In The Community
Our CEO Meagan Cumming has been the Chair of the Board of Directors for the Old Town Kemptville Business Improvement Area (OTK BIA) since 2021, which provides leadership and advocacy for its members and stakeholders (businesses, employees, property owners and residents) with the goal of creating the conditions for Downtown Kemptville to become the premier commercial center and community hub in the Municipality of North Grenville.
Meagan also volunteers her time in collaboration with NG Pride to offer Queer Peer Support to 2LGBTQIA+ youth and their parents, where she provides a safe space to share their experiences and learn how to support others within that community with education and local resources.
Queer Support Group
The Kemptville Stress Relief Centre (KSRC) has launched a Queer Peer support group for teens every Tuesday. There is no cost to participate and the virtual meeting begins at 5 p.m. for the teens’ group and 6 p.m. for the parents of queer or questioning kids.
Sydney Maharaj-Nicholson, RP (Qualifying) from KSRC, has partnered with NG Pride to be able to create a safe space for teens to talk and build a sense of community.
To register for the group, email queerpeersupport@ngpride.ca or send a Facebook message through the NG Pride page.
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In The Paper
September 22, 2022
A group of community members walked the streets of downtown Kemptville on Thursday night to protest violence against women. This initiative is known as Take Back The Night, a mission to ending sexual, relationship and domestic violence in all forms. The march was led by Meagan Cumming, a downtown business owner of the Kemptville Stress Relief Center who used her voice to make it clear ” No Means NO”
June 21, 2022
‘It can be really isolating trying to figure all of this out by yourself’
Community is what stands behind you when times get tough.
The Kemptville Stress Relief Centre (KSRC) is launching a Queer Peer support group for teens on Tuesday, July 5. There is no cost to participate and the virtual meeting begins at 5 p.m. for the teens’ group and 6 p.m. for the parents of queer or questioning kids.
Meagan Cumming, registered psychotherapist and chief executive officer of KSRC, said she partnered with NG Pride to be able to create a safe space for teens to talk and build a sense of community.
April 14, 2021
Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes MPP Steve Clark announced the investment for the United Counties on March 31, noting that the province has “long been underserved” in terms of supports for victims of sexual violence.
A total of $687,000 will be released over three years, establishing services to deliver counselling, peer support, advocacy, and 24-hour crisis support by phone, as well as up to four hours of free legal advice for survivors of sexual assault.
September 20, 2019
It’s a hard pill to swallow, but in 2019, most women still don’t feel safe walking down the street alone at night. A nationwide event called Take Back the Night aims to change that. The rally took place for the first time ever in Kemptville last night, co-ordinated by the Anti-Violence Coalition of Leeds and Grenville. Roughly 50 people gathered at Rotary Park, where some made their own protest signs.
April 2, 2019
One in three women and one in six men are survivors of sexual violence, but only five per cent of victims report to police. These statistics come from Victim Services executive director Sonya Jodoin and local therapist, Meagan Cumming, of Compassionate Support for Stressful Times in Kemptville.
