Somerset-West

A wide range of culturally relevant and affirming supports for the Black Community of Ottawa.

Providing practical and emotional support, service navigation, advocacy, health coaching, and referrals.

Practical Assistance, Crisis Intervention, Service Navigation, Emotional Support, Advocacy and Referrals.

Monthly wellness clinic for Chinese Seniors.

Ensuring new construction projects include affordable housing and authentically consult on West Centretown’s needs.

Counselling for individuals, couples, and families in English and Mandarin.

A fun and interactive French singing group for parents of newborns to 12 months.

Physical activity, homework help, and health and wellness for kids in grade school!

A free French playgroup for parents and Newborns to 6 years old.

Weekly wellness and social group(s) for Vietnamese Seniors

Yet Keen is a day program that promotes the physical and mental wellbeing of Chinese-speaking seniors.

Individuals and families, appointment-based counselling for the Chinese community.

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.

Weekly transportation for seniors to a local grocery store and shopping mall and back.

Counseling for individuals available by appointment or through walk-in services

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.

Programs include enriched early childhood education, parenting support, and speech and language assessments.

Need some new kid's clothes?

Physical activity, homework help, and health and wellness for kids in grade school!

Improve your range of motion, coordination, strength and balance at this free weekly exercise class.

The Rochester Heights Community House offers a variety of educational, recreational, and social programs for residents of the Somerset West Service Area.

Boxes of fresh, seasonal fruit and vegetables grown close to home and delivered to the Eccles Branch, once a month.

Peers take part in meetings and training sessions that focus on connecting people, building skills and empowerment.

Our anti-racism community projects work to create community-based solutions to fight racism and discrimination.

Ensuring new construction projects include affordable housing and authentically consult on West Centretown’s needs.

Outreach and capacity building around HIV prevention in African, Caribbean and Black (ACB) communities in Ottawa.

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.

Have fun trying new recipes and adapting old favourites to help manage diabetes, high cholesterol, high blood pressure and other health issues!