Support Access to Counselling
Access to counselling can be life-changing, but it is not always easy to come by. Community support plays a vital role in ensuring that individuals, children, and families can access trauma-informed and trained counselling when they need it most.
As a registered charitable organization, Connect Counselling & Therapy Society combines public funding, community contributions, and social enterprise revenue to sustain services that strengthen wellbeing, relationships, and long-term community health.
Why Support Matters
Community support helps remove barriers to counselling and ensures care remains available to individuals, children, and families seeking support to heal from trauma, abuse, and life’s stresses.
How Contributions Are Used
Contributions help bridge funding gaps not covered by public funding, supporting free and funded counselling programs, reducing wait times, and sustaining essential services.
Who Benefits
Your support benefits people across our community, strengthening relationships, promoting wellbeing, and helping prevent challenges from becoming more complex over time.
The most direct way to support access to counselling.
Donate
Your donation helps bridge the gap between public funding and the true cost of delivering trauma-informed and trained counselling.
Every gift supports free and funded services, reduces wait times, and ensures care remains accessible to individuals, children, and families in our community.
One-time and monthly donations are available through our secure online giving platform, CanadaHelps, with automatic tax receipts issued for eligible gifts.
A tax effective way to make a meaningful contribution
Donate Securities
Gifts of publicly traded securities can significantly increase the impact of your donation while offering potential tax advantages.
Donating securities may allow you to avoid capital gains tax while supporting access to counselling services that strengthen community wellbeing.
This option is often well suited for donors who are looking to give thoughtfully and strategically.
Introducing
Create a lasting legacy of care.
Planned giving allows you to support access to counselling for future generations while reflecting your personal values and intentions.
Legacy gifts can take many forms, including bequests or other estate planning options.
Planned giving is a personal decision, and we encourage donors to explore options with their financial or legal advisor. Confidential conversations are always welcome.
Other ways to donate
Aeroplan Points
Donate Aeroplan points through Aeroplan’s charitable giving program to support Connect’s work.
- Helps offset operational and program costs
- Allows more resources to go directly to counselling services
You will be redirected to Aeroplan’s charitable donation platform.
Donate Your Bottles at Express Depot
Bottle donations offer a simple, community-based way to support access to counselling.
- Refundable beverage containers donated on behalf of Connect help fund counselling services
- Contributions support programs that strengthen community wellbeing
Donate your bottles at Express Depot and designate Connect Counselling & Therapy Society as the recipient by inputting our phone number, 250 860 3181.
Nature's Fare Community Giving 3% Program
Connect is grateful to be supported through Nature’s Fare Community Giving initiatives. Nature's Fare will generously donate 3% of the purchase value of all saved receipts to Connect Counselling.
- Save your receipts!
- Mail or drop off your receipt to Connect Counselling (find our address on our Contact Us page)
- The 3% program helps strengthen access to counselling in our community
A small action can make a meaningful difference.
Corporate & Community Partnerships
Partnerships with local businesses and organizations help expand access to counselling services.
- Opportunities may include sponsorships, workplace giving, or collaborative initiatives
- Partnerships support sustainable, community-based care
Organizations interested in partnering with Connect are invited to visit our Community Partnerships page to learn more, and to Contact Us with any questions.
Volunteer
Volunteers support Connect by contributing time, skills, and energy to the organization.
- Opportunities vary based on program needs and capacity
- Support may be administrative, program-based, or event-related
Please contact our office to learn more about volunteering with Connect.