The Guelph Tool Library welcomes the Living Better on Less Program as a new outreach program. The program stated at the Church of the Apostles in 2008 as a response to the housing crisis. The 6-week program was developed to teach participants about having less of an environmental impact and ways to optimize living on a fixed budget. The partnership builds on the work that we did together in 2021 to keep the program running when pandemic restrictions prevented the use of the church for gatherings and meetings.
The Living Better on Less Program is currently presenting working on two new modules. A module for seniors is supported by a New Horizons for Seniors Grant and will be delivered at the Elliot Community Centre in September. A second module for youth is currently being developed in partnership with Wyndham House.
To find out more about this programming, please contact us at livingbetteronless@guelphtoollibrary.org.
Upcoming Events
Living Better on Less for Seniors
We are putting together a fall series of sessions of Living Better on Less for Seniors to run Fridays at 2:30, October 18 through November 22. Focused on some new themes and different topics than previous sessions, these community building, informative events are open to all – with registration required via the City of Guelph RecEnroll Website. These sessions have been made possible by a New Horizons Grant for Seniors, in collaboration with the Church of the Apostles and The Guelph Wellington Seniors Association.
Planning for future housing needs – October 18th – Recenroll.ca ID# 56904
Medical Conversations & Values – October 25th – Recenroll.ca ID# 56905
Digital Literacy – November 1st – Recenroll.ca ID# 56906
Optimizing Quality of Life – November 8th – Recenroll.ca ID# 56907
Staying Connected – November 15th – Recenroll.ca ID# 56908
Transportation – November 22nd – Recenroll.ca ID# 56909
Living Better on Less for Youth
Living Better on Less for Youth is a new program that aims to teach youth in the city how to live better on less. Less means less money, but also means less waste and less of an environmental impact, all of which tend to go hand in hand. The program is six weeks long and each week is a new session that will use a hands-on approach and focus on a different topic that youth need more resources for or are struggling with. Some of these topics include health, mental health, finances and budgeting, taxes, employment opportunities, and nutrition.
The youth version of this program is going to be run in partnership with Wyndham house who will provide the space for the program to run out of as well as the participants. The program is being created with an advisory committee made up of a few youth who will also benefit from the program but will act in a mentorship role throughout the sessions. This ensures that the way the program is delivered and the content of the sessions will be relevant and useful to the participants.