Asking for help is hard. But, at JFS Ottawa, we pride ourselves on making it a little easier.

In addition to the stigma, wait lists, language barriers, finding the right counsellor, and cost can make it ever more daunting. Our team knows this and we work hard to reduce these barriers through shorter waits, multi-lingual counsellors, subsidies, and careful counsellor matching. When people are matched well and able to get help in their language, they feel safer, open up more easily, and can truly begin to heal.

You help JFS Ottawa offer something rare in our city: subsidized mental health counselling in 14 languages, grounded in culture, faith, identity, and lived experience. As a family services agency, we are in a unique position not only to provide these innovative mental health services, but also appropriate wrap around supports, whether that be financial or food support, settlement services, or senior support, if needed.

Consider making a gift today to provide excellence of care. You can reduce financial barriers, strengthen our matching process and expand the number of people we can welcome into care.