Consumer Led Initiatives grant received

by admin on October 26, 2011

S.O.A.R. has just received a grant from the Nova Scotia Department of Health “Consumer Led Initiatives” programme to redesign the peer counselling training program and rewrite the manual. We will be working on this for several months and we look forward to any who have taken the training to give us input, ideas, and inspiration towards this project. 

http://www.gov.ns.ca/health/mhs/consumer_involvement.asp

Peer Counselling Training opportunity

by admin on September 15, 2011

 Peer Counselling Training for
Adult Survivors Of Childhood Sexual Abuse:

Survivors of Abuse Recovering (S.O.A.R.)

S.O.A.R. is a community-based, volunteer, charitable organization that offers peer counselling and group support services to adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse and provides public education to the community. S.O.A.R. is currently active in Hants, Kings and Annapolis counties.  We welcome interest from other regions.

Would you like to help?This fall, S.O.A.R. is offering a free 18-week peer counselling training for male and female adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse who have progressed sufficiently in their recovery that they feel able to assist others in healing. To register, phone or email no later than September 20th, 2011.  Location and time will be provided at screening.

 Email: training@survivorsofabuserecovering.ca
Phone: 902-365-1701, Ext. 2861
or 1-877-679-SOAR (7627)
P.O. Box 105, Kentville, N.S. B4N 3V9

Funded by the Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia

S.O.A.R. Art Auction

July 26, 2011

  We will hold a charity fundraising art auction at the Designer Café in Kentville August 5th to September 1st.  We had an opening on August 6th from 2 to 4 pm. The Designer Cafe graciously offered to donate 10% of their net sales from that day to S.O.A.R.  The format of the auction will be [...]

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Fundraising Art Auction at Designer Café in August

June 6, 2011

August 5th – September 1st  Opening event on August 6th We are planning to hold a charity fundraising art auction at the Designer Café in Kentville in August. We are seeking local artists who are willing to support our work by donating artwork for this event. We are open to many forms of media being displayed. [...]

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