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ID Bank Program

The ID Bank was created with the intention of ensuring all members of the community have a safe place to store their identification. Unfortunately, for individuals who are unhoused, living in congregate living or precariously housed, keeping these essential ID documents safe is difficult. Grand River Community Health Centre (GRCHC) was able to obtain a City of Brantford Operational Grant to purchase proper storage in which these documents are stored.

The ID Bank can be accessed at the Outreach...

National Seniors Day Event

Join us for a day of health, connection, and community for National Seniors Day on October 1st from 1-3pm at Grand River Community Health Centre! ✨ We’re excited to offer a FREE event for those 55+ and their loved ones featuring a brief presentation on Service Canada programs followed by an open house to meet partnering local health and social services teams to learn about senior specific programs. Let’s come together to learn, share, and support one another! 🏥

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Senior Newcomer Cooking Group: Flavours of Brantford 2.0

Adults aged 55+ are invited to explore the Flavours of Brantford through a monthly cooking series offered from September to December 2024. Each month focuses on food from a different continent, including South America, Asia, Europe, and Africa. Participants will not only prepare and enjoy a traditional meal, but they will also learn about the culture of a different country within the continent each week.

Registration is required and limited to only one of the 4-week series offered. All programs...

International Overdose Day 2024

International Overdose Awareness Day

International Overdose Awareness Day is August 31. Each year this event aims to raise awareness about overdose and that overdose is preventable. International Overdose Awareness Day remembers those who have died or sustained a permanent injury related to drug use.

International Overdose Awareness Day raises awareness of overdose, which is one of the world’s worst public health crises. It generates discussion and action, using evidence-based approaches and drug...

Black and Caribbean Health Fair

Join us for the Brantford Brant Norfolk Black and Caribbean Health Fair in Simcoe. 

Get wellness information and resources, and chat with local wellness service providers. 

Admission is free and all ages are welcome. Our guest speaker Keturah Layne is an advocate in the community and will speak to her experience as a ReThink Breast Cancer MBC and Cancer Care Giver. There will also be music, food demonstrations, prizes, kids activities and free dinner included. 

Friday, July 12, 2024

4 p.m. – 9 p.m.