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'''Head & Hands''', also known as ''À Deux Mains'', is a [[nonprofit organization]] based in [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]]. The organization was founded by Mark Early and Pat Crawshaw in 1970 with the goal of creating a safe drop-in space for youth.<ref>{{cite web|title=Our Story - Since 1970 |date=18 August 2016 |url=http://headandhands.ca/about-us/since-1970/ |publisher=Head & Hands|accessdate=July 7, 2020}}</ref> Though the centre was originally geared towards drug users, Head & Hands has expanded its services and promotes a [[holistic]] philosophy to community [[outreach]].<ref>{{cite web|title= Vision and Mission |url=http://headandhands.ca/about-us/vision-mission/ |publisher=Head & Hands}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Ramage|first1=Linda J|title=The treatment of women by the medical profession : a study of an alternative, Head and Hands |url=http://spectrum.library.concordia.ca/5375/1/ML56111.pdf |publisher=Concordia University|accessdate=March 4, 2015|format=Thesis (Masters)|date=1989}}{{dead link|date=November 2017|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> The centre, currently located in [[Notre-Dame-de-Grâce]], offers counseling, legal services, programs for young parents, [[sex education]], a variety of workshops, and emergency food services.<ref>{{cite web|title=About Us|url=http://headandhands.ca/about-us/|website=Head & Hands|access-date=2015-03-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150218042613/http://headandhands.ca/about-us/|archive-date=2015-02-18|url-status=dead}}</ref> With 12 staff members and 350 volunteers, Head & Hands helps put on numerous events throughout the year, both informational and social events.<ref>Burnett, Richard.[https://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/music/head-hands-kicks-off-ndg-arts-week-with-samedi-in-the-park-rock-concert], ''[[Montreal Gazette]]'', Montreal, 17 August 2012. Retrieved on 4 March 2015.</ref> The centre serviced 6,595 youth in 2014, with more than 24,000 visits in the same year.<ref>{{cite web|title=Give|url=http://headandhands.ca/give/|website=Head & Hands}}</ref>
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'''Head & Hands''', also known as ''À Deux Mains'', is a [[nonprofit organization]] based in [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]]. The organization was founded by Mark Early and Pat Crawshaw in 1970 with the goal of creating a safe drop-in space for youth.<ref>{{cite web|title=Our Story - Since 1970 |url=http://headandhands.ca/about-us/since-1970/ |publisher=Head & Hands|accessdate=July 7, 2020}}</ref> Though the centre was originally geared towards drug users, Head & Hands has expanded its services and promotes a [[holistic]] philosophy to community [[outreach]].<ref>{{cite web|title= Vision and Mission |url=http://headandhands.ca/about-us/vision-mission/ |publisher=Head & Hands}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Ramage|first1=Linda J|title=The treatment of women by the medical profession : a study of an alternative, Head and Hands |url=http://spectrum.library.concordia.ca/5375/1/ML56111.pdf |publisher=Concordia University|accessdate=March 4, 2015|format=Thesis (Masters)|date=1989}}{{dead link|date=November 2017|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> The centre, currently located in [[Notre-Dame-de-Grâce]], offers counseling, legal services, programs for young parents, [[sex education]], a variety of workshops, and emergency food services.<ref>{{cite web|title=About Us|url=http://headandhands.ca/about-us/|website=Head & Hands|access-date=2015-03-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150218042613/http://headandhands.ca/about-us/|archive-date=2015-02-18|url-status=dead}}</ref> With 12 staff members and 350 volunteers, Head & Hands helps put on numerous events throughout the year, both informational and social events.<ref>Burnett, Richard.[https://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/music/head-hands-kicks-off-ndg-arts-week-with-samedi-in-the-park-rock-concert], ''[[Montreal Gazette]]'', Montreal, 17 August 2012. Retrieved on 4 March 2015.</ref> The centre serviced 6,595 youth in 2014, with more than 24,000 visits in the same year.<ref>{{cite web|title=Give|url=http://headandhands.ca/give/|website=Head & Hands}}</ref>


Head & Hands describes their mission as:
Head & Hands describes their mission as:
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:"Head & Hands’ mission is to work with youth to promote their physical and [[Mental health|mental well-being]]. Our approach is preventative, inclusive, non-judgmental, and holistic, with a fundamental commitment to providing an environment that welcomes youth without discrimination. We facilitate social change and the [[empowerment]] of youth based on their current needs within our community and society at large."<ref>{{cite web|title= Vision and Mission|url=http://headandhands.ca/about-us/vision-mission/|website=Head & Hands}}</ref>
:"Head & Hands’ mission is to work with youth to promote their physical and [[Mental health|mental well-being]]. Our approach is preventative, inclusive, non-judgmental, and holistic, with a fundamental commitment to providing an environment that welcomes youth without discrimination. We facilitate social change and the [[empowerment]] of youth based on their current needs within our community and society at large."<ref>{{cite web|title= Vision and Mission|url=http://headandhands.ca/about-us/vision-mission/|website=Head & Hands}}</ref>


