Long-time members of the Alliance will remember fondly that in years past, the Sparrow Lake Alliance sent out both the Annual Bulletin & Report to the Membership each December, as well as a "State of the Alliance" update to members in the spring, prior to the Annual Meeting.

These documents served as tools to keep members in touch with the activities of the Alliance over the course of the year and also provided a summary of the presentations from the Annual Meeting. » Learn More…

Friday, October 3, 2003, 9 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Council Chambers, Metro Hall,
55 John Street (just south of King),
Toronto, Ontario

THEME: “Helping Children Who Live in Toxic Situations”

This conference will be of special interest to professionals who work with children: social workers, psychiatrists, psychologists, educators, lawyers, and judges. The presenters are professionals who have extensive experience working with children who live in toxic situations. ORTHO is an international, interdisciplinary group of mental health professionals, with a 50-year history of promoting progressive practice and social advocacy for service users. The Sparrow Lake Alliance (Ontario) is a voluntary coalition of 12 professions, 7 service sectors, that advocates for an environment that is more nurturing to children’s development. » Learn More…

THEME: “From Child & Youth Development
to Human Development”

The need to update and re-design and update of the site was raised as a top priority by our membership at our 2001 Annual Meeting part of the “re-visioning” session on the future of the Alliance held by the then-new Co-Chairs, Bruce Ferguson and Celia Denov.

In addition to the need for increased regular updates to the site content, SLA members stressed the importance of developing a more “interactive” website, one with the capacity to connect individuals and organizations from our membership across the province of Ontario. » Learn More…