Important information for Ottawa area trans women, trans men, non-binary trans people and other non-cis people undergoing HRT from Drs. Barwin and Douek:

Dr. Barwin will be retiring at the end of August, and his office will be closing. Unclear what will happen to patients, or to those seeing Dr. Douek. Dr. Myrth is not currently accepting new patients. Recommend you get updated bloodwork and get your own copies that you can give to your next doc.

I have no further details to offer; it's on the office voicemail that Dr. Barwin is retiring and closing the office.

Attention volunteers aged 25 and up:  The Ten Oaks Project is now accepting applications for ROC volunteers for Project Acorn 2014!

ROCs - Roots of Our Community - are volunteers aged 25+ who support the Youth Advisory Committee and program participants at Project Acorn, a radical community-building space that takes the shape of a four-day camp in July.

The deadline to apply is May 18.  All the details/instructions can be found here: http://www.tenoaksproject.org/what-we-do/project-acorn/become-a-roc.aspx

The Ten Oaks Project is going to be creating a workshop series about the experiences and identities of queerspawn/ queerlings /children and youth from LGBTQ+ families. There will be workshops for youth, LGBTQ+ parents, educators and service providers which we hope to begin offering in September 2014.

They are currently looking for Ottawa-based youth, aged 13-24, from LGBTQ+ families who would like to be on our Queerspawn Workshop Advisory Committee. This committee will create the workshops and design all the elements of this program!

The application deadline is Friday, May 23.  All the details are online: http://www.tenoaksproject.org/workshops.aspx

Youth Services Bureau has a full-time admin/outreach position available.


Job Description
The main tasks are as follows but not limited to:

• Phone surveys
• Data Entry
• Typing lists
• Sorting and Mailings

Job Qualifications

• Personable (Friendly, outspoken)
• Well Organized
• Great phone skills
• Takes constructive criticism well

Hands on training and mentorship will be provided.


Follow the link for more information.

Family Day!

Celebrating LGBTQ+ Families and the books that love them! With readings from our favourite kids books, a craft table for kids big and little, snacks and resources.



THIS Sunday Feb 16, 2014
2-4pm
Arts Court (2 Daly Ave)

FSO in partnership with ACO, Snowblower Festival and the Ten Oaks Project

Come out, do crafts, enjoy some snacks, find resources for you and yours, and enjoys some of our favourite books.

This event is for:
queerspawn
lgbtq families
rainbow families
queer kids
gender independent kids
trans kids
gender creative kids
queer parents
trans parents
lgbtq parents

It's that time of year again!

If your child/ren have a(n) LGBTQ parent and/or guardian, identify as LGBTQ, or, broadly speaking, are connected in someway to the LGBTQ community such as having a sibling or relative that identifies as LGBTQ, then they are eligeable to attend Camp Ten Oaks!
Camp Ten Oaks is the first summer, residential camp of its kind in Canada for both the children and youth of LGBTQ families and LGBTQ-identified children and youth.

Registration for the 2014 session is now open.  Spots are assigned on a first come, first serve basis.  This year, the camp program will be at capacity with 72 campers. All Ten Oaks campers are housed with other campers their age in all-gender cabins.

For more information and to register online (or find out how to register by phone), click here.

FREE LGBTTQ+ COMMUNITY EVENT
~ all ages welcome ~

OPEN ART STUDIO
Saturday December 28 2013
9am - 4pm

Family Services Ottawa
312 Parkdale Ave

Bring a current art project or drop in for crafting, zine, button and art making!
Enjoy hot chocolate, tea, and snacks while you're here!

Venue is wheelchair accessible, has gender neutral bathrooms, is close to Tunney's Pasture and the #2 OC Transpo bus stops, and has free parking available.
FSO is located between Scott Street and Wellington St.W on Parkdale Ave.

For more information on this event, contact: Beck Hood
613-725-3601 ext.105
[email protected]

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