With all of their programs and services, Head & hands applies a critical [social justice] perspective which recognizes the [intersectionality] that is necessary for reaching a diverse group of people.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Trimble|first1=Lisa M.|last2=Foisy|first2=Christina|last3=MacMillan|first3=Nikki|last4=Porter|first4=Jos|last5=Rodman|first5=Channing|last6=Ritchie|first6=Marlo|title=The Sense Project: An Innovative Model for Sexualities Education Partnerships Between Community-Based Educators and Schools|url=http://learninglandscapes.ca/images/documents/ll-no10-lr-links.pdf#page=313|website=http://learninglandscapes.ca/|publisher=Learning Landscapes|accessdate=4 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304075740/http://learninglandscapes.ca/images/documents/ll-no10-lr-links.pdf#page=313|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> Head & Hands' approach to intersectional practices consists of considering cultural contexts related to power including; race, class, [[gender]], language, [[sexual orientation]], age, [[ableism|ability]], as well as other.<ref>{{cite web|title=Give|url=http://headandhands.ca/give/|website=Head & Hands}}</ref> Head & Hands helps staff and volunteers work through an unlearning process in order for them to better equipped to provide non-judgmental approach to community outreach.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Trimble|first1=Lisa M.|last2=Foisy|first2=Christina|last3=MacMillan|first3=Nikki|last4=Porter|first4=Jos|last5=Rodman|first5=Channing|last6=Ritchie|first6=Marlo|title=The Sense Project: An Innovative Model for Sexualities Education Partnerships Between Community-Based Educators and Schools|url=http://learninglandscapes.ca/images/documents/ll-no10-lr-links.pdf#page=313|website=http://learninglandscapes.ca/|publisher=Learning Landscapes|accessdate=4 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304075740/http://learninglandscapes.ca/images/documents/ll-no10-lr-links.pdf#page=313|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
With all of their programs and services, Head & hands applies a critical [social justice] perspective which recognizes the [intersectionality] that is necessary for reaching a diverse group of people.<ref name="sense">{{cite web |last1=Trimble |first1=Lisa M. |last2=Foisy |first2=Christina |last3=MacMillan |first3=Nikki |last4=Porter |first4=Jos |last5=Rodman|first5=Channing|last6=Ritchie|first6=Marlo|title=The Sense Project: An Innovative Model for Sexualities Education Partnerships Between Community-Based Educators and Schools|url=http://learninglandscapes.ca/images/documents/ll-no10-lr-links.pdf#page=313|publisher=Learning Landscapes |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304075740/http://learninglandscapes.ca/images/documents/ll-no10-lr-links.pdf#page=313 |archivedate=March 4, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> Head & Hands' approach to intersectional practices consists of considering cultural contexts related to power including; race, class, [[gender]], language, [[sexual orientation]], age, [[ableism|ability]], as well as other.<ref>{{cite web|title=Give|url=http://headandhands.ca/give/|website=Head & Hands}}</ref> Head & Hands helps staff and volunteers work through an unlearning process in order for them to better equipped to provide non-judgmental approach to community outreach.<ref name="sense"/>
As part of their '''Street Work''' program, Head & Hands supplies information and materials for safer drug use and [[safe sex]] practices while educating youth about the risks of [[HIV]] and [[Hepatitis C]].<ref>McKenna, Kate.[http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/head-hands-street-work-program-back-after-being-cut-in-2011-1.2865044], ''[[CBC News]]'', Montreal, 8 December 2014. Retrieved on 4 March 2015.</ref> Head & Hands also facilitates the Sense Project, which is a teen-oriented [[sex-ed]] program started in 2006, wherein Head & Hands team members facilitate safe-sex and [[sex-positive]] workshops in various venues around Montreal.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Trimble|first1=Lisa M.|last2=Foisy|first2=Christina|last3=MacMillan|first3=Nikki|last4=Porter|first4=Jos|last5=Rodman|first5=Channing|last6=Ritchie|first6=Marlo|title=The Sense Project: An Innovative Model for Sexualities Education Partnerships Between Community-Based Educators and Schools|url=http://learninglandscapes.ca/images/documents/ll-no10-lr-links.pdf#page=313|website=http://learninglandscapes.ca/|publisher=Learning Landscapes|accessdate=4 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304075740/http://learninglandscapes.ca/images/documents/ll-no10-lr-links.pdf#page=313|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> The Sense Project has been extremely successful having between 90-95% of youth involved [[Self-report study|self-reporting]] that they had learned something useful.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Trimble|first1=Lisa M.|last2=Foisy|first2=Christina|last3=MacMillan|first3=Nikki|last4=Porter|first4=Jos|last5=Rodman|first5=Channing|last6=Ritchie|first6=Marlo|title=The Sense Project: An Innovative Model for Sexualities Education Partnerships Between Community-Based Educators and Schools|url=http://learninglandscapes.ca/images/documents/ll-no10-lr-links.pdf#page=313|website=http://learninglandscapes.ca/|publisher=Learning Landscapes|accessdate=4 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304075740/http://learninglandscapes.ca/images/documents/ll-no10-lr-links.pdf#page=313|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> The Sense Project is funded in part by Faggity Ass Friday, a by-donation queer dance party that happens the last Friday of every month.<ref>{{cite web|title=Faggity Ass Fridays|url=http://headandhands.ca/faggity-ass-fridays/|website=Head & Hands|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140929045523/http://headandhands.ca/faggity-ass-fridays/|archivedate=2014-09-29}}</ref>
As part of their '''Street Work''' program, Head & Hands supplies information and materials for safer drug use and [[safe sex]] practices while educating youth about the risks of [[HIV]] and [[Hepatitis C]].<ref>McKenna, Kate.[http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/head-hands-street-work-program-back-after-being-cut-in-2011-1.2865044], ''[[CBC News]]'', Montreal, 8 December 2014. Retrieved on 4 March 2015.</ref> Head & Hands also facilitates the Sense Project, which is a teen-oriented [[Sex education|sex-ed]] program started in 2006, wherein Head & Hands team members facilitate safe-sex and [[sex-positive]] workshops in various venues around Montreal.<ref name="sense"/> The Sense Project has been extremely successful having between 90-95% of youth involved [[Self-report study|self-reporting]] that they had learned something useful.<ref name="sense"/> The Sense Project is funded in part by Faggity Ass Friday, a by-donation queer dance party that happens the last Friday of every month.<ref>{{cite web|title=Faggity Ass Fridays|url=http://headandhands.ca/faggity-ass-fridays/|website=Head & Hands|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140929045523/http://headandhands.ca/faggity-ass-fridays/|archivedate=2014-09-29}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 12:41, 9 February 2024

