OUR PEER PROGRAMS

Mood Matters

After Hours Peer Support Drop-In Program

Mood Walks Brantford

Are you interested in walking to improve your mental health? Would you like to spend time with others with similar lived experiences? Then Mood Walks is for you! Mood Walks promotes both physical and mental health by encouraging group members to be physically active. Participants take part in group walks on local hiking trails.

Mood walks is a fun and educational walking/hiking group in Brantford, Ontario for people living with mental health disorders. We offer an 8 – 10 week session for each season. Yes, we even walk in the winter!

Spending more time outdoors in nature has been proven to increase mental well-being. Members learn about nature and safe hiking practices while exploring some of our city’s 70 km of beautiful trails.

Mood Walks is a free program hosted by HOPE Brant.

Our Mood Walks Group meets at 10 am on Wednesday mornings at 20 Darling St, Brantford, Ontario, unless otherwise notified.

To learn more or for the dates of our next seasonal session please contact:

sandy@hopebrant.ca or 519-751-1694

‘We Care’ Peer Support Program

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Every Friday morning for the past 20 years, trained HOPE volunteers with lived experience attend the mental health unit at the Brant Community Healthcare System. Our volunteers provide one-on-one peer support, information on available local resources as well as socks and personal care items.

Since its inception on November 2004, the “WE CARE” program has been a great success, providing packages and peer support to thousands of patients.

Because of their personal lived experiences, our peer support volunteers are able to offer emotional support, encouragement, and hope that recovery is possible. Connection is the heart of our program.

Often a patient is admitted in a state of crisis, and some patients do not have access to neccessary personal care items such as deodorant, soap, shampoo…etc. Our hygiene kits and socks are always very much appreciated.

In order to continue supplying the hygiene kits, we rely on and appreciate donations of personal care items.

How You Can Help…

We are always in need of the following:
~ Deodorant!
~ Travel size shampoo, conditioner & body wash
~ Toothbrushes
~ Toothpaste
~ Socks
~ Soap
~ Gift cards or monetary donations

If you’d like to donate or would like more information, please contact our program manager.

joanne@hopebrant.ca
519-751-1694

Thank you for helping us to provide Hope to those who are struggling with their mental health. 

 

Special Events

H.O.P.E. provides a number of activities where people living with mental illness can come together to have fun, connect with others, advocate for needed services, learn about issues that affect their lives and support one another:

Walk for H.O.P.E. Our annual fundraising event. All proceeds go directly to our peer support programs.

Various Peer led programs Anxiety support group, Depression/SAD peer support drop-in. Contact us to learn which programs are running

H.O.P.E.’s Holiday Open House One Saturday every December, we open to the community. Stop by and learn more about HOPE and our programs. There are holiday treats, refreshments and games.

Annual AGM Celebrating our annual accomplishments and future endeavors.

Hungry for Knowledge We invite guest speakers to come in and talk while our participants are served a healthy lunch.

Annual Recovery Breakfast An annual event celebrating people with mental health and their journey towards recovery.

All activities are Free of charge.

We rely solely on donations and grants to fund all of our programs.

Help us spread H.O.P.E. in our community!