Do you find parenting in a new culture stressful? Are you looking for ways to connect with your child? Carizon’s Newcomer Mental Health and Well-being Program invites you to come Talk it Through with parents just like you where you can learn and share strategies. Open to Parents of children of all ages who currently have refugee or protected person status.

This group will be conducted virtually for 8 sessions.   

How to Register: Email groups@carizon.ca

Looking for a place to meet new friends and have fun? Come join our Fabulous Kids group where we will play games, create together, learn coping skills to feel better when we may not be feeling our best and connect with other kids. This group is open to children, 7-9 years old who are Refugees or Protected Persons.

Location Victoria Hills Community Centre (10 Chopin Dr, Kitchener), 8 sessions.   

How to Register: Email groups@carizon.ca

Explore ways to build your sense of self and feel empowered. Through Standing Strong you will learn to see and create opportunities for getting involved in your community, establish healthy coping strategies, inspire self-love, and enhance life skills for a bright future!  Open to Newcomer female identifying youth. All sessions except the last one will be virtual, location TBD. There will be 8 sessions.

How to Register: Email groups@carizon.ca

Connect with other youth in our in-person group through games, art, exercise, and conversation. We will explore a wide range of issues that are important to you and explore new ways to connect with others! For Newcomer youth ages 10-13.

Location Victoria Hills Community Centre (10 Chopin Dr, Kitchener), 8 sessions. 

How to Register: Email groups@carizon.ca

Children will have the opportunity to connect with others and learn through hands on activities and discussions to gain skills in social interactions, have fun together, learn to problem solve and learn how to handle challenges in social situations. For children aged 5-7.

Location: Langs Main Site – 1145 Concession Rd., Cambridge. There will be 8 sessions.

How to Register: Email groups@carizon.ca

Children will have an opportunity to learn through hands on activities and discussions to positively engage with and reframe their thoughts and attitudes about themselves, others and the world. For children aged 7-9.

Location: Langs Main Site – 1145 Concession Rd., Cambridge. There will be 8 sessions.

How to Register: Email groups@carizon.ca

Children will be able to learn skills to pay attention, with care, to their surroundings one moment at a time through hands-on activities and discussions. With practice, children will be able to focus on their “present” and calm their bodies when stressed through hands on activities and discussions. For children aged 6-8.

No cost- funded by the Ministry of Health

Location 645 Westmount Rd. 8 Sessions. 

How to Register: Email groups@carizon.ca

Join us, virtually, to increase understanding of anxiety and learn strategies to help manage the challenging thoughts and feelings often associated with anxiety. Caregivers and children (aged 9-11) will learn how to use mindfulness-based tools to manage stress, develop emotional regulation skills, and build self-awareness in this activity-based group.

No cost- funded by the Ministry of Health. 8 Sessions.

How to Register: Email groups@carizon.ca

A supportive space for members with similar experiences, to identify what triggers their trauma reactions and practice the skills necessary to cope and feel grounded.

Location at Carizon, Sehl Room (400 Queen St. S., Kitchener) 

How to Register: Email groups@carizon.ca

YDC is a group for Male Newcomer Youth aged 15-20 years old and is designed to promote well-being and sense of belonging in the community. The group will explore a wide range of issues that impact daily living. Recreational activities will be added to each group to promote total well-being.

Location Downtown Community Centre (TBD). 8 Sessions.   

How to Register: Email groups@carizon.ca

Looking for a way to connect. Come join our free women’s group that supports and promotes holistic well-being and belonging in the community. Participants will learn and discuss topics that impact participants lives, learn about resources and activities in the community, and have an opportunity to connect with other women over a cup of tea in a relaxing environment. Open to women of all ages who currently have refugee or protected person status.

Location: In person at Forest Heights CC

How to Register: Email groups@carizon.ca

An 8-week group for female-identified teens aged 13 to 15 years old that focuses on increasing self-esteem, improving mood, and developing healthy relationships. Through a combination of art, mindfulness, and cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) techniques, girls will build on their strengths, reduce isolation, and learn healthy ways to cope with anxious or low feelings.

Location at Carizon, Sehl Room (400 Queen St. S., Kitchener) 

How to Register: Email groups@carizon.ca

The Circle of Security® Parenting™ program is based on decades of research about how secure parent-child relationships can be supported and strengthened.” (Circle of Security International, 2019). Using the COSP™ model developed by the Circle of Security originators, our trained facilitators work with parents and caregivers to help them to: 

• Understand their child’s emotional world by learning to read emotional needs 
• Support their child’s ability to successfully manage emotions 
• Enhance the development of their child’s self esteem 
• Honor the innate wisdom and desire for their child to be secure 

*Free childminding is available during group. For caregivers of children under 6.

Location at Carizon,  Community Meeting Room (400 Queen St. S., Kitchener) 

How to Register: Email groups@carizon.ca

Join us at our Queen Street location on October 20th for our Moving Towards Healthy Relationships group. A group for women who have experienced emotional or physical abuse, focusing on safety, building self-esteem, ending the cycle of violence, and learning how to be healthy in relationships.

Location at Carizon, Sehl Room (400 Queen St. S., Kitchener) 

How to Register: Email groups@carizon.ca

Join other survivors of intimate partner violence and abuse for peer support, tools of empowerment, and mindfulness practices. VoicesWR humbly offers the community of Waterloo Region an in person support group that was uniquely built for survivors; by survivors. Location:
400 Queen St S, Kitchener, ON in the Sehl Room – 1st Floor.

How to Register: Call (519) 743-6333 to pre-register