Head & Hands, also known as À Deux Mains, is a nonprofit organization based in Montreal, Quebec. The organization was founded by Mark Early and Pat Crawshaw in 1970 with the goal of creating a safe drop-in space for youth.[1] Though the centre was originally geared towards drug users, Head & Hands has expanded its services and promotes a holistic philosophy to community outreach.[2][3] The centre, currently located in Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, offers counseling, legal services, programs for young parents, sex education, a variety of workshops, and emergency food services.[4] With 12 staff members and 350 volunteers, Head & Hands helps put on numerous events throughout the year, both informational and social events.[5] The centre serviced 6,595 youth in 2014, with more than 24,000 visits in the same year.[6]

Head & Hands describes their mission as:

"Head & Hands’ mission is to work with youth to promote their physical and mental well-being. Our approach is preventative, inclusive, non-judgmental, and holistic, with a fundamental commitment to providing an environment that welcomes youth without discrimination. We facilitate social change and the empowerment of youth based on their current needs within our community and society at large."[7]

With all of their programs and services, Head & hands applies a critical [social justice] perspective which recognizes the [intersectionality] that is necessary for reaching a diverse group of people.[8] Head & Hands' approach to intersectional practices consists of considering cultural contexts related to power including; race, class, gender, language, sexual orientation, age, ability, as well as other.[9] Head & Hands helps staff and volunteers work through an unlearning process in order for them to better equipped to provide non-judgmental approach to community outreach.[8] As part of their Street Work program, Head & Hands supplies information and materials for safer drug use and safe sex practices while educating youth about the risks of HIV and Hepatitis C.[10] Head & Hands also facilitates the Sense Project, which is a teen-oriented sex-ed program started in 2006, wherein Head & Hands team members facilitate safe-sex and sex-positive workshops in various venues around Montreal.[8] The Sense Project has been extremely successful having between 90-95% of youth involved self-reporting that they had learned something useful.[8] The Sense Project is funded in part by Faggity Ass Friday, a by-donation queer dance party that happens the last Friday of every month.[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Our Story - Since 1970". Head & Hands. 18 August 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
  2. ^ "Vision and Mission". Head & Hands.
  3. ^ Ramage, Linda J (1989). "The treatment of women by the medical profession : a study of an alternative, Head and Hands" (Thesis (Masters)). Concordia University. Retrieved March 4, 2015.[dead link]
  4. ^ "About Us". Head & Hands. Archived from the original on 2015-02-18. Retrieved 2015-03-14.
  5. ^ Burnett, Richard.[1], Montreal Gazette, Montreal, 17 August 2012. Retrieved on 4 March 2015.
  6. ^ "Give". Head & Hands.
  7. ^ "Vision and Mission". Head & Hands.
  8. ^ a b c d Trimble, Lisa M.; Foisy, Christina; MacMillan, Nikki; Porter, Jos; Rodman, Channing; Ritchie, Marlo. "The Sense Project: An Innovative Model for Sexualities Education Partnerships Between Community-Based Educators and Schools" (PDF). Learning Landscapes. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016.
  9. ^ "Give". Head & Hands.
  10. ^ McKenna, Kate.[2], CBC News, Montreal, 8 December 2014. Retrieved on 4 March 2015.
  11. ^ "Faggity Ass Fridays". Head & Hands. Archived from the original on 2014-09-29.