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Facilitator Spotlight: David Lightfoot

“Just as Zoom has enabled people who cannot easily leave their homes to connect, online facilitation opens us up to stories we might not otherwise hear.” – David Lightfoot, WCC Facilitator This month, we are proud to spotlight David Lightfoot, a long-time WCC facilitator with…

Staff Spotlight: WCC’s Tech Support Team

“When someone reaches out with a tech issue, they are not just receiving an automated reply or having their needs handled by an AI chatbot. There is a real person on the other side who is listening, responding, and helping them through it.”…

The heart of the mission: Redefining the role of the modern volunteer

For more than a dozen years, one-hundred percent (100%) of our arts-health programming has been delivered by trained volunteer facilitators (more than 400 now). While national volunteer engagement numbers are down, we have had success with ongoing recruitment, retention, and volunteer re-engagement, with a 26% increase in…

Re/writing Connection: Join WCC on-site for a spoken word event near you!

Join WCC on-site for Re/writing Connection! Writers Collective of Canada (WCC) is thrilled to announce spoken word events in Ottawa, Montréal, and Mississauga. Re/writing Connection is an opportunity for local WCC writers to share magnificent stories, which have emerged from WCC workshops, with…

What it is to be human: celebrating older adult writers in WCC workshops

“The WCC writing workshops were a bold experiment for us to encourage individual creativity and community building. The project succeeded beyond our wildest dreams.” – Jim Swafford, Living Long In the Distillery Reflecting Canada’s evolving demographics, the demand for Writers Collective of Canada…

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