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Provides a 5-day intense residential program to train and educate individuals about how to work with and respond to people whose lives have been impacted by trauma, domestic violence, abuse and neglect

Program is taught in a sequence of modules which include:

• Breaking the Silence
• The Heart of Responding
• Longing for Mom/Dad
• Innocence Stolen
• Living Without Safety
• The Cost of Shame
• Living Angry
• Relational Styles
• A New Beginning
• My Action Plan
• A New Identity

• An inter-denominational camp supported by the United Church of Canada whose mission is to enrich the lives of campers by providing outdoor recreational programming that promotes positive self-esteem, acceptance and friendship founded in a safe and inclusive Christian community
• Offers various kinds of recreational activities
• Teaches outdoor skills
• Provides all meals and snacks daily

Camps offered include but are not limited to:

• Leaders in Training
• Counsellors in Training
• Co-ed Camps for ages 7-14

• Operates a licensed child care centre for 10 infants, 16 preschoolers, and 30 school aged children

Offers the following programs

• Full day program and part-time hours available
• Before and After School program
• Summer Camp

A privately funded, volunteer-based organization that provides kids affected by childhood cancer with unique opportunities for growth through challenging, fun, enriching and magical experiences at no cost to their families.

Summer Camp - Residential Camp in Rosseau, Muskoka with a volunteer pediatric oncologist and three oncology nurses from the Hospital for Sick Children onsite and available 24 hours a day to administer expert medical treatment offering:

• Three two-week summer camp sessions for children with cancer, ages 6-14
• Teomul: one-week session in the summer for bereaved siblings, ages 6-19
• 7Scape: one-week session in the summer for recently diagnosed teens, ages 15-18

Weekends At Camp (WAC's) - a total of eight weekends during the fall and winter for children with cancer and bereaved siblings, ages 6-19

Leadership program - Year-round programming for young camp leaders affected by childhood cancer, ages 16-19, that focuses on leadership skills and team building including:

• Workshops & community service programs Including Habitat for Humanity projects and Ronald McDonald House dinners
• Credit Recovery program: campers receive a Grade 11 Healthy, Active Living credit with the successful completion of the LIT 1 Program

Toronto Ooch Downtown and In-City Programs - the only recreational facility in North America for children affected by childhood cancer offers:

• Year-round themed programs at Ooch Downtown, for kids of all ages, including siblings where kids work on developing a specific skill (i.e. music workshops, cooking and baking, etc.)
• Family programs: themed programs for the whole family to participate in and provide the opportunity for families to connect, and meet the Ooch Volunteers
• Summer specialties week: week of activities at Ooch Downtown during the summer for kids ages 8-12 who are unable to travel to Muskoka. Includes animation workshop, tour of the Roger's Centre, cooking, rock climbing, crafts and various sports
• Day Camp: Two, two-week sessions in the Toronto Area, for kids ages 4-7, as well as a March break Day Camp at Ooch Downtown
• Urban Ooch: one-day camp-style programs at Ooch Downtown or in the Toronto Area

In-hospital program, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids)

• Camp-style programs and activities seven days a week on the oncology floor at SickKids for both in and out-patients, ages 2-18
• Evening programming, Monday to Thursday, for in-patients where volunteers provide programs in the play room and bedside visits
• Weekly special events in the conference room including drumming workshops, theme days and movie premieres

Co-ed summer camp

COVID-19

YMCA Wanakita offers:

• a variety of summer residential & day camp programs for boys and girls
• a summer family camp with its own distinct site
• an Outdoor education, recreation and retreat centre offering programs all year

Publishes online Camps Guide of accredited day and residential camps for children and youth, including camps for children with special needs and camps with subsidies

• online job board
• training events and conferences for camping professionals

To find camps or outdoor centres visit website for list of accredited programs, or to search online directory

A Canadian National Historic Site featuring the first North American home of the Bell family, the first office of the Bell Telephone Company of Canada, and an eclectic collection of Bell family and telephone artifacts. Through guided tours and museum programs, they tell the story of how Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone here in 1874

• guided tours
• educational programs
• children's day camps
• seasonal special events
• cafe and museum store

Youth Program

• outdoor adventure courses based on a challenge by choice model to improve mental and physical wellbeing and gain life skills
• school credits as part of our 21-day and 32-day programs

COVID19 24-hour crisis line, telephone counselling and virtual programs available; restrictions and modifications for some programs; instruction provided to assist in online participation, and tablets available for lending to seniors without devices; visit TUTFS website for details, including registration information

Telephone Counselling
Immediate emotional support, crisis intervention or suicide prevention

