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EVENTS
NEWS
Location & Hours
Date: March 7, 2023
The Family Care Office is located at 215 Huron Street, 6th Floor. 9 am - 5 pm Mondays through Fridays, and by appointment until 6 pm on Tuesdays. Email - family.care@utoronto.ca Phone - 416-978-0951
(In)Fertility Journeys
Date: February 9, 2023
The Family Care Office will be hosting a series of events and workshops related to fertility in the spring. The series is an opportunity for members of the U of T community who are on journeys, or considering journeys, that involve assisted reproductive technology and/or third-party reproduction to come together to learn and create connections. All genders and sexual orientations are welcome! The (In)Fertility Journeys series consists of:
- Sharing (In)Fertility Journeys: A panel discussion on March 1 12 – 1:30 pm (in person with a virtual option for those who cannot attend in person)
- Parenthood through Third-Party Reproduction on March 3 at 12 – 1 pm (online)
- Parenthood Through Surrogacy on March 31 at 12 – 1 pm (online)
- (In)Fertility Walk and Talk on April 12 12 – 1 pm
- (In)Fertility Walk and Talk on May 10 12 – 1 pm
FCO Peer Mentorship Program
Date: December 7, 2022
Check out these great new peer-to-peer opportunities, facilitated by our Family Care Office (FCO) peer mentors!
- Book a one-on-one virtual meeting with our Mentorship Coordinator
- Student Caregivers Connect Virtual Chat: Every Wednesday from 1 pm – 2 pm, student parents and caregivers are invited to come online for a virtual chat. This is a terrific opportunity to gain support and encouragement in a peer-to-peer environment. FCO peer mentors will be present at all sessions. Join us on MS Teams and get to know other student caregivers and parents like yourself!
- Student Caregivers Connect Study Hub – Log into Zoom every Thursday morning from 9:30am to 12pm to study or write with an accountability group of other student caregivers and parents like you.
- Join our “UofT Students with Families Connect” Facebook group.
- Reach out to family.care@utoronto.ca if you’d like to be matched to a peer mentor with similar lived experiences, and we’ll pair you with someone with whom you can connect!