilization, transition, and reintegration.
Full Press Release:
BridgeNorth Funded by MCSS Anti-Human Trafficking Community Supports Fund
BridgeNorth receives $2.5 million in funding over five years
As part of Ontario’s new, five-year strategy to combat human trafficking and child sexual exploitation across the province, The Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services (MCCSS) has selected BridgeNorth (BN) to receive $2,496,000 funding over five years, beginning in 2020/21. BN will build on its survivor-led approach and utilize the funding to provide survivor-led peer mentoring and day programs for children and youth, providing holistic, wrap-around, strengths-based, trauma-informed supports from early intervention through to stabilization, transition, and reintegration.
Full Press Release:
| bridgenorth_mcss_funding_press_release_december_11_2020_final.pdf |
November 27, 2019 | Canadian interiors Magazine: "A Safe Place. ARIDO's latest ROI project supports the fight against Human Trafficking in Canada" by Leslie C Smith, spotlight on BridgeNorth
https://issuu.com/iqbusinessmedia/docs/ci_n-d_19_de/42
https://issuu.com/iqbusinessmedia/docs/ci_n-d_19_de/42
October 26, 2019 | TEDxToronto 2019: Casandra Diamond shares her story & provides a glimpse into the ugly underbelly of the licensed massage parlour and holistic spa system.
https://tedxtoronto.com/tedxtoronto-2019-casandra-diamond-founder-and-director-of-bridgenorth/
https://tedxtoronto.com/tedxtoronto-2019-casandra-diamond-founder-and-director-of-bridgenorth/
October 18, 2019 | Toronto Star: "How I was recruited into sex trafficking" By Casandra Diamond
https://www.thestar.com/life/health_wellness/2019/10/21/how-i-was-recruited-into-sex-trafficking.html
https://www.thestar.com/life/health_wellness/2019/10/21/how-i-was-recruited-into-sex-trafficking.html
October 3, 2019 | 100 Huntley Street: Casandra's Story
September 9, 2019 | The Light Magazine: "Sex trafficking – are Christian youth at risk?" by Jack Taylor
part 1: http://lightmagazine.ca/2019/08/sex-trafficking-are-christian-youth-at-risk/
part 2: http://lightmagazine.ca/2019/10/sex-trafficking-part-2-whats-gone-wrong/
part 3: http://lightmagazine.ca/2019/10/sex-trafficking-part-3-what-can-we-do-about-it/
part 1: http://lightmagazine.ca/2019/08/sex-trafficking-are-christian-youth-at-risk/
part 2: http://lightmagazine.ca/2019/10/sex-trafficking-part-2-whats-gone-wrong/
part 3: http://lightmagazine.ca/2019/10/sex-trafficking-part-3-what-can-we-do-about-it/
September 5, 2019 | Defend Dignity Youtube Campaign: Survivors of Body Rub Parlours sharing about the realities of working in licensed body rub parlours in Canada.