Ernestine’s Women’s Shelter was opened in 1983 by a group of community members who saw a need for a safe place for women and children fleeing violence and abuse.

Since then we have embraced trans women as women, and we have also broadened our mandate to welcome Two-Spirit, non-binary and gender diverse people and trans men fleeing violence and abuse.

Curious Public is working with Ernestine’s to develop its core narrative and supporting communications collateral.

Summer Music Society is a community driven organization that provides high quality music education for people of all ages and musical skill level. It runs the inclusive Summer Music Camp on the shores of Lake Huron in Bruce County, Ontario offering a variety of programs. Summer Music’s programs benefit children, adults, and seniors creating a supportive environment where participants can learn, grow, and connect through the power of music.

Curious Public worked with Summer Music Society to create a refreshed logo, a narrative, a new website and supporting communications collateral.

Hospice Mississauga (formerly Heart House Hospice) has been making a meaningful difference for clients and their families navigating end-of-life care and grief in Mississauga and Brampton since 1985. 

The Hospice Mississauga team of compassionate professionals delivers on their promise to ensure that people live their final days with grace and dignity while offering support and services to families and caregivers. Hospice counsellors work one-on-one or in group settings with people living with a terminal diagnosis and offer services generally with a prognosis of 12-months or less. At the same time, trained volunteers support staff doing home visits and weekly day programs to bring people together for social activities in a supportive community.

Curious Public is revising the organization’s core narrative and social media content and is creating new fundraising materials for Hospice Mississauga as part of its UPLIFT project.

Learning for a Sustainable Future’s (LSF) mission is to empower Canadian kids to change the world. But to prepare young people for a climate-altered future, our school system needs to do more. Teachers need more resources and knowledge about climate change, and students need more opportunities to learn about and act on climate change. As part of its UPLIFT initiative, Curious Public (then LRC) advised the organization on how to revise their communications strategy and build more brand awareness.

Curious Public worked with the Urban Alliance on Race Relations (UARR) to strengthen the organization’s digital and brand communications. 

UARR was founded in 1975 by Torontonians concerned about the recent rise in hate crimes. The founders were an alliance of leaders from the business, religious and political worlds. UARR had been a leading voice in advocating for building a better, fairer region for 40+ years. But UARR came to the UPLIFT program because they felt the organization’s brand was out-of-date and missing opportunities to achieve its mission – connect allied groups to fight for change.