Community Development Halton Blog

"…our work focuses on uplifting the community in a dignified, respectful way.” By Shannon Shuell I work at Open Doors as the Community Resource Manager and my connection to the organization began five years ago when I started as the Good Food Coordinator. Having grown up in Burlington, I was not aware of the food insecurity happening in the neighbourhoods I live in. This experience brought to light realities I hadn’t previously seen in our community—and now I can’t unsee th

Cultivating a sense of unity By Ioana Popa I come from the Romanian community. As a student back in Romania, I met the founder of Sahaja Yoga Meditation Network– Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi, and it transformed me. I understood what “self-realization” means and that’s what I was searching for. That’s how I started volunteering as a meditation instructor in my free time. In my first year as a new immigrant to Canada, about 25 years ago I continued volunteering by offering free Sah