Counsellor puts focus on Black mental health, empowerment through self care

Boys and Girls Club opens east end location

February 2, 2021February 2, 2021 Samantha Butler-Hassan, Local Journalism Initiative 0 Comments anti-Black racism, BGCK, Black Lives Matter, Black Luck Collective, Black mental health, Boys and Girls Club of Kingston and Area, counselling, E.L. Adams II, Masters of Social Work, mental health, Nicole Franklin, Ryerson, Sketch, social worker, Zelda Hippolyte

When Nicole Franklin opened Live Free Counselling Services in Toronto in 2016, she had a specific vision for what she wanted to create. She’d completed her Masters of Social Work at Ryerson University, researching the experiences of young Black girls in Canadian society, and had worked with youth in Kingston

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You can’t find your way to the Boys and Girls Club new east-end location on Google maps (yet). According to Morgan Davis, manager of social enterprise and sales for the Boys and Girls Club of Kingston and Area (BGCK), they’re still waiting for the postcard from Google to confirm