FUTFS Newsletter 48 (March 2025)

For You Telecare Family Service (FUTFS) provides counseling services and educational programs to help individuals and families overcome cultural, emotional, and psychological barriers. It also works with various community organizations to quickly address social issues and offers programs to support the integration of the Korean community into Canadian society and promote a healthy lifestyle.

To foster more active communication and engagement, we will open a KakaoTalk group chat. Once the invitation link is shared via email, those interested are welcome to join anytime. We look forward to your active participation and communication!

Programs & Services in March 2025

1. Community Day 2025

This event is for people of all generations to build partnerships and enjoy various performances and storytelling. Lunch will be provided, and we hope everyone enjoys coming together. The program includes networking, sing-along & traditional Korean drumming, children's participation performances, a piano trio, a charity item sale, relationship games, and poetry readings.

We need adult and youth volunteers—please apply! Youth volunteers will earn 7 volunteer hours for full participation.

2. Mentor-Mentee Matching Program

This allows mentors to share lessons from experiences while fostering a spirit of exploration. Mentors and mentees will engage in conversations and exchange diverse perspectives. Through storytelling sessions, participants can connect with each other. The program includes activities that promote teamwork and creativity.

3. Community Day Volunteer Team

We are looking for volunteers to join the Community Day planning committee. This event connects people of all ages through storytelling and performances. Meetings will be held three times between March 11-25, and lunch will be provided. We hope you can help make Community Day a success!

4. Family Growth (Family Counseling)

For the mental health and happiness of your precious family, if you wish to have preventive family counseling through a gentle conversation with experts, please apply. We are here for you. Applications are accepted at all times, so if you are interested, please pre-register through our website or via the QR code, and we will contact you.

 



5. Peer Learning Circle

Seniors can share experiences and support each other through storytelling and volunteer activities, helping each other grow. They improve communication skills and well-being through counseling and education. They also build leadership, reduce loneliness, and create connections with others in the community.

6. English Cafe

FUTFS holds an English cafe class every Tuesday from 10:30 to 12:00 to improve volunteers' upgraded English speaking skills. Participants in this class will have the opportunity to meet face-to-face at the Young Center Plus to chat and speak English. The class is led by Instructor Heather Sheildrick.

7. Counseling Service

FUTFS offers a range of counseling services for those in distress, career, or in need of emotional support. We provide counselling services as all possible ways as possible such as Zoom, email, phone for any regions in Canada, and additionally provide in-person counselling for Toronto only such as telephone counseling, individual counseling, family counseling, outreach and more.



Reflections on Megalopolis

Megaloopolis is an ambitious film by Francis Ford Coppola, blending modern and ancient Rome into a unique work. Coppola aimed to create an innovative film by using techniques like splitting the screen and blurring perspectives and boundaries. The film emphasizes visual and editing aesthetics, transforming New York into the New Roman Empire.

The story centers around three characters: Caesar (an architect and revolutionary), Franklin Cicero (the mayor of New York), and Crassus III (the emperor of the New Roman Empire). Caesar pushes for a redevelopment project to create a utopia, but it leads to widespread poverty. Cicero opposes him and becomes his rival. The story deepens when Cicero's daughter, Julia, falls in love with Caesar.

The film reflects both the fall of ancient Rome and the modern dream of utopia, with Caesar seemingly achieving power and dreaming of a new utopia with Cicero and Crassus. However, in light of historical events, Caesar is ultimately assassinated by a rebellion, and both Cicero and Crassus meet tragic ends. This suggests that the film does not end with a happy conclusion.

Megaloopolis explores the American dream and desires, questioning whether dreams can truly be realized. The film’s core message is the horror of dreams being crushed, and the attempt to trample them again. While the film dreams of a better future, it denies that dream, foreshadowing the tragic future humanity may face.

Hyunhoo Joo (FUTFS Youth Volunteer)