Somerset-West
SWCHC is well known for its excellent Community Health Centre (CHC) model and its professional health services team, but it has also become a leader in offering a wide range of community-building activities and advocacy programs.
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Black Mental Health Program
A wide range of culturally relevant and affirming supports for the Black Community of Ottawa.
Status
Active
For Who:
Adults aged 18+
Black Community Supports Phone Line
Providing practical and emotional support, service navigation, advocacy, health coaching, and referrals.
Status
For Who:
Adults aged 18+
Practical Assistance and Social Service Supports
Practical Assistance, Crisis Intervention, Service Navigation, Emotional Support, Advocacy and Referrals.
Status
Active
For Who:
Chinese, Cambodian, Vietnamese, and African, Caribbean & Black Communities
Chinese Seniors' Wellness Clinic
Monthly wellness clinic for Chinese Seniors.
Status
Active
For Who:
Chinese Seniors 60 years and older
Building Community Together
Ensuring new construction projects include affordable housing and authentically consult on West Centretown’s needs.
Status
Active
For Who:
Ages 19+
Homeless Crisis Outreach Project
Homeless Crisis Outreach Workers provide outreach supports to street involved persons in crisis during COVID-19.
Status
Active
For Who:
Street involved persons experiencing crisis
The Walk-In Counselling Clinic
Counselling for individuals, couples, and families in English and Mandarin.
Status
Active
For Who:
Individuals, couples, and families
Toi, moi et la mère l'Oie
A fun and interactive French singing group for parents of newborns to 12 months.
Status
Active
For Who:
Un programme gratuit pour les parents de nourrissons en dessous de 12 mois.
Programme Parascolaire
Physical activity, homework help, and health and wellness for kids in grade school!
Status
Active
For Who:
Children ages 6-12
Les Libellules
A free French playgroup for parents and Newborns to 6 years old.
Status
Active
For Who:
French-speaking parents with children up to 6 years old.
Vietnamese Seniors Social and Wellness Groups
Weekly wellness and social group(s) for Vietnamese Seniors
Status
Active, Virtual
For Who:
Vietnamese speaking adults (18+)
Yet Keen Seniors' Day Centre
Yet Keen is a day program that promotes the physical and mental wellbeing of Chinese-speaking seniors.
Status
Modified
For Who:
Seniors that speak Chinese (Mandarin and Cantonese)
Counselling Services for the Chinese Community
Individuals and families, appointment-based counselling for the Chinese community.
Status
Active
For Who:
Individuals and families from the Chinese community
Income Tax Clinics
Once a year, we engage volunteers through the Community Volunteer Income Tax Program (CVITP) to file simple tax returns for people who meet the eligibility requirements for the program.
Status
Active
For Who:
Clients of SWCHC
Seniors' Shopping Group
Weekly transportation for seniors to a local grocery store and shopping mall and back.
Status
Active
For Who:
60 Years and Older
Mental Health and Counselling Supports
Counseling for individuals available by appointment or through walk-in services
Status
Active
For Who:
Anyone age 18+
Playgroups and Parenting Support
Interactive, age-appropriate activities including songs, crafts, stories, and games for children from birth to age 6 and their parents and/or caregivers to learn through play.
Status
Active
For Who:
Children up to age 6 years
Headstart Programs
Programs include enriched early childhood education, parenting support, and speech and language assessments.
Status
Active
For Who:
Children aged 15 months to 5 years
After-School Program
Physical activity, homework help, and health and wellness for kids in grade school!
Status
Active
For Who:
Children ages 6-12
Chair Fitness Exercise Class
Improve your range of motion, coordination, strength and balance at this free weekly exercise class.
Status
Inactive
For Who:
All ages welcome
Rochester Heights Community House
The Rochester Heights Community House offers a variety of educational, recreational, and social programs for residents of the Somerset West Service Area.
Status
Modified
For Who:
All ages
Good Food Box
Boxes of fresh, seasonal fruit and vegetables grown close to home and delivered to the Eccles Branch, once a month.
Status
Inactive
For Who:
All ages
Peers Helping Peers
Peers take part in meetings and training sessions that focus on connecting people, building skills and empowerment.
Status
Active
For Who:
people who live in Rochester Heights, Mechanicsville and for members of the Yet Keen Seniors Centre.
Anti-Racism Community Initiative
Our anti-racism community projects work to create community-based solutions to fight racism and discrimination.
Status
Active
For Who:
Ages 19+
Building Community... Together
Ensuring new construction projects include affordable housing and authentically consult on West Centretown’s needs.
Status
Active
For Who:
Ages 19+
African, Caribbean and Black (ACB) HIV Prevention
Outreach and capacity building around HIV prevention in African, Caribbean and Black (ACB) communities in Ottawa.
Status
Active
For Who:
Anyone that identifies as African, Caribbean, Black (ACB)
Good Food Market
Good Food Markets are community, non-profit markets in Ottawa that sell a variety of high-quality fruits, vegetables, and dried goods at a great value.
Status
Inactive
For Who:
Everyone
Seniors' Community Kitchen
Have fun trying new recipes and adapting old favourites to help manage diabetes, high cholesterol, high blood pressure and other health issues!
Status
Active
For Who:
Seniors 60 years and older