• links to other appropriate emergency services
• face-to-face individual, group and family counselling
• community outreach counselling and visitation for clients facing barriers to accessing services
• information and referral
• translation and interpretation
• counselling education and volunteer training program
• public education and awareness
• health promotion, including recreation and social activities

Telephone Crisis Intervention Services
24-hour emotional support for individuals experiencing distress, grief, conflict, depression or other crisis

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In-person Counselling Services
Anonymous, confidential counselling for individuals, groups, couples and families

Children's Programs

• Little Steps, Big Steps for kindergarten to grade 6
• homework club
• summer camp

Health Programs

• home hospice program and palliative care provided by trained volunteers
• healthy lifestyle workshops
• smoke-free education for youth
• diabetes prevention program
• visitation for community members who are ill

Parenting Programs

• Focus on Early Years and Mothers
• Focus on Fathers
• parenting skills workshops, including workshop with parents and their children

Seniors Programs

• English café
• reassurance program including counselling and visitation
• outreach services
• recreation including singing, art and digital storytelling classes
• online virtual seminars such as Sing-A-Long Musical Class, Expressive Art Class, Dance Class

Violence Prevention Education
Anger management and conflict resolution classes and workshops

Youth Programs

• employment seminars, career development, leadership training, life skills workshops
• Mind and Motion Program, 2-weeks summer volunteering (August) retreat
• tobacco-free campaign program
• facilitation skills workshop
• mentoring program
• recreational activities

Organization has resumed operations at the office post-COVID and clients are welcome to the organization for one-on-one appointments.
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Advances the dignity and well being of children and their families affected by HIV/AIDS by providing:

• practical support including access to infant formula, diapers, Welcome Baby Bag, food hampers, grocery vouchers, TTC tokens for medical appointments, new winter clothing, toys and gift cards for children and youth
• counselling and case management, family and child support groups, external referrals, and resources for children and their families around HIV
• overnight camp for children

A privately funded charity that offers year-round community, in-hospital, and overnight camp programs for children and families affected by childhood cancer. Virtual programming available

Rainbow Lake has eight cabins that are a semi-attached design able to accommodate 14 people on each side and washrooms- separate cabins for staff and volunteers

Certified, accredited zoological park featuring rare and endangered wildlife from around the world

• visitors and campers learn about nature through hands-on experiences
• develop awareness and concern for endangered wildlife and habitats
• children's playground, picnic area
• gift and souvenir shops, snack bar
• Behind the Scenes program, daily guided Feeding Tour
• Night Safari Adventure (guided evening tour, meal, campfire)
• residential Safari Zoo Camp for children
• bed and breakfast apartments available overlooking Jungle Cat World

Student-driven organization offering science and engineering outreach programs

• team of undergraduate Applied Science and ArtSci students from Queen's University deliver the programs
• School workshop in May and June
• SK through grade 9 summer day camp in July and August
• topics include: general science, engineering, technology, robotics, coding, girls-only programming

Programs for children and youth from Two-Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and/or Queer (2SLGBTQ+) identities, families and communities

Camp Ten Oaks: week-long, sleep away summer camp for children and youth 8-17 years old from 2SLGBTQ+ identities, families and communities * two, one week-long sessions run annually with one outside of Kingston, ON and the other outside of London, ON

Camp Lifting Leaves: A weekend sleep away camp for children and youth (aged 12-21) involved with Children's Aid Societies or Indigenous Well Being Agencies, from 2SLGBTQ+ identities, families, and communities

Families in TRANSition: A 10-week program for families of newly out trans and gender diverse young people. Caregivers and youth meet separately to learn how to navigate systems and build community with one another.

Shaping Parenthood: A 2SLGBTQ+ Ottawa Parenting Series: An ongoing series of workshops aiming to empower 2SLGBTQ+ communities in their family planning, providing them with knowledge of systems, practices, and resources available to make a family their way.

Find a Scouts Group using the website Find a Group

Locations of camps can be found using the website Find a Scouts Camp

• Offers recreational and environmental activities for youth and young adults including outdoor education, sports and camping
• Provides opportunities for leadership, community service, voluntarism and citizenship
• Services a s member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement
• Scouts Canada has over 125 camps across the country, offering a wide range of activities and accommodation

Children's camp

• six days of traditional summer camping
• seven consecutive sessions
• campers live in cabin with their group counsellor
  capacity 48 campers
• visiting not allowed during camp

Activities include:

• arts and crafts
• swimming
• canoeing
• games
• sports
• campfire
• sing-a-longs
• vespers
• nature awareness
• hikes
• talent show presentation at end of camp

Volunteer opportunities before, during and after camp sessions