Brighter Days

Kids Help Phone continues its commitment to support First Nations, Inuit and Métis young people from coast to coast to coast with renewed action plan

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Tuesday, October 3, 2023
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Under the leadership of the KHP Indigenous Advisory Council , the Kids Help Phone Indigenous Initiatives team will implement the 2023-2026 Finding Hope Action Plan.

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  • Under the leadership of the KHP Indigenous Advisory Council , the Kids Help Phone Indigenous Initiatives team will implement the 2023-2026 Finding Hope Action Plan.
  • Through focused outreach strategies, Kids Help Phone will expand trust and public awareness of its services among Indigenous communities.
  • In 2019, KHP developed its first action plan to support Inuit, First Nations and Métis young people.
  • On average, 89 per cent of young Indigenous people say their conversation with Kids Help Phone was helpful.

Sun Life commits $900,000 to support the Promoting Life-skills in Aboriginal Youth (PLAY) Program through Right To Play partnership

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Wednesday, February 22, 2023
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With Sun Life's continued support, Right To Play will deliver health and wellness programming to approximately 2,000 children and youth from 25 Indigenous communities, annually.

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  • With Sun Life's continued support, Right To Play will deliver health and wellness programming to approximately 2,000 children and youth from 25 Indigenous communities, annually.
  • TORONTO, Feb. 22, 2023 /CNW/ - Sun Life has partnered with and invested a total of over $2 million in Right To Play's PLAY Program since 2015.
  • To improve access to community-led, culturally relevant programs for Indigenous youth in Canada, Sun Life is committing $900,000 over three years to the program.
  • Recently, Sun Life announced a $3.7 million commitment to support mental health programs for youth, including Indigenous children and teens, across Canada.

SOUNDEXCHANGE CREATOR-FOCUSED INITIATIVE SPOTLIGHTS BREAKTHROUGH ARTISTS

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Wednesday, February 1, 2023
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- SoundExchange, the premier music tech organization powering the future of music, is expanding its support for creators with the latest volume of Breakthrough Beats. An ongoing initiative promoting up-and-coming creators across various musical genres, Breakthrough Beats amplifies the work of talented artists as they gain popularity through events and digital content, including promotion across SoundExchange channels.

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  • An ongoing initiative promoting up-and-coming creators across various musical genres, Breakthrough Beats amplifies the work of talented artists as they gain popularity through events and digital content, including promotion across SoundExchange channels.
  • "We are proud of the work already underway to make a difference in the lives of these hard-working creators and are excited to spotlight a new generation of artists with our Breakthrough Beats program."
  • But being featured as a SoundExchange Breakthrough Beats creator exposes me to a whole different audience of other artists, producers, and labels.
  • Breakthrough Beats is the latest in a series of initiatives by SoundExchange to highlight and amplify the work of creators, including SoundAdvice and the Creator Spotlight series.

MATTHEW WEST TAKES CHRISTIAN MUSIC SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR FOR 5TH TIME AT ASCAP CHRISTIAN MUSIC AWARDS

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Wednesday, September 21, 2022
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NEW YORK, Sept. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ASCAP, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, celebrates its 44th Annual ASCAP Christian Music Awards across all social media platforms on Wednesday, September 21. Celebrating the most performed ASCAP Christian music of the past year, the awards feature exclusive photos, performances and interviews from some of the winning songwriters and publishers posted with the hashtag #ASCAPAwards on @ASCAP Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

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  • He is a five-time Grammy nominee and has seven nominations for the upcoming 2022 Dove Awards in October.
  • The debut single from singer-songwriter Anne Wilson, the song topped both the Christian Airplay and Hot Christian Songs charts and was nominated for Top Christian Song at the 2022 Billboard Music Awards.
  • As part of the ASCAP awards, West will tell the story behind "My Jesus," and perform it along with Wilson in an exclusive video.
  • The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) is a professional membership organization of songwriters, composers and music publishers of every kind of music.

Sun Life donates $1 million to Kids Help Phone to support Indigenous youth mental health

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Thursday, November 18, 2021
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Together, Sun Life and Kids Help Phone will expand Brighter Days, an Indigenous Wellness Program, across the country.

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  • Together, Sun Life and Kids Help Phone will expand Brighter Days, an Indigenous Wellness Program, across the country.
  • "Funding mental health programs designed with Indigenous youth, for Indigenous youth, is an important step to ensure everyone who lives in Canada has access to the support they need.
  • Brighter Days: An Indigenous Wellness Program by Kids Help Phone, teaches youth how to manage mental health and wellness.
  • Increase awareness and access to Kids Help Phone's life-saving mental health supports, including phone counselling, texting support, and local mental health resources.