Roots Community Services and partners invite you to Our Community Wellness Fair for Black, African, and Caribbean Communities on Saturday, June 20, 2026 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Malton Community Centre 3540 Morning Star Dr, Mississauga FREE admission and parking
Book your appointments for vaccinations for school-aged children here.
Dynacare (MD) will be offering blood panel screenings for diabetes, prostate cancer, liver health, and more on a walk-in basis.
Why a BAC Community Wellness Fair?
This initiative spearheaded is brought to you by several partners including, Roots Community Services, LAMP-East Mississauga, Wellfort CHC, Ontario Health, Moyo, Canadian Mental Health Association Peel Dufferin, Black Health Alliance, Black Physicians Association of Ontario, REST Centres, and the Peel Region.
This group first came together to support the BAC (Black, African, and Caribbean) communities in the Region of Peel who have been adversely impacted by COVID-19. We understood the challenges and hesitation of our communities and aimed to create a safe, supportive space to receive the vaccination. Our work has evolved to meet the broader health needs of BAC community members.
Our team of partners noted that BAC communities were less likely than other community members to be attached to primary health care providers and sought to make a positive difference. We were also sensitive to the reality that BAC communities are also more likely to experience racism and barriers while seeking medical care. The pandemic has also made access to preventative health care even more difficult. In response, agencies are hosting ‘Our Community Wellness Fair’, an event that creates a safe, supportive space to receive education, resources and have your questions answered by health and wellness providers. Come join us!
The fair will also feature fun-filled festivities
- MC Jonathan “The Juiceman” Shaw
- Featured Mental Wellness Presentation: Under the Same Sun – Wellness from Childhood to Elderhood
- Music
- Giveaways
- Kids’ activities
- Interactive fitness demos
- Food truck ($)
- …and more
- Free health checks, school immunizations, resources and more
Check out information and services and available on
- Cancer prevention, screening and management
- Diabetes prevention and management
- Heart health
- Food and nutrition
- Services for seniors
- Services and activities for youth
- Legal services
- Mental health and wellness
- Sexual health
- …and much more
Wellness Window
See your health clearly by visiting the Wellness Window for free health checks and services, including:
- Blood testing for diabetes, prostate cancer, kidney health and more
- Blood pressure testing
- The Black Health and Social Services Hub Mobile Unit
- School immunizations- Book online for meningococcal, HPV and Hep B. For other required school vaccines, please call 905-799-7700 or toll-free 1-888-919-7800 to book an appointment.
Vaccinations for School-Aged Children
Our Community Wellness Fair will provide students from Grades 7 to 12 with a convenient and comfortable space to receive free vaccines that they may have missed.
Grade 7 to 12 students
Students in this age group can receive Human Papillomavirus (HPV), Hepatitis B (Hep B), and Meningococcal ACYW-135 vaccines.
Book an appointment here.
Please report all vaccines your child may have already received before booking an appointment and bring your child’s vaccination record to the appointment.
For more information, please visit the Peel Region website.
Health providers, educators, and exhibitors who reflect our community
What’s unique about Our Wellness Fair is that health providers, educators, and exhibitors represent the community. As we’ve learned through hosting over 40 BAC community COVID-19 vaccine clinics, creating a space where vaccinators, volunteers, and physicians reflect the community is very important. Building on this learning, organizers of Our Wellness Fair strive to have exhibitors who identify as a member of the BAC community.
Health providers, educators, and exhibitors who don’t identify as members of the Black, African, and Caribbean communities but can offer culturally sensitive and appropriate support through having a sound understanding of issues experienced by BAC communities, and have also demonstrated a commitment to serving racialized communities are welcomed to participate in this event.
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