The Krasman Centre will be running WRAP groups in Alliston and Richmond Hill starting in July and August respectively.  The groups run for 8-weeks, and participants meet once a week for 2 hours.

The WRAP program involves an educational and planning process that is grounded in mental health recovery concepts such as hope, education, empowerment, self-advocacy, and interpersonal support and connection. Within a group setting, individuals explore self-help tools (eg. peer counseling, focusing exercises, relaxation & stress reduction techniques) and resources for keeping themselves well and for helping themselves feel better in difficult times.

For more information or to register, please contact us at 905-780-0491.  Registration spots are limited.

Employment Support

CMHA is looking to start an employment support program in York Region and South Simcoe.  They are actively looking for community input.  Carol Level from CMHA will be conducting Town Halls at both Krasman Centre locations (Richmond Hill & Alliston) on the following dates:

Alliston (17 Paris St.) - Monday July 6th, 12:30pm

Richmond Hill (10121 Yonge St.) - Thursday July 9th, 3pm

Improving the Mental Health and Addiction System

The Central LHIN (Local Health Integration Network) Consumer/Survivor Network and the Krasman Centre invite you to an important meeting.

Changes are happening within the health care system. We have an opportunity to share our knowledge and expertise as health care consumers and contribute to and influence the Ministry of Health’s 10 year Strategy on Mental Health & Addictions.

Friday July 31st - 2-4pm, Krasman Centre Richmond Hill (10121 Yonge Street)

Contact Alex at 905-780-0491 for further information or to let us know you’ll be attending any of these events.

Refreshments will be provided.

The Krasman Centre invites you to a

Stress Management Workshop for

Self-Helpers and Self-Help Groups.

The workshop will be run by Spencer Brennan

of the Ontario Self-Help Network.

Date and time: Thursday, June 18th; 7-8:30pm

Location: The Krasman Centre
10121 Yonge Street, Richmond Hill

Self-care for Self-Helpers: An opportunity for group members to examine why they get stressed, and offer some behavioural suggestions to manage the rough spots, in & out of group. The workshop looks at three specific areas - mental, physical and emotional - in an attempt to provide practical approaches to discovering and dealing with stress. Come prepared to participate and share.

For more information or to register, please call Alex at 905-780-0491, ext. 119.

We invite you to UNMASK Mental Health Recovery.

We will host the Grand Opening of our Alliston/New Tecumseth location on:

Tuesday, May 5th, 2009

Welcome: 11:30am

Opening Presentation: 12:00 noon

Mayor’s Ribbon Cutting: 12:30pm

Open House: 1:30 - 6:00pm

Our Alliston/New Tecumseth location is located at 17 Paris Street.

This year, Volunteer Apreciation Week runs from April 19th to April 25th.  It is time to show our appreciation to every person that makes a difference in our communities.  If you know of a special person that makes such a difference, make sure to honour them - on a daily basis - but especially during this week.

The Krasman Centre will be hosting a Volunteer Appreciation on Saturday April 25th at 1pm.  We invite all of our volunteers to attend.  We will have light refreshments and snacks.  This will be great opportunity for all of us to show our appreciation to the wonderful volunteers that have assited us through the last year.  We hope you see you!

Representatives of the Seneca College Work on Track program will be at the Krasman Centre, Richmond Hill location on Friday April 17th from 2-3pm, to provide us more information regarding their program.  “Work on Track is a program designed to assist individuals with mental health issues achieve self-reliance through employment.”

This program is part of Seneca College’s Counselling, Special Needs and Health Services Department, and is affiliated with Seneca College’s Redirection Through Education (RTE) program.

No registration is required for this presentation.

We are looking for volunteers to join us in cleaning the area surrounding the centre in Richmond Hill, particularly in the parking lot area.  Spring cleaning will take place in the afternoon of Wednesday April 8th, between 1-4pm.

If you’d like to lend a hand, please let us know, or join us on that day.

Note:  Spring clean up will take place at our Alliston location on Monday April 27th.

The Hidden In Plain Sight Exhibit will be featured at the end of this month at the Eleanor Winters Gallery in York University. The Exhibit will run from Monday April 27th to Friday May 1st.

Hidden In Plain Sight is a photographic exhibit of the inhumane circumstances of living homeless and at‐risk in York Region as depicted by people living on the edge.

The Exhibit will be presented in Room 129 at the Eleanor Winters Gallery. The gallery is located at the Winters College building in York University, 4700 Keele Street, Toronto.

The opening night reception on Monday April 27th, from 4:00pm to 7:00pm. The regular hours for the Eleanor Winters Gallery is Mon‐Fri, 12pm to 5pm.

The Krasman Centre Alliston location will be closed for renovation on Thursday March 19th and Thursday Mach 26th.  We apologize for the inconvenience.

The Chartered Accountants of Ontario offer tax preparation on a first-come, first served basis to residents of York Region with household income below $25,000 with dependants, or below $17,000 without dependants.

APPOINTMENTS ARE LIMITED. PLEASE CALL ONE OF THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS FOR DETAILS ON ELIGIBILITY AND AVAILABILITY OF APPOINTMENTS.