The GBF Initiative - Community Screening Event
2026-05-19 18:00 (America/Toronto) | Mountainview Christian Reformed Church, 290 Main Street East, Grimsby, Ontario, 290 Main Street East, Grimsby, Ontario, L3M 1P8, Canada
GBF Community Services will be hosting a Community Screening Event of the first three episodes of our Docuseries “The GBF Initiative” on Tuesday May 19th at 6:00pm at Mountainview Church, 290 Main Street, Grimsby ON.
Please RSVP to stacy@gbfgrimsby.com

Driving and Dementia Webinar
2026-05-20 18:30 - 20:00 | Online via Zoom
One of the first and toughest issues families and caregivers will face when they receive a diagnosis of dementia is the question of driving safety.
Join the Alzheimer Society of Niagara Region (ASNR) for this webinar where we’ll look at:
– Driving skills evaluation
– Deciding when to stop driving
– Getting support for someone who has been asked to stop driving
– Alternate transportation options in Niagara
Register by calling the ASNR office at 905-687-3914 or visit us online at http://www.alzheimerniagara.ca/publicforums

Settlement & Gender-Based Violence (GBV): Culturally Responsive & Prevention-Focused Approaches in Newcomer Communities
2026-05-26 08:30 - 17:00 | White Oaks Resort & Spa, 253 Taylor Road, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, L0S 1J0, Canada
OCASI (Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants), in collaboration with Future Black Female and the Coalition to End Violence Against Women (CEVAW), invites you to this one-day Hybrid Forum. See the Eventbrite registration page for additional information, and to register.
The objective of the full-day professional development training forum is to support settlement service staff in better understanding how newcomer, immigrant, and refugee settlement challenges intersect with safety, gender-based violence, and experiences of trauma. The training aims to strengthen staff confidence in building safer spaces and in engaging clients through culturally safe, trauma and violence-informed, and prevention-focused approaches. The sessions will focus on practical strategies for early information-sharing, early intervention, and critical conversations that prioritize safety and client choice, as well as coordinated responses and cross-sector collaboration that support newcomer well-being and prevent situations from escalating into crisis.
Session 1: Settlement Realities and Early Support.
Session 2: Culturally Safe Engagement and Prevention in Settlement Practice.
Session 3: Early Settlement Education – Rights, Responsibilities, and Expectations in Canada.
Session 4: Building Safer Pathways: Supporting Black Communities Through Settlement and GBV Response.
The deadline to register to attend in-person is May 18, 2026. Light breakfast, lunch, refreshments, & ASL/English/Interpreters will be provided.
Speakers:
Ana Ulloa (She/Her)
Settlement Counsellor | Freelancer
Tehreem Zafar (She/Her)
Director | Health Equity and Newcomer Services | YWCA Hamilton
Rose Karborani (She/Her), Manager | Immigrant Settlement Services, Case Management | Welcome Centre | Orientation to Ontario and International Student Facilitators Supervisor | BridgesNiagara.ca
Maryann Macharia (She/Her)
Community Engagement Lead | Future Black Female
Monique Maison (She/Her)
Community Engagement Worker | Future Black Female

Birchway Book Riot
2026-06-02 16:00 - 2026-06-07 17:00 | Gale Centre, 5152 Thorold Stone Rd, Niagara Falls, on, Canada
The Book Riot has been an annual tradition for book lovers for over four decades.
Plan to join Birchway Niagara at the Gale Centre in Niagara Falls in June 2026, when Birchway volunteers will fill an entire ice rink with books, puzzles, games, CDs and DVDs. If you are a book lover, this is the sale you don’t want to miss!
Help Birchway to raise $220,000 at this year’s event, which will operate four safe beds for survivors of abuse for an entire year!
Click here to download the event poster.
