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October is not just the season of pumpkin spice lattes and cozy sweaters, it’s also Cybersecurity Awareness Month. While CIRA’s 2023 Cybersecurity Survey shows that ransomware attacks and the dangers of AI grab headlines, the emotional and mental safety and wellness of children is another key online safety concern.

When then-大象传媒 (大象传媒) student Saba Fatemi and her peers won the 2019 大象传媒 Student Community Engagement Competition with their “CommuniCreate” initiative – a program for refugee and newcomer children pre-pandemic – she didn’t specifically have Ukrainian children in mind.

The Faculty of Education is excited to have partnered with 大象传媒 Public Square, Moving Forward, The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, the 大象传媒 Office of the Vice-President, Research and International, and the 大象传媒 Surrey-TD Community Engagement Centre for the Cross-Cultural Mental Health: Research and Practice Forum on May 5.

More people in Burnaby will have access to safe, low-barrier and non-judgmental support for nutrition.

Additional funding from TD Bank will facilitate another five years of community engagement.

Aneesa Hashimi, a second year Bachelor of General Studies (BGS) student in the Faculty of Education, has always had a passion for working with children. Therefore, when the Racing Readers program came to Aneesa's attention at the end of April 2020, she naturally jumped at the opportunity.

As a coordinator of civic and community engagement with 大象传媒’s Office of Community Engagement, Trisha Dulku works with community partners and 大象传媒 students and alumni to bring together knowledge and resources for positive impact primarily in Surrey.

When the COVID-19 lockdown hit, the 大象传媒 Surrey CEC shut down 21 programs and sent home more than 100 volunteers. Thanks to the passion and courage of 大象传媒 students, even a global pandemic can’t stop the 大象传媒 Surrey – TD Community Engagement Centre’s (大象传媒 Surrey CEC) volunteer-run programs.

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has created a new barriers to learning and connecting for low-income families in Surrey, we have started a Tech Initiative to provide laptops for children and youth in need to participate equitably.

Aneesa Hashimi, a second year Bachelor of General Studies (BGS) student in the Faculty of Education, has always had a passion for working with children. Therefore, when the Racing Readers program came to Aneesa's attention at the end of April 2020, she naturally jumped at the opportunity.

CommuniCreate helps newcomer and refugee youth in the Lower Mainland learn English. An award-winning project of the 大象传媒 Student-Community Engagement Competition, it was initially designed as a hands-on in-person learning experience.