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A mental health consumer/survivor organization providing peer support, employment and volunteer opportunities to people with mental health issues

Offers peer support, consumer/survivor workshops, monthly special events and hospital peer support visits for inpatients. Volunteer opportunities and casual employment for persons living with mental health issues

After Hours Peer Support Drop-in offers social/recreational programs

Support group for grandparents and extended family raising grandchildren and related children

A support group for adults who have lost a family member or friend to suicide

Weekly support group for those with both mental health and substance abuse issues. Lead by a qualified facilitator

• Joint effort between Canadian Mental Health Association and St. Leonard's Community Services

Ongoing support group for families dealing with mental health issues

• facilitated by family members who face the same challenges
  
• provides families with coping strategies and provides a support network

Non-denominational, confidential, mutual support group for persons who have or have had drug problems

Promotes and facilitates community-based military family services that strengthen Canadian Forces' families and their communities.

• reduces the impact created by long periods of family separation by providing a point of contact and emotional support for the well being of the members and their families
  
• group has an annual presence at the Paris Fair and the Brantford Air Show
  
• does some fundraising, and sells some Canadian Forces support memorabilia and merchandise

Children often experience stress and anxiety and often depression when their home changes and the family separate

• group will provide a safe child-focused setting for children to learn coping skills while dealing with change and conflict during separation and divorce
  
• course will provide a better understanding to various family dynamics and explore various emotions around change stress and conflict

A toolkit will be created over the six weeks for the children to take home on completion of the course. The toolkit includes crafts activities journaling and coping skills.

Counselling Services include:

• individual/couple/family counselling
  
• employee assistance program (EAP)
  
• public awareness/education
  
• options to violence/women initiating new growth in self-esteem (WINGS)
  
• sexual assault counselling

Program designed to provide support to women and their children experiencing domestic violence

Program includes:

• prevention through community awareness
  
• education and peer counselling
  
• crisis intervention
  
• addressing underlying mental/emotional issues
  
• women's sharing circle to promote healing and wellness among women in a safe environment for sharing

Provides opportunities for members of Brant County's lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer, questioning, 2-spirit (LGBTQ2S+) communities to share stories, impart information, raise concerns, and recommend changes as they relate to how bylaws, policies, programs, and services are developed and delivered

• provides advice and recommendations to organizations with respect to the implementation of bylaws, policies, programs, and services that impact the LGBTQ2S+ community
  
  
• educate and increase the awareness and understanding of all sectors on issues that impact the diverse sexual and gender identified communities including all three levels of government, business, community organizations and faith-based groups. The group helps create physical and emotional positive and safer spaces
  
  
• facilitates access to accurate information including up-to-date lists of positive spaces and programs, resources, and organizations that support diverse sexual and gender identified communities. The group acknowledges and respects the diversity of Brant County's LGBTQ2S+ communities including those voices not currently represented as members with respect to gender identity, sexual orientation, age, ability, ethnocultural background, and socio-economic status

A community-based program for people with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) including those recently hospitalized due to COPD

Program offers:

• group and individual COPD education
• peer support
• educational sessions for family and caregiver
• personalized exercise programs supervised by health care professionals and group exercises
• smoking cessation counselling and support
• caregiver support
• review and assessment of COPD action plan
• personal counselling

The program is also offered at satellite locations at Norfolk General Hospital and in Delhi

Christian church offering worship and children's services

• youth programs
• programs for older adults
• GriefShare program

Veterans' Association - a member of the Royal Canadian Naval Association

The association raises funds to support:

• club members
• seniors social groups
• sports teams
• local nonprofit organizations

Hall rentals and banquet services are available

Centre offers support to anyone faced with an unplanned pregnancy

• variety of free and confidential services
• staff and volunteers provide fact-based information, advocacy support, mentoring and practical assistance

Services include:

• one-on-one client advocacy for men and women
• on-site self-administered pregnancy test
• prenatal support
• post-natal support
• postpartum support
• post-abortion grief support and recovery
• adoption information and referral
• information on STDs and STIs
• Growing Hearts Program (weekly mom peer program)
• Eye Spy Squad (Infant-preschool toddlers of moms in Growing Hearts program)
• Practical Fatherhood initiatives
• various workshops on topics such as Parenting and PreNatal
• Care Closet (practical assistance)
• referrals

Non-denominational, confidential, mutual support group for persons who have or have had drug problems

Non-denominational, confidential, mutual support group for persons who have or have had drug problems

Support group to enhance the ability to cope with the challenges of Parkinson's

• group can help provide knowledge, understanding, hope and a sense of community

Indigenous support centre providing advocacy, social, cultural and educational programming

Programs include:

