Many thanks to the Cranbrook Quilters Guild who have donated some lovely blankets to Kootenay Haven Transition House for the women and their children fleeing violence and abuse. The blankets bring comfort and warmth at at time of need. The many hours of stitching and sewing put into each blanket is greatly appreciated.Continue readingCranbrook Quilters Guild Donation
Many thanks to Sunrise Rotary Bingo Funds for the donation of $10,000. CMHA Kootenays relies on donations and grants to support women and their children fleeing violence and abuse with basic needs when they enter into programming at Kootenay Haven Transition House. Basic needs such as clean clothes, self care items such as shampoo, conditioner, […]Continue readingMany thanks to Sunrise Rotary Donation
CMHA Kootenays Volunteer Income Tax Program Drop off will commence March 7 2022 to April 29 2022 for the 2021 Tax Year. Volunteers can complete your income tax if ALL of the following apply: you are unable to complete your income tax return alone and you earn less than $35,000 / year for a single or $45,0000/ year for […]Continue readingIncome Tax Program March 7 to April 29 2022
The Classics Hockey Team, in honor of Jared Byrne, generously donated $500 to Canadian Mental Health Association for the Kootenays. Jared loved to play hockey and the Classics felt this was one way to not only honor Jared and his family but also support the community. Carey Fraser, CMHA Kootenays Executive Director, kindly accepted this […]Continue readingThank you to Classics Hockey
In February 2020, CMHA Kootenays hosted an in-person Coldest Night of the Year event. Together with business sponsors, walkers, donors, and volunteers we raised over $34,000 for the homeless, hungry and hurting. Those funds were used to purchase tents for the homeless through Salvation Army, assisted women and their children in relocating to safe housing […]Continue readingCMHA Kootenays donated CNOY funds
Y-Mind Teens a program for teens who experience stress, worry, and/or mild to moderate symptoms of anxiety. The curriculum offers tools and strategies from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) as well as mindfulness. The group will take a strength based approach and assumes participants have been trying their best to cope with their symptoms of […]Continue readingY-Mind Teens Orientation Jan 13th and Jan 20th 2021
Need Christmas gift ideas? We have just the t-shirt for you. You Can’t Rewind Your Life is taking orders now and for each t-shirt sold for $20, they will donate $10 to CMHA Kootenays. How great is that – buy a t-shirt and support mental health. To order your t-shirt today visit https://www.facebook.com/youcantrewindlife or email youcantrewindlife@hotmail.comContinue readingSupport Mental Health T-Shirts
Canadian Mental Health Association for the Kootenays will be hosting the Coldest Night of The Year fundraising event on February 20 2021. This event raises money for Canadian charity partners who serve thousands of Canadians experiencing homelessness, and thousands more facing the constant challenge of living right on the edge. This year it will look […]Continue readingColdest Night of the Year – February 20 2021
Resilience is the ability to get through hard times. And 2020 threw our organization, our country and our world into the depths of COVID-19. For more information on how CMHA has responded to resilience please read the IMPACT REPORT 2020 Continue reading2020 Impact Report – Resilience
CMHA Kootenays has received funds from the Community Safety and Crime Prevention Branch of the Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General to deliver a series of workshops and information sessions that will allow our community to be involved with enhancing their responses to domestic violence and or sexual assault against Indigenous and non-Indigenous women […]Continue readingSupported Education and Awareness for Violence Against Women