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CFS Counselling + Wellbeing

Site: Barrie - Anne St S

Service: MatureMinds

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Record #: BAR4432
Last Modified: 18 Jun 2025
Last Full Update: 16 Jun 2025

Contacts

Office Phone 705-726-2503
Toll Free Phone 1-888-726-2503
Fax 705-726-2570
E-Mail info@cfssc.ca
Website cfssc.ca/
Social Media Facebook Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CFSCounselling
Instagram Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cfscounselling
LinkedIn LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cfscounselling
YouTube YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CFSCounselling
Primary Contact Jenna Wickens, MatureMinds Coordinator; Phone: (Cell) 705-627-1716; Email: JWickens@cfssc.ca
Alternate Contact Amanda Fellows, Manager of Community Programs; Phone: (Bus) 705-726-2503, Ext 113; Email: afellows@cfssc.ca

Addresses

Address & Map
20 Anne St S
Barrie, ON
Canada L4N 2C6
Intersection Anne St S and Dunlop St W
Mailing Address CFS Counselling + Wellbeing, Barrie Office 
20 Anne St S 
Barrie, ON 
Canada L4N 2C6
Physical Access Fully Accessible

Description

Description (Service)

Programs designed to advocate for and to engage and support Older Adults

  • Volunteer Opportunities: older adults are given opportunities to show their strengths
    through programs such as GrandPals, Scrabble Club, Friendship Bench
  • Education/Advocacy Workshops & Presentations for organizations (staff teams,
    volunteers, commuity groups and older adults): topics include Ageism, Caregiver
    Resilience, Communication Strategies, Self-care Practices, Mental Health Awareness.
    Presentations can be customized.
  • Community Programs/Events: to reduce social isolation; includes Slow Cooker Club, Generations Over Dinner, Everybody's Birthday, GrandPals, Scrabble Club, Friendship Bench
  • Community Resource Consultation: helping older adults find community resources,
    including (but not limited to) volunteer opportunities, social supports, employment,
    health/wellness services, etc.
Print Material For agency brochure and program flyers, contact mlawson@cfssc.ca
Volunteer Description Those interested in volunteering are invited to email details to info@cfssc.ca

Service Details

Legal Status (50) Non Profit ; (51) Registered Charity
Hours

Program office is open Mon-Fri 9 am-5 pm (allow 48 hours for a response to phone/email messages)
For program details, visit CFS's website or follow social media feeds
Areas Served Simcoe County
Eligibility Older Adults 55 yrs and up (clients are invited to self-identify as "older adults")
Application
  • Call 705-627-1716 or email JWickens@cfssc.ca
  • Referrals accepted by family members, caregivers or by self-referral
Languages English; Other languages are available through interpretation services
Fees None (program is fully funded and fees are subsidized)

Subjects

Service Categories Aging/Older Adult Support Groups ; Caregiver/Care Receiver Support Groups ; Specialized Information and Referral ~ Older Adults
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