• Criminal Court Worker - assists offenders to better understand their rights, options, and responsibilities when appearing before the court. Assists adults and youth charged with criminal offenses to navigate the court processes
• Combined Court Worker - helps navigate Indigenous youth, adults, and families through criminal court, family court and child services
• Indigenous Healing and Wellness - assists individuals to access services, provide crisis intervention, offers traditional supports, provides peer counselling to community members impacted by violence. Services are available on a one-to-one basis or in a group setting

  This program is currently on hold

• Cultural Resource Coordinator - provides access to cultural knowledge by fostering positive Indigenous identity essential to well being and resilience. Services are culturally reflective and prevention-focused, with a focus on maintaining cultural connections to identity, knowledge, traditions, ceremonies, education, training, and traditional support
• Apatisiwin Program Worker - provides services to youth and adults in employment counselling, job preparations (application processing, resume/cover letter assistance, referrals to agencies, etc), purchase of training, apprenticeship skills training, and training supports

  This program is currently on hold

• Pandemic Relief Worker - provides services to individuals/families who are currently positive for Covid-19 or in insolation due to suspected exposure
• Mental Health and Wellness Coordinator - provides a holistic and positive approach to support the needs of mental health and addictions for Indigenous people and their families. Implements programs to improve the physical, mental, and emotional well-being of both clients and their families that are culturally based and foster the learning of self-respect and identity
• Mental Health Peer Support Coordinator - provides networks of support and mentorship to Urban Indigenous people under community supervision orders as they seek to improve their mental health, reduce any harms associated with their behaviours, avoid justice system recidivism, and pursue a Good Mind

  This program is currently on hold

First Link to information and support for individuals and families who are living with dementia, mild cognitive impairment or are at the greatest risk of developing dementia.

Services focus on:

• dementia education
• support & counselling services
• health & wellness activities

A mother and child program specifically designed to meet the parenting needs of mothers who have experienced trauma such as family violence, childhood abuse, neglect or sexual assault, and have children under the age of four.

The 10-week program helps mothers learn ways to manage stress and other challenging feelings, foster healthy self-esteem and respond to their children in a sensitive, supportive and effective manner.

An agency working to end interpersonal violence and abuse by supporting individuals and families who have experienced domestic violence, intimate partner violence, or gender-based violence through the provision of crisis intervention, emergency shelter, transitional support, children's programs, and counselling; and by fostering accountability for those who harm through intervention, counselling, public education, and systemic advocacy


Programs and services include:

• Crisis Line and Emergency Shelter - 33 emergency beds for abused and/or homeless women and children. Open 24/7 providing a safe haven, meals, support, and referrals to community resources

• Transitional Housing: Maria House - 8 residential units for longer-term residential stays for women and children in a setting that combines independent living with counselling and support

• Outreach- services for women wanting to make the transition to independent, violence-free living. Includes safety planning, accompaniment (i.e. to court, lawyer's office), home support, referrals and follow-up

• Counselling Services include:
  • Abuse Recovery Groups (for women 18+)
  • Caring Families (for high conflict families and their children)
  • Children Exposed to Domestic Violence (for children ages 6-16)
  • Mothers in Mind (for mothers and their children ages 0-5)
  • Challenge to Change ( PAR for men and women, SCRIBE for men only)

• Family Court Support - provide support and accompaniment for clients to family court, lawyers appointments and assist in navigating the Family Court system

• Violence Prevention and Community Outreach - presentations/seminars delivered to elementary students, secondary students, post-secondary institutions, service clubs, churches, businesses and other groups on such topics as domestic violence, teen dating violence, sexual harassment and healthy relationships

• Partner Assault Response (PAR) 12-week group education and counselling program on domestic violence and non-abusive ways of resolving conflict
• victims/partners of the offender provided with support including safety planning, referrals to community resources, and information on offender's progress

• Volunteer Program - volunteers play a major role in fundraising and assisting staff with programs and services. Positions include Shelter Assistant, Emergency Child care Provider, Volunteer Driver, Housing and Employment Assistant, Tutor, Special Events Volunteer, Receptionist. Skilled volunteers also offer services such as massage therapy, yoga, and hairdressing on a regular basis to residential clients
  
  
  
• Closet Couture Boutique - social enterprise - high end second hand women's clothing

Hospice palliative care and support for individuals who are living with a progressive, life-limiting illness, and for their families

• 10 in-patient beds for end-of-life care
  
• weekly day wellness program
  
• individual and group grief and bereavement support
  
• supportive care outreach with an interdisciplinary team for patients at home
  
• education via individual mentorship and classroom opportunities

Ongoing peer-led and peer-informed support group for individuals experiencing mental health and substance use challenges

Open group offering support to family members with a loved one with addiction issues

• goal of this group is to enhance family functioning and provide information relative to enabling behaviours, boundaries and self-care