Sticks and Stones may Break my Bones: On the Words that Really Hurt Us
Language is one of the most powerful tools we have. It’s essential for creating an environment where everyone feels welcome and included. Historically, language has excluded so many. Language has been used to discriminate and marginalize individuals and groups because...
Real Talk: Practice Safe Sexting
Sexting, sending sexually explicit texts or images by text or online, can be a fun and consensual way to engage with your partner. It’s fun to feel attractive and to get your crushes attention or even to admire your body and someone else’s, these are super normal and...
Annual Membership Drive
Lanark County Interval House is holding its Annual General Meeting on September 26, 2022 at 6 pm via Zoom from Carleton Place. We hope that you will be able to join us. In accordance with LCIHCS bylaws, to be a voting participant at our Annual General Meeting, you are...
Housing Advocacy and Lanark County Interval House and Community Supports
It is not a surprise to most social service agencies in Canada that housing, or the lack there of, has developed into a full-blown crisis. Affordable rent geared income (RGI) housing stock has been in demand for years nationally, provincially and locally, with local...
LCIHCS Awards the C.R.A.V.E Grand Prize Winner $100,000!
LCIHCS recently held C.R.A.V.E, our first-ever virtual raffle. The acronym stands for Community Rallies Against Violence Everywhere; LCHICS hoped the raffle will be a reminder that gender-based violence is an unfortunate reality in our community. The raffle gave one...