Animator: Cathy Price
Phone: 403-836-0632
Email: cathy.price@ghsd75.ca
Animator: Janice Pounder
Phone: 403-563-4291
Email: janice.pounder@ccssmvi.ca
Animator: Beatrice Etheridge
Phone: 403-582-0106
Email: Beatrice.etheridge@ccssmvi.ca
Over 100 of the “Pick Me Up” baskets have brought joy and happiness to all that receive them. The public have been very receptive to this initiative, a noted outcome is people are able to open and share what is going on with their Mental Health.
Janice Pounder
$ 5,000 Microgrant
New to the Rural Mental Health Network, the Coleman RMH Coalition aims to support knowledge mobilization efforts to strengthen and expand available services. The Coalition…
Animator: Lacey Abt
Phone: 403-577-3011
Email: fcssconsort@gmail.com
Animator: Natasha Bozek
Phone: 403-577-3011
Email: neutralhillslearning@gmail.com
Lacey Abt
$10,000 Individual Community Grant
Stigma is a considerable barrier to positive mental health, which is why the project in Consort focuses on reducing stigma around talking about mental health. Understanding the priorities of the community,…
Animator: Kristy Thiessen
Email: kristy.que1978@gmail.com
Animator: Christina Sackett
Email: christinasackett@hotmail.com
-Connected and collaborated with different organizations in the community that are promoting wellness (i.e Library, 4-H club
-Increased conversations around MH; greater understanding of the importance of community connection and the connection between activities in the community and wellbeing
-Brought together a diverse group of people focused on the greater wellness of the community
Christina Sackett
$ 5,000 Microgrant
The Social Inclusion Series involved a variety of community events to raise awareness about the importance of mental health, reduce stigma, and promote existing wellness-focused…
Animator: Heather Acres
Phone: 780-271-1189
Email: heather.a.acres@gmail.com
The increase in social connection improves safety in the 8 neighborhoods that have hosted a pop-up event.
Heather Acres
$4750 Micro Grant
Neighbourhood pop-up events provide an opportunity for people to meet for the first time or to deepen an existing connection between neighbours. This is why the Neighbourhood…
Meet Heather Acres Heather Acres is a Community Development Facilitator in Devon, Alberta. Heather has always had a strong interest in working with community wellbeing and recognizes…
Animator: Vyna Fluny
Phone: 780-847-2548
Email: vynamary@gmail.com
The team of Animators from New Dawn forged allies with local non-profits in their region to fulfil their mandate of strengthen the voices of their women citizens. This group of powerful Metis women accomplished this by volunteering and contributing at a MMIWG event to hosting learnings at the Metis Crossing for all members of the community.
Carrie Goldsmith, Jade Fleury, Rhonda Hodgson, Raylene Gunderson, Vyna Fluny
$ 34134 Multi-Community Grant
This multi-community project will provide opportunity for Métis women and their families across northeastern Alberta, Métis Nation of Alberta, Region 2 to…
Animator: Jolene Sanford
Phone: 403-335-7161
Email: jsanford@didsbury.ca
Animator: Lisa Nicholson
Phone: 403-507-2299
Email: founder@hope4mvckids.org
Animator: Gail Nowlan
Phone: 403-559-4661
Email: gailnowlan@gmail.com
Animator: Susan Reich
Phone: 780-898-3191
Email: sue.reich@wrsd.ca
Animator: Lesley Gigg
Phone: 780-542-1173
Email: lesleygigg@hotmail.com
Animator: Michelle Olson
Email: michelle.olson@CSC-SCC.GC.CA
This team produced & distributed 2000 “Street Guides’, these guides are business card sized and are easy to share and contain details to local community resources. The team also educated, connected, and changed mindsets within their area by hosting Mental Health First Aid, Small Talk and Assist training.
