Youth

Special Delivery Club
The North Kingston Community Health Centre has gained a national reputation for the prenatal program it runs for pregnant teenagers, beginning with local needs and now offering its expertise and club kits nation-wide.

The Stepping Stone
The story of Shannon, a young mother that manages to break the cycle of violence and abuse in her life and embarks on a healing journey with supportive counselling from her local Health centre.

Off the Wall
Young people in Lanark with a little help from their health centre have organized in a group to develop new leisure and learning opportunities for themselves and to overcome the alienation and prejudice of the community's adult population.

Birth of a Butterfly
Kimberly, a young mother, finds the help and support she needs to regain her inner strength and sense of self worth and overcome the fears and stigma of her situation.

A Bundle Of Joy
A pro-active support program in Ottawa helps pregnant teenagers and young mothers struggling against the odds.

The Path Home
Cecilia, an immigrant teenage mother finds support and counselling to overcome the traumas of violence, abuse and rejection from her family enabling her to find her own way.

A Place To Grow
A teenage couple learns important life skills and grows to take care of themselves with help from their local community health centre.

An Innovative Partnership
Downtown Ottawa street youth are treated as workers-in-training, not “cases” through an innovative partnership between a community health centre, local business, social service agencies, politicians and the police.

Teen Moms: Our Stories
Black Creek Community Health Centre helps their “Teen Moms on the Move” group to write, produce and perform a play that toured schools, reaching over 900 people. A video of the stories is reaching an even larger audience.

Housing

Finding The Power
Adequate housing is the number one health issue in Regent Park and community members have organized to make sure their voices are heard.

SWAP Thrives and Struggles
Three workshops planned and facilitated by Lawrence Heights Community Health Centre staff in 1991 led community residents to create S.W.A.P., an effective way to choose appropriate family housing. Changes at the Metropolitan Toronto Housing Authority now pose new challenges.

Women

Recapturing Trust
Having fled from torture and persecution, Mireya finds support in her struggle to build a life without violence and abuse for her and her children.

Out Of The Gutter
Nancy, a middle aged woman finds support in her decision to radically change her lifestyle and manage her deteriorating physical and mental health.

With A little Help From My Friends
Jay, a single mom in rural Ontario, survives an abusive relationship and with a little help manages to become a whole person again and contribute to her community.

A Special Place
Margo's story is about a place where people with special needs are treated with respect and understanding and not as a collection of symptoms.

Peer Support for Breastfeeding
A successful Toronto East programme "Breastfeeding Partners" links volunteers who have breastfed at least one child with new moms.

Mother and Newborn Home Support
Six local community health centres, along with Toronto's Public Health Services and St. Elizabeth's Health Care Corporation visiting nurses, organize a comprehensive post-natal home visiting program for the community around Toronto's St. Joseph's Community Health Centre, which averages 2,800 deliveries a year.

Ecology

Pedals for People
Pedals for People, a unique collaboration of the Guelph Community Health Centre, Guelph 2000, Community Assets, Onward Willow and the Guelph Police and city engineering department, collected over 600 used bikes, repaired them, donated them to low income families, and even sent surplus bikes to other cities.

Twenty Tons of Garbage
Ogden-East End Community Health Centre in Thunder Bay coordinated a collection of large garbage, filled 82 garbage trucks, gathered community spirit, created a safer neighbourhood, and won’t have to do it again.

The Power of Community Vision
A city councillor and the director of the Woolwich Community Health Centre gather representatives of their diverse locality to “vision” a healthy community in wide-ranging and creative ways.

The Ice Storm
The North Lanark County community health centre played a pivotal role in coordinating the community's response to the greatest natural disaster in recent memory.

Seniors

Aging Is Not For Sissies
To maintain a good quality of life seniors need more than the physical ability to go out and about as this story demosnstrates.

From Soup to Coffee
From enlivening a “sterile” Community Health Centre with Native art, to a healing circle, to speaking Portugese, the community initiatives of rural West Elgin seniors are thriving by welcoming skills and gifts of many members.

Nutrition

What's cooking?
A collective kitchen in Hamilton has helped build stronger communities as well as healthier individuals.

The Miracle Garden
A vegetable garden started by a Community Health Centre in the midst of Hamilton's industrial surroundings is therapeutic for a large and diverse community of faithful growers.

Food For Thought
A dynamic group of volunteers in Kingston fights against the stigma of poverty by empowering individuals to bring change in their environment, starting with their own kitchen table.

Survivor/Recovery

No More Secrets
Following several years of abuse Margarita finds the support she needs to break out of an abusive relationship and regain her sense of self worth. 

Carving Out A Life
After many years of drug abuse and criminal activities Ron makes a fresh start by learning how to carve out a living.

Coming Out Of The Dark
Following the tragic death of an infant, the emotional downturn and then death of his wife, Cliff receives support and counselling and manages to rebuild his life and take care of his two children.

Racism Is Wrong
Faced with constant harassment at work, while trying to cope with caring alone for her three children after the death of her husband, Ayesha's physical and mental health deteriorates until she reaches out for help and counselling at a womens' health centre.

Getting Clean & Staying Clean
Russell, a young Toronto man reaches out for help in his struggle to understand and overcome his drug abuse problem.