Community Services

Group Counselling and Drop-In Services

Life can bring challenges that are difficult to navigate on your own. Our group counselling services provide a safe, supportive environment where individuals can connect with others, learn practical skills, and develop strategies to manage life’s challenges with greater confidence.

Our groups offer a respectful and supportive space where participants can share experiences, learn from others, and recognize that they are not alone in the challenges they are facing.

Our goal is to provide individuals with practical skills, meaningful support, and greater confidence to navigate life’s ups and downs and build healthier, more positive futures.

Adult Anger Management

(7 weeks – 2 hours each week)

Anger is a normal human emotion, but learning how to recognize, understand, and manage it effectively can make a meaningful difference in our relationships, communication, and overall well-being.

Our Adult Anger Management program provides a safe, respectful, and supportive environment where participants can explore their experiences with anger and develop practical skills for responding to difficult situations in healthier and more productive ways.

Through education, discussion, and practical skill development, participants will learn how to:

Understand anger as a normal and manageable emotion
Recognize personal triggers, thoughts, and patterns that contribute to anger
Identify negative or unproductive behaviours and explore healthier alternatives
Develop positive and practical anger management strategies
Improve emotional regulation and responses to challenging situations
Communicate feelings, needs, and concerns in a respectful and constructive way
Express emotions safely and appropriately in a supportive environment
Build healthier approaches to relationships, communication, and conflict

Our goal is to help participants better understand their anger, develop greater control over their responses, and build practical skills that support healthier relationships and more positive outcomes.

Active Parenting (Ages 5–12)

6 Weeks | 1.5 Hours Each Week

Parenting children between the ages of 5 and 12 can be both rewarding and challenging. Active Parenting provides parents and caregivers with practical, positive strategies to strengthen their relationship with their children while guiding them toward greater independence, responsibility, and confidence.

Through interactive learning and discussion, participants will explore effective parenting approaches that encourage cooperation, build character, and help children develop the skills they need to navigate challenges and make positive choices.

Participants will learn how to:

Build courage, confidence, and positive character in children
Use effective, non-violent discipline strategies that encourage cooperation and learning
Understand the reasons behind children’s misbehaviour and the developmental goals that may be influencing their behaviour
Use natural and logical consequences to help children learn from their choices
Develop and practice effective communication techniques that strengthen parent-child relationships
Encourage responsibility, independence, and positive decision-making
Help children develop problem-solving skills they can use at home, at school, and in their relationships

Our goal is to give parents practical tools and greater confidence in their parenting, while helping children develop the skills and resilience they need to grow into responsible, capable, and caring individuals.

D.A.D.S. (Dads Aiming for Direction & Support)

(8 weeks – 2 hours each week)

Our group is designed for fathers who believe that children benefit from having loving, nurturing, and meaningful relationships with both parents and their extended family.

We recognize that separation and changes in family relationships can be challenging. The group provides a safe, respectful, and supportive environment where fathers can connect with others who may be experiencing similar challenges. Members have the opportunity to share experiences, offer encouragement, learn from one another, and develop practical strategies for moving forward.

Each week, our facilitators lead workshops on a variety of topics that are relevant to fathers navigating separation, parenting, and family change, including:

Navigating limited or no access to your children
Managing stress, frustration, and strong emotions
Coping with the challenges of the family court system
Adjusting to the loss or changing dynamics of family and friendships
Addressing parenting challenges and developing effective parenting strategies
Building and strengthening a personal support network
Developing and maintaining healthy relationships
Practicing self-care and effective stress management
Learning healthy approaches to communication and conflict resolution
And much more

Our goal is to help fathers feel supported, understood, and better equipped to navigate the challenges of separation while building positive and healthy relationships with their children and families.

Cooperative Coparenting through Separation & Divorce

(7 weeks – 1.5 hours each week)

Our Cooperative Parenting group is designed to support parents who are navigating the challenges of separation or divorce and adjusting to parenting from separate households.

The group focuses on strengthening the parental relationship and helping parents make the transition from being former spouses or partners to becoming effective and cooperative co-parents. Through education, discussion, and practical strategies, participants learn how to reduce conflict, improve communication, and create a more positive and supportive environment for their children.

Our team supports separating and divorced parents by:

Encouraging a positive shift from former spouses or partners to cooperative co-parents
Exploring the impact of parental conflict on children’s emotional well-being and development
Helping participants recognize their own contributions to conflict and develop strategies for managing impulses and reactions
Identifying personal triggers and learning healthy ways to manage anger and strong emotions
Developing effective communication, problem-solving, and conflict-resolution skills
Providing information and practical strategies to help parents understand and respond to the challenges children may experience during separation and divorce
Encouraging parents to keep their children’s needs and best interests at the centre of their parenting decisions

Our goal is to help parents build a healthier co-parenting relationship, reduce conflict, and support their children in adjusting to family changes in a positive and meaningful way.

Drop In Services

Women’s Drop-In

The Women’s Drop-In program runs every Friday from 1:00–4:00 PM and is designed to support street-involved women and those involved in sex trade work within the Durham Region. We offer a welcoming, non-judgmental, and inclusive space where women can find respite, community, and connection.

Our program is grounded in respect, dignity, and compassion. We provide nutritious meals, access to laundry and shower facilities, supportive counselling and access to harm reduction information and supplies. In addition, women can access basic hygiene products, clothing, and referrals to housing, health and legal supports, as well as other social services as needed.

Workshops and educational opportunities are occasionally offered on topics such as personal safety, healthy relationships, life skills, and self-care. The program provides a warm meal, someone to talk to, or a place to rest and recharge. Our doors are open.