Vary per program * check program details for time, location and registration * Administration: Mon-Fri 9am-5pm
Application
Medical referral not required * appointment or registration is required for some programs
Eligibility - Population(s) Served
Cancer patients, their families and caregivers
Fees
None
Executives
Christina Smith - Chief Executive Officer 416-961-1928 * christina.smith@wellspring.ca Judi Perry Brinkert - Chief Mission Officer 905-257-1988 ext 205 * judi@wellspring.ca
Contacts
Mandy Toor - Centre Manager 905-257-1988 ext 210 * mandy@wellspring.ca
Languages
English
Area(s) Served
Canada
Accessibility
Wheelchair Accessible
Description of Services:
Centre provides emotional, psychological, rehabilitative, practical and informational support for cancer patients, their families and caregivers * offers over 40 professionally-led programs, registered and drop-ins, available free of charge, including peer support, group support, counselling, cancer exercise, Nourish (cancer specific nutrition), coping strategies, resource library, community links, educational series and the Money Matters Resource Centre * onsite childcare is available for those participating in programs * transportation services is provided free of charge to members by volunteer drivers * no referral is necessary * check program schedule for in-person, online and telephone support programs * volunteer opportunities available
Support groups include:
breast, lymphoma, myeloma, prostate, and metastatic cancer support groups
family programming * parents' support group * children's support group
bereavement support group
pediatric oncology networking and education (PONE)
To create the best programs to meet the psychological, emotional and educational needs of individuals and families living with cancer and deliver those programs to people in Canada
Wheelchair Accessible