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Events and Support Groups

Sherbourne Health Centre is committed to reducing barriers to health by providing group programs, workshops and community wellness initiatives that meet the diverse and specialized needs of the communities we serve. Through creative and culturally sensitive programs – many offered in partnership with local agencies – we strive to exemplify our mission to reduce barriers to care.

Take a moment to review the programs we offer – we hope that you will find something of interest

Youth

Workshops and groups explore topics of relevance to youth of various ethnic groups.

LGBT Community:

• The B-side EXPLORING BISEXUALITY: A 10 week group for people who are exploring their attraction to more than one gender or struggling with what their bisexuality means to them and their lives.
• Gender Journeys: 11 weeks of reliable information and meaningful community connections for anyone thinking about their own gender changes. The next group will be on Wednesdays (6:00 - 8:45 pm) from MARCH 3 to MAY 12, 2010 (incl,.)
• The My Family Matters Schools Project will continue to work to make our schools more inclusive of LGBTQ families.  If you'd like to join in, contact schools_project@yahoo.com.
• Supportive workshops and groups for LGBT people who are questioning their gender identity, coming out, transitioning or living in difficult situations. Safe and welcoming meeting places where you can obtain support and information, make social connections, and learn new coping skills. for more information contact Fatema Mullan at 416.324.4100 x 5256; FMullan@sherbourne.on.ca

Let's talk About Health Series:

• I Wonder What Would Happen If:
  Exploring trust through the arts and simple breathing practices

• Getting Flashed – Workshop on Menopause:
  The before, during and after of Menopause
  Wondering when troubles sleeping and hot flashes start… or end?
  Curious how menopause affects your sexuality?
  Join us to hear from Physicians and other health care providers about this important life stage.

Ongoing Groups:

• Community Kitchen -Biweekly Fridays 1:30pm-4:00pm -second floor classroom. for SHC and SOY clients, interactive, learn how to prepare easy, cost effective and nutritious meals. Optional PWYC donation for meal. contact Hedