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Kendra Willard

Kendra Willard
Kendra Willard has been a Health Promoter at the Halton Region Health Department for over a decade. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Community Health (where she was first introduced to Asset-Based Community Development) and a Master of Arts in Applied Health Science from Brock University. When she's not reading Harry Potter to her son, you can find Kendra practicing or teaching yoga.

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Building Healthy Communities with Youth: Halton’s Story

Posted by Kendra Willard on August 7, 2018

For some, the idea of engaging teenagers can be intimidating and riddled with questions like, what should I do? Where do I start? How do I do this? Thankfully, we don’t have to stay in a place of uncertainty too long. With an ABCD approach, we know to do things together, not alone; we know assets are there, even if they seem hidden.

We have a story to tell about how communities in Halton, Ontario (Acton, Burlington, Oakville, Georgetown, and Milton) are creating ways of working together with youth to shape the places we all call home.

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