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COMMUNITY-POWERED CAMPAIGNS
Close to Home
Donors helped raise more than $1 million through the Close to Home campaign to create a more comfortable environment for Carewest residents. From music therapy programs to lighting technology that mimics natural daylight, these enhancements have transformed long-term care spaces into environments that promote comfort, dignity, and connection. Through Vet’s Angels—a group founded in 1996 to support gaps in basic quality of life for veterans in care—and Friends of the Colonel Belcher Society, donors have further supported veteran residents at Carewest Colonel Belcher, funding essential amenities and programs that honour their service and enrich daily life. Together, these groups have contributed nearly $4 million over the past 30 years, impacting the lives of many long-term care residents.
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In 2011, a community investment of $625,000 established the Bob Glasgow Grief Support Centre at the Richmond Road Diagnostic and Treatment Centre. Named in honour of Reverend Bob Glasgow, who dedicated his life to connecting people in grief to communities of healing, the Centre has become recognized as a centre of excellence in bereavement care. Over the past five years alone, nearly 14,000 individual sessions have been provided, with close to 700 clients participating in over 75 grief support groups. Ongoing donor support ensures individuals and families navigating profound loss have access to compassionate, specialized care when they need it most. Supporting people through life ’ s most difficult moments
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