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Community Workshops
Workshops developed for communities that explore grief through wellness-based and experiential approaches, including movement, creativity, and embodied learning. Participants are welcome to attend as they are able; however, attending multiple sessions is encouraged to support continuity and connection.
Mental Health Workshop Series
With funding from Peel Region through the CARE Program, we are offering two 6-week, in-person mental health workshop series (ages 18+) that prioritize individuals receiving social assistance. These workshops support adults navigating grief while building practical skills for emotional wellbeing and daily life. This series requires a brief intake and consent process to help ensure it is a good fit and to support a safer, more supportive experience for all participants. For questions or next steps, please contact info@bereavedfamilies.ca.
These workshops will explore:
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Grief and trauma
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Secondary losses
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Identifying personal needs
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Strengthening support systems
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Self-compassion
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Future planning
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Experiential and activity-based learning
The first in-person workshop series will start the first week of March, with a second in-person series offered in mid-October.
Moving Through Grief
Funded by the Ontario Trillium Foundation through the Seed Grant, we plan to offer 6, 4-week population-specific grief and mental health educational workshops. These time-limited, in-person series are designed to meet people where they are and offer alternative, culturally responsive ways of engaging with grief. Each series combines trauma-informed movement (e.g., yoga), embodied wellness (e.g., mindful breathing, dance), and creative, hands-on arts- and culture-based activities to support community specific ways of engaging with their personal grief. All workshops listed are for ages 18+ unless otherwise noted. This series may require a brief intake and consent process to help ensure it is a good fit and to support a safer, more supportive experience for all participants. For questions or next steps, please contact info@bereavedfamilies.ca.
Upcoming series (4 weeks each) for:
Seniors (Ages 65+)
Day: Wednesdays
When: May 13 - June 3 from 2:00pm-3:30pm
Where: Chartwell Oakville
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Seated yoga
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Dance
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Collaging
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Crafting
2SLGBTQIA+ Folks
Day: TBD
When: June 9 - June 30 time TBD
Where: TBD
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Somatic stations
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Kiki ballroom
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Zine-making and poems
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Quilting
Indigenous Folks
Day: TBD
When: TBD
Where: TBD
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BIPOC Folks
Day: TBD
When: TBD
Where: TBD
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Young Adults (18-24)
Day: TBD
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Where: TBD
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General Public
Day: TBD
When: 2027
Where: TBD
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Healing in Colour: Culturally Safe Grief and Wellness Supports for Black, Indigenous, and Racialized Communities
Funded by the Halton Region Community Investment Fund, this program includes a series of community workshops designed to support Black, Indigenous, and racialized residents across Halton Region. Offered annually over two years, these workshops create culturally safer spaces for shared learning, reflection, and connection around grief, incorporating creative approaches such as art and spoken word to reduce isolation and support mental well-being.
In 2026, three separate workshops will be offered. No intake or consent process is required to participate. More details about each workshop will be shared soon.