$15800 Multi-Community Grant
Lorrenda Southern, Diana Rowe, Michelle Olsen
This multi-community project aims to optimize the mental wellbeing of community members in Drumheller and Starland County by increasing awareness and promoting positive…
Meet Lorrenda Southern - Part 1 Lorrenda Southern is a community Animator living in Drumheller, Alberta with her husband. Lorrenda’s Connection to Mental Health…
Animator: Daryl Kimura
Phone: 403-501-4107
Email: darylkim@telus.net
Animator: Janeil Humphrey
Phone: 403-348-1992
Email: jj.humphrey@hotmail.com
This team was successful in engaging it is target demographic of men, with thirty percent of participants along with teens and seniors. In reviewing the feedback cards after the in-person attendees at their sessions the team learned that folks are going to reach for additional help and resources surrounding their mental health.
Janeil Humphrey
$ 4,900 Microgrant
This project aims to reduce the stigma associated with mental health, support the local services available, and promote social connection and decrease isolation. The project…
Animator: Lyndel Kasa
Phone: 780-672-0141
Email: cdss@telus.net
Lyndel Kasa
$7,800 Individual Community Grant
For a small village of 150 people, Edburg is very community-minded with many engaged, and motivated productive community members that make things happen. They are creative and tenacious and strive…
Animator: Kristin Fulla
Phone: 780-728-2171
Email: kristin.fulla@gmail.com
The impact of the project leaves the community with the importance of mental health and wellness and no desire to stop learning and open to this necessity. It also continues to grow within the schools, influencing administration to continue then conversations in their classrooms, participate in mental health and wellness focused activities and provide resources to students.
$ 22,500 Individual Community Grant
Ali Broda
The Edson Rural Mental Health Project is looking to expand public education, sharing mental health kits for the workplace based on the Mental Health Continuum model that…
Meet Ali Broda Ali Broda is a Rural Mental Health Animator who moved from an urban city in Ontario to the rural Alberta community of Edson five years ago. Ali’s educational…
Animator: Dallas Haywood
Phone: 780-884-3709
Email: canadiva@icloud.com
Animator: Robyn Robertson
Phone: 780-834-6835
Email: robertsonrob@prsd.ab.ca
Animator: Holly Bovencamp
Phone: 780-385-1446
Email: h.bovencamp@gmail.com
Animator: Lynne Jenkinson
Phone: 780-385-3976
Email: director@flagstafffcs.ca
Animator: Katelyn Willier
Phone: 780-215-8146
Email: kwillier@fortmckay.com
Animator: Krista Allan
Phone: 780-998-6200
Email: kallan@fortsask.ca
Animator: Brianne Staples
Phone: 780-662-3758
Email: crcsupport@foxcreekcrc.ca
"One positive change that the animator observed because of our Men’s Shed project is that the group of men that were coming was small, but they were a good group that included each other and began to support each other in small ways. Another positive change that we saw through these projects is that many of the non-mental health specific groups/agencies joined us in looking at things through a mental health lens to integrate their services/programs into a well-being sphere. A third positive change we have seen with our projects is that mental health support resources are easily accessible and advertised more widely than before. We hope that our projects have helped to spark conversations, and to change some of the negative discourse around mental health."
Brianne Staples
$ 17,000 Individual Community Grant
This project aims to promote community mental health with a multi-pronged approach. The initiative involves several different components, including posting signage with…
Animator: Kellie Nichiporik
Phone: 780-812-1036
Email: sustainag@laraonline.ca
Animator: Carla Day
Phone: 780-864-1801
Email: gday1802@gmail.com
Animator: Yvonne Rempel
Phone: 780-501-0759
Email: yvonne.rempel@albertahealthservices.ca
Animator: Sonia Paquette
Phone: 780-501-2257
Email: sonia@gcclerc.ca
Yvonne Rempel & Sonia Delorme-Paquette
$40,000 Individual Community Grant
This was the second year that Grande Cache was successful in receiving a community grant. To read about Grande Cache’s first year grant, View Project Page View All Funded Projects
Meet Sonia Paquette Sonia Paquette is a community Animator born and raised in Grande Cache, Alberta. She comes from a proud Rocky Mountain Cree Indigenous and Irish background. In the…
Animator: Lori Leitch
Phone: 780-219-9055
Email: leitchl@prsd.ab.ca
Animator: Erin Ballhorn
Phone: 780-352-3321
Email: eballhorn@county10.ca
Animator: Cassandra Spellman
Phone: 587-877-8501
Email: firstaidcass@gmail.com
Animator: Bluebell Rivers
Phone: 403-857-8747
Email: riversyoga@gmail.com
Animator: Sherry Krozser
Phone: 780-878-0000
Email: krozsers@telus.net
Animator: Monica Kreiner
Phone: 780-978-8616
Email: monica@moniyasko.ca
Animator: Elaine Schow
Phone: 403-601-0053
Email: solerahealthquest@gmail.com
Animator: Elizabeth Vigueras
Phone: 403-336-2987
Email: elizavigueras@gmail.com
Saw a strong increase in youth from divers cultural and sexual orientation coming together to work on projects and establish friendships. High River community saw engagement with the youth who were very visible in the community through mural paintings, cultural events, music events and connecting with one another.
$21,500 Individual Community Grant
Elaine Schow
The objective of this project is to provide a safe, inclusive space for all youth in High River and surrounding areas to promote mental health. The project will result in…
Animator: Charlene Sitar
Phone: 780-223-8009
Email: csitar@hinton.ca
Animator: Janice Baxter
Phone: 780-865-4464
Email: info@bridgeshinton.org
Animator: Kylie Nein
Phone: 780-740-3311
Email: kylie@hintonhelp.ca
Animator: Trish Leduc
Phone: 780-817-4881
Email: tleduc@hinton.ca
The video project has been a way for us to draw out information on the untraditional ways we can seek support both individually and collectively as a community. The project has given our rural community an opportunity to be involved in conversations at a Provincial level and become part of the larger Rural Mental Health Network that spans across the province. It has put Hinton “on the map” in relation to what we have to offer and what we can do as a collective community.
$25,500 Individual Community Grant
Charlene Sitar
This project aims to promote community mental health with a multi-pronged approach. The first piece involves a locally produced video that will highlight community strengths,…
Meet Charlene Sitar - Part 2 Charlene Sitar is a community animator for Hinton, Alberta. Community Futures West The organization Community…
Animator: Karlana Noel
Phone: 587-280-3395
Email: karshelcontractinginc@gmail.com
Animator: Angie Stewart
Phone: 403-443-3800
Email: angie@krfcss.com
Animator: Sandra Baker
Phone: 780-512-5093
Email: sandybunse@gmail.com
Animator: Victoria Guettinger
Phone: 780-207-7847
Email: couchman.victoria@gmail.com
Gordon Graves
$5,000 Micro Grant
The community members of Iron River are similar to many other communities in that they believe the key to positive mental health is to just be strong and stoic. This project is aiming to move beyond…
Animator: Cathryn Hagel
Phone: 403-899-9554
Email: triplehfarm@hotmail.com
Lisa Riddell
$27,000 Individual Community Grant
While Jasper has a well-informed and engaged year-round population, the seasonal population has some challenges breaking into the community. To combat the risk of isolation and associated mental health…
Meet Lisa Ridell, Jasper, Alberta Finding purpose in the community Lisa Ridell is a Rural Mental Health Network Animator living in Jasper, Alberta.…
Animator: Kimberly Mohr
Phone: 780-995-4857
Email: kim.mohr25@gmail.com
Animator: Asma Ammouneh
Phone: 587-341-1835
Email: Asma.Ammouneh@strathcona.ca
Animator: Kimberley Krochak
Phone: 780-385-5086
Email: kimmyenergy@gmail.com
Animator: Jaclyn Jones
Phone: 587-432-0068
Email: Sonder.consulting@outlook.com
Animator: Kristy O'Hara
Phone: 780-980-7109
Email: fcss@leduc.ca
Animator: Michelle Mielnik
Phone: 780-446-2042
Email: mgmmielnik@gmail.com
Eugena Maguire
$12,596 Individual Community Grant
Leduc’s project uses both visual and comedic arts to connect residents and to encourage meaningful conversation, emotional experiences and messaging about mental…
Animator: Jorge Santana
Phone: 403-593-0667
Email: jorge@lindenalliance.com
Animator: Barb Sijbrandi
Phone: 403-704-5088
Email: hansbarb@hotmail.com
Animator: Raylene Gunderson
Phone: 780-872-9038
Email: auntyraye@gmail.com
Animator: Chynna Floriano
Phone: 780-875-6184
Email: cfloriano@lloydminster.ca
Animator: Patrick Lancaster
Phone: 780-756-6184
Email: plancaster@lloydminster.ca
This enhanced interactive website allows individuals to directly access to services making it seamless to receive help when needed. This brings value to the community as there is access for all.
$ 39675 Individual Community Grant
Glenys Reeves-Gibbs
Building off an existing website, this project aims to connect individuals with available services directly through the website, allowing users to book directly on the site.…
Animator: Carrie Hogg
Phone: 780-933-5796
Email: garoundu@gmail.com
Animator: Brittany Yuzicapi-Langer
Phone: 780-812-1515
Email: communityconnectorw@partner.psd.ca
Animator: Rae Michaud
Phone: 780-645-5263
Email: rae.michaudfarm@gmail.com
Animator: Vanessa Ristesund
Email: vristesund@hotmail.com
Animator: Judy Vandermark
Phone: 780836603778083
Email: jlvandemark59@gmail.com
Teachers reported that the students were very engaged in the creation of their videos. There was a good discussion on the importance of self-care and the many ways students can implement their own personal self-care strategies. Students were informed of the various important agencies such as the Kid’s Helpline and Child Abuse Hotline information. Students were able to determine which self-care strategies addressed their needs and which ones they felt comfortable participating in.
Judy Vandemark
$400 Microgrant
This project focused on youth mental health through a video contest for students in grades 6-12 in schools across Manning. Students were invited to create a video highlighting…
Animator: Luci Johnson
Phone: 780-585-2890
Email: mrs.lujo@gmail.com
Animator: Cheryl Isert
Phone: 780-837-1432
Email: theiserts@serbernet.com
Animator: Katarzyna Meijers
Phone: 403-492-2827
Email: katmeij@gmail.com
Animator: Rita-anne Fuss
Phone: 780-441-5340
Email: rita-annef@shaw.ca
Animator: Curtis Fuss
Email: curtisfuss@gmail.com
Due to efficiencies in building the Distancing Diamonds, we also designed and purchased two thousand Mental Health Wallet Cards. These cards contain information about the Mental Health Continuum model and provided local information and resources about when and where to seek additional supports and services when needed. We have fostered a foundational mental health committee, called SMILES of Joy for Rural Mental Health, which is enthusiastic and energized about strengthening the domains of mental health in the community.
Rita-Anne Fuss
$ 10,000 Individual Community Grant
This project will involve installing a second “Distancing Diamond” in Millet and hosting a community event. The Distancing Diamond comprises of a diamond-shaped…
Meet Rita-Anne Fuss Rita-Anne Fuss is a Community Animator for Millet, Alberta where she currently lives with her husband, Curtis. Beginning the Mental Health…
Animator: Lisa Paton
Phone: 403-305-1806
Email: Okotoksanimator@gmail.com
Animator: Sydney Layden
Phone: 403-586-2827
Email: sydneylayden@gmail.com
Animator: Debbie French
Email: debbie.french5@gmail.com
Animator: Maryann Burns
Phone: 403-664-2255
Email: oyenfcss@telus.net
Animator: Pamela Stark
Phone: 403-664-2255
Email: oyenfcss.pamelastark@gmail.com
Animator: Marc Boychuk
Phone: 780-617-4124
Email: chukboy@hotmail.com
Animator: Jody Stark
Phone: 780-618-9357
Email: Jody.stark@nphf.ca
Animator: Andrea Ramage
Phone: 403-704-4667
Email: ponokaneighbourhood@gmail.com
Animator: Robyn O'Connellbr
Phone: 403-963-1562
Email: oconnellrobyn8@gmail.com
Andrea Ramage
$5,000 Individual Community Grant
With a 7% Indigenous population and close proximity to View Project Page View All Funded Projects
Animator: Kathy Maconochie
Phone: 403-843-6906
Email: kmaconochie@rimbeyfcss.com
Animator: Dusty Anne Evans
Phone: 403-895-0553
Email: matika_chiyoko@hotmail.com
Animator: Angel Brunner
Phone: 403-846-6198
Email: angel@camroseopendoor.com
We have noticed more community members speaking about the cooking classes, free movie matinees, and monthly Peer Support meetings. The awareness of the Network has increased in the area because of these new activities that have been funded by the CMHA grant.
Dustyanne Evans
$40,000 Individual Community Grant
The Rocky P2P (Peer to Peer) Network- Mindset Kickstart is strengthening the P2P network and providing members the training they need to increase their resiliency in everything from cooking to suicide…
Animator: Elli Townsend
Phone: 403-431-9038
Email: ellijtownsend@outlook.com
Animator: Bernadette Bendfeld
Phone: 780-678-7950
Email: bbendfeld@atb.com
Bernadette Bendfeld
$5,000 Individual Community Grant
As you drive into the village of Rosalind, you are greeted…
Animator: Kari Cameron
Phone: 780-679-7757
Email: casemanager@changing-ways.ca
Animator: Petrina Beale
Phone: 780-500-7166
Email: pet_butterfly@hotmail.com
Petrina Beale
$4,800 Micro Grant
Rycroft’s community project focuses on connecting community members with each other, as well as other community resources and groups. Rycroft will be providing in-person…
Animator: Samantha Giegold
Phone: 780-662-7067
Email: samanthagiegold@gmail.com
Animator: Cari-Anne Nickel
Phone: 780-898-5332
Email: cnfullstoneranch@gmail.com
Animator: Amy Easterbrook
Phone: 403-563-7526
Email: amyeasterbrook79@gmail.com
Animator: Deanne Wolf Ear
Email: deanna@abfnhc.com
Animator: Heather Wolf Ear
Email: heather@abfnhc.com
Animator: Pearl Lorentzen
Phone: 780-691-6122
Email: lorentze@ualberta.ca
Animator: Gailene Kazakoff
Phone: 780-805-0324
Email: gkaz40@hotmail.com
Animator: Joy McGregor
Phone: 780-805-1233
Email: timmytom@me.com
An outcome of the project was a successful " Wellness Fair" with over 40 vendors!
Pearl Lorentzen
$3,500 Micro-Grant
Slave Lake is working on build trusting relationships in the community. They have formed the Slave Lake and Area Mental health Network and are working with a variety of community organizations to create…
Animator: Zakhelini Mhlanga
Phone: 289-931-5296
Email: zmhlanga21@gmail.com
Animator: Ela Kozakiewiscz
Phone: 780-521-0278
Email: ela.berglund@yahoo.ca
We were able to meet people in our community who are enthusiastic about projects in our community, receive their stories and hopefully be able to coordinate with them in the future to have them speak about their mental health journeys.
Cheryl Isert
$ 4,820 Microgrant
The project aims to reduce the stigma often associated with reaching out for help by connecting community members to mental, physical, and spiritual health resources through…
Animator: Julie Temple
Phone: 780-864-3500
Email: Fcss@mdspiritriver.ab.ca
Animator: Danielle Peyton
Phone: 780-962-7618
Email: dpeyton@sprucegrove.org
Animator: Prab Gill
Phone: 780-217-8701
Email: prab.gill@westviewpcn.ca
Prab Gill
10,000 Individual Community Grant
The community of Spruce Grove is supporting a holistic understanding of mental health in their community, particularly as it relates to youth by providing Wellness Kits. These kits intentionally address…
Animator: Katrina Breau
Phone: 780-686-7949
Email: katrina@healthybrain.ca
Animator: Jennifer Becker
Phone: 780-908-1173
Email: jbecker@stalbert.ca
In our conversations with community members, we’ve noted the realization that mental health challenges are becoming a norm for everyone to experience during their life’s journey; and the opportunity to talk about mental health is opening up doors for acceptance and reducing stigma. The vast experiences of the population are requiring many folks to seek assistance to aid their challenges, and people seem more willing to access resources and supports.
Katrina Breau
$40,000 Individual Community Grant
The goal of St. Albert’s Reach Out, Discover, Connect, and Grow project is to utilize City infrastructure like transit stations, community message…
Animator: Diana Rowe
Phone: 403-821-3954
Email: diana.rowe89@gmail.com
Animator: Andrea Lee
Phone: 403-742-2337
Email: rmhstettler@stettlercsc.ca
Animator: Shelley Walker
Phone: 403-741-5258
Email: shelly.walker@stettlercsc.ca
The community reconnection event on July 1st, was an amazing opportunity to bring the community out of isolation and reconnect with family, friends and community
Andrea Lee
$39,958 Individual Community Grant
The aim of Stettler’s project is to reconnect our community while reducing the stigma and raising awareness regarding mental health and wellness. They are achieving this by developing accessible…
Animator: Stacey Maynes
Phone: 403-756-3572
Email: stacey.maynes@fcss.ca
Animator: Oksana Atwood
Phone: 780-299-0221
Email: albertamentalhealth@gmail.com
Animator: Brooklyn Bignell
Phone: 587-338-3802
Email: bbignell@stonyplain.com
Animator: Melissa Masse
Phone: 403-934-9090
Email: melissa.masse@strathmore.ca
Animator: Kiana Pollom-Smith
Phone: 403-934-9090
Email: kiana.pollom@strathmore.ca
"The accessible, friendly, and free nature of our events are seeing significant participants turn outs, with our largest having over 500 participants", - Melissa Masse
Melissa Masse
$33,290 Individual Community Grant
Through community engagement sessions, it was recognized View Project Page View All Funded Projects
Sundre is a town in central Alberta, Canada that is surrounded by Mountain View County. It is approximately 100 km northwest of Calgary on the Cowboy Trail in the foothills of the Canadian Rockies
Animator: Sari Werezak
Phone: 403-638-1011
Email: sari@mygnp.org
Animator: Darlene Hoschka
Phone: 403-636-0999
Email: drmhoschka@hotmail.com
The Animator’s with the support of the Town, local churches, volunteers, and business have built a safe place for at risk youth of the area. The motto for the centre is “there is a place for everyone,” and everyone in town and outlying areas have noticed positive change since this facility has opened.
$ 40000 Individual Community Grant
Sari Werezak, Renate De Bruijn
The goal of the Youth Enrichment Project is to bring a full complement of programs and services for at-risk youth. By collaborating with community partners, stakeholders,…
Animator: Trina Molnar
Phone: 780-333-4119
Email: fcss@townofswanhills.com
Animator: Carrie Rusoway
Phone: 780-333-4119
Email: carrier@townofswanhills.com
Animator: Becki Fleming
Phone: 780-333-5740
Email: beckif@townofswanhills.com
Animator: Alissa MacDonald
Phone: 403-887-1137
Email: amcdonald@sylvanlake.ca
Animator: Mandi Wisheu
Phone: 403-887-1137
Email: mwisheu@sylvanlake.ca
With the completion of the Healing Hub in early October and as a well-utilized trail system going through the Healing Hub, many people expressed their gratitude for the area and all those involved (parks, contractors, consultants, FCSS) in the creation and in how well it turned out. Community Support for the Healing Hub on Facebook and on our Town Website has been extraordinary.
Heather Sweetnam
$ 34,000 Individual Community Grant
Building off a New Horizon’s federal grant to support health and wellness for seniors, this project will enhance and expand the design of the park to welcome all members…
Animator: Renee White
Email: renee.white@fcss.ca
Animator: Carol Rempel
Phone: 780-777-8472
Email: carolrempel@icloud.com
Carol Rempel & Tami Tubbs
$50,000 Multi-Community Grant
Thorsby and Warburg are two communities located southwest of Edmonton. The project, designed collaboratively between these two communities, focuses on enhancing and illuminating…
Animator: Heather Pilva
Phone: 403-443-8474
Email: heatherpliva@gmail.com
Animator: Shelley Jackson-Berry
Phone: 403-443-3800
Email: shelley@krfcss.com
Animator: Jane Marsh
Phone: 403-489-0094
Email: janeclaresholm@gmail.com
Animator: Loretta Kroeker
Phone: 780-717-8151
Email: dkroeker@telusplanet.net
Animator: Tanya Little
Phone: 403-896-4319
Email: tblittle96@hotmail.com
Animator: Amy Boettcher
Phone: 780-603-3867
Email: thwellness2021@gmail.com
Animator: Erin Witty
Phone: 780-524-6539
Email: niredixon23@hotmail.com
Animator: Colleen Pidzarko-Armitage
Phone: 780-632-8823
Email: Colleen.pidzarko@telus.net
Individuals who are newer to the community and haven’t had an opportunity to meet others due to the community restrictions (Covid), are attending the program and have said that this has been a great way to meet others and not have any expectations placed on them. Individuals have been able to foster relationships and connections in a safe environment that they then access beyond the program hours. Individuals have become more ready to share struggles, challenges, and ideas with each other during the meetings.
Colleen Pidzarko-Armitage
$ 16,136 Individual Community Grant
Vegreville’s View Project Page View All Funded Projects
Meet Colleen Pidzarko-Armitage Colleen Pidzarko-Armitage is a Community Animator in Vegreville, Alberta. When Colleen moved to Vegreville many years ago, she had anticipated the town to be…
Animator: Derek Collins
Phone: 780-853-8627
Email: derek.collins@lakelandcollege.ca
Derek Collins
$4800 Micro Grant
Through an already strong volunteer base in Vermillion, this project provides awareness, knowledge, and skills for seniors through social connectors in their neighbourhoods. Social connectors are identified…
Meet Derek Collins - Part 2 Derek Collins is a Community Animator for Vermillion, Alberta. Beginning the Mental Health Conversation Derek…
Animator: Rachel Mayko
Phone: 780-336-4024
Email: rmayko@ualberta.ca
Tracy Inaba
$5,000 Micro Grant
Vulcan has developed a 6-part workshop series that builds capacity in the senior population through building social connections and wellbeing skills. The 6 workshops will…
Animator: Shannon Fife
Phone: 780-842-0961
Email: sjay.fife@hotmail.com
The Mental Health Resource HUB was set up based on the eight domains and each resource is slotted under the most appropriate domain. We completed 23 Webcasts and 18 Podcast specifically focused on each of the eight domains of wellness, we researched each domain and paired each to local resources then highlighted them either on a webcast, podcast, both and/or on the Mental Health Resource HUB.
Shannon Fife
$ 27,500 Individual Community Grant
The overarching goal for this project is to create an access point for all community members to find the means to support their overall wellness. The Community Wellbeing…
Animator: Shauna Schwindt
Phone: 780-848-2828
Email: fcss@warburg.ca
Animator: Anna Underwood
Phone: 780-228-9750
Email: awemlibrarian@gmail.com
Animator: Jeremy Watson
Phone: 780-262-0088
Email: Justice@SoaringEagleSupportSociety.ca
Animator: Tara Baker
Phone: 780-778-1194
Email: tara@kindnesssupport.ca
The changes and positive impact that can be contributed to our project is highlighting the importance of community wide conversations around Mental Health and Mental Wellness. Being able to provide the much-needed training to the public, agencies and community at large has ensured that this type of training and conversations will continue. One of the biggest changes noticed by many is how many resources there are available and the importance of removing barriers to finding help when you need it.
Jeremy Watson Tara Baker Bonnie Ryan-Fisher
$ 32,500 Individual Community Grant
The Community of Kindness project aims to normalize the discussion of mental health and mental illness in Whitecourt. Key activities include offering training (e.g., MHFA,…
Animator: Wendy Robinson
Phone: 780-325-3782
Email: wrobinson@yellowheadcounty.ab.ca
Animator: Lois Benedict
Phone: 403-631-2383
Email: dlfkje@gmail.com
Animator: Denise van Rootselaar
Email: dvanroot@outlook.com