Royal Ottawa Funding Event

Posted on Friday, October 2nd, 2020

The prepared remarks of President Claude Brulé.

August 05, 2020

It is my pleasure to be part of this exciting announcement with

two of Algonquin College’s long-time supporters and frequent

partners: the Royal Ottawa and RBC Foundation. I would also like to acknowledge the important work of the Youth Services Bureau, today’s co-beneficiary of RBC’s generosity.

At Algonquin College, the mental health of our learners and employees continues to be a top priority. During the ongoing pandemic, mental health resources have become more important than ever – as has the need for remote access to resources and services.

The funding announced today will help secure and expand the

College’s dynamic mental health partnership with The

Royal.

First announced in Fall 2019, our partnership with The Royal has enhanced our existing services, and established new tools and resources.

Over the past year, The Royal has provided high-quality training for Algonquin College clinicians, delivered an eight-part speaker series, and offered a weekly psychiatry clinic which has been enthusiastically received by students.

I would like to thank RBC Foundation for their generous support. Their funding will help further establish this relatively new partnership and extend the program into its second and third year – which is wonderful news for Algonquin College employees and students.

Algonquin College and the Royal Ottawa are planning to continue and expand our speaker series, as well as the psychiatry clinic. We will also provide clinical supervision for our Counselling team and provide additional training and IT equipment that will allow Algonquin’s employees to better serve their students both onsite and virtually.

At the end of the day, this initiative is about enhanced training and professional development for our employees – helping them recognize what they can do to help our learners. And about providing our learners with new resources, including new digital tools they can access from home.

The unprecedented times we are living in show how vital community partnerships are to our collective well-being. We need to support one another … to join forces on vital initiatives that will make our institutions, our city – and our people – healthier and stronger. And the RBC Foundation’s commitment today is a shining example of that.

Thank you. Merci. Miigwetch.


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