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My Presentation at the CBRC Summit
Hi there! My name is Tyler Boyce. I use he/him pronouns and have been volunteering with MAX Ottawa since 2017 as a Board Member. My professional background is in qualitative research as it relates to HIV prevalence in the queer community, with a focus on determinants for African, Caribbean, and Black guys into guys. …
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Learning About Myself While Helping Others
Hi! My name is Griffin. I use he/him and they/them pronouns. I work at MAX as a Group Facilitator and I’ve worked with several MAX Group programs over the past year. My MAX Experience Within my time at MAX, I’ve had the chance to co-lead two 8-week Skills for Anxiety groups, and one 8-week Body…
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Reflections from Peer Facilitation
Hey! I’m William and my pronouns are he/him. For the past 2 months this past fall 2019, I co-facilitated a peer discussion group centred on anxiety. My Role at MAX As a co-facilitator, I assisted in the coordination of discussions to combat anxiety-based stressors through cognitive-behavioural activities, mindfulness meditation, and peer support. It has been…
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Volunteer Opportunities
MAX Ottawa presently has three Volunteer openings. Two direct roles and one in partnership with the Gay Zone Steering Committee. Want to know how to get involved? Read the descriptions below and contact us.! First, we’re seeking a new Office Support Coordinator. This person will work with our Executive Director and other staff. You’ll play…
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Winter 2019 Volunteer Social
Between April and September 2019, MAX volunteers have shared almost 1,100 hours of their time and talents to help guys into guys in Ottawa achieve MAXimum health and wellness! To say thank you, MAX Ottawa held a volunteer appreciation brunch on Sunday, December 8, 2019. Eighteen volunteers attended who help us in a variety of…
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Welcome Our New Board Director!
On November 18th, 2019 MAX Ottawa’s Board of Directors elected Allen Chen to join the Board. Allen is a passionate volunteer for social issues and especially enjoys working for community building for guys into guys. The Totally outRIGHT graduate previously has worked with campus queer student groups at UBC and McGill. He currently works as…
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MAX presents at National GBT2Q Men’s Health Summit
MAX Ottawa presented at the 2019 Community-Based Research Centre’s (CBRC) Summit. The Summit is CRBC’s annual two-day event that promotes knowledge exchange and capacity building for gay, bi, trans, Two-Spirit, and queer men’s (GBT2Q) health. This year’s theme was ‘Queering Healthcare Access & Accessibility,’ Over 300 researchers, service providers, community members and organizations were challenged…
Read More MAX Presents at the 2019 GMSH Symposium
MAX shares Spill the Tea intervention’s success at the 2019 GMSH Symposium The presentation was part of a panel on initiatives related to party and play in Ontario MAX Ottawa was invited by the Gay Men’s Sexual Health Alliance of Ontario (GMSH) to participate at the plenary panel “Party and play: How do we know…
Read More MAX Achieves Charitable Status
On May 10, 2019, MAX Ottawa, formerly the Ottawa Gay Men’s Wellness Initiative, received its charitable status from the Canada Revenue Agency. For more details, see our full listing on their website. MAX’s board has begun working on a fundraising committee and hopes to have a safe system for donors to access in the near…
Read More MAX receives ViiV Community Grant
MAX Ottawa is honoured to be the recipient of a Community Grant by ViiV Healthcare. This additional $22,000 will support our GBT2Q Peer Engagement in Ottawa from September 2019 to July 2020. MAX Ottawa’s GBT2Q Peer Engagement project seeks to meaningfully involve GBT2Q peers in our programs and services. The highest rates of HIV incidence…
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