The Missing Link Project

The Missing Link Project aims to uplift and nurture the community’s youth by creating and providing after-school programs. These program categories include Fitness Literacy, Business and Financial Literacy, and Mental Health Literacy. Fitness Literacy will include: physical activities such as after-school sports and group exercise classes; learning about the importance of fitness; types of fitness; and muscular anatomy, including types of muscles and their respective function. Business and Financial Literacy will include: how to balance income versus expenses (this will look at balancing cheque books, finding savings, and comparing prices to similar products or services); how to start a for-profit business without Love Money (and a cost/benefit analysis of starting a business); and how to do taxes as an individual. Mental Health Literacy will include: Yoga classes; Diaphragmatic Breathing; understanding the importance of Mental Health; Mindfulness Meditation; understanding and implementing Cognitive Behavioural Therapy into everyday life; and how to support others through grief, depression, and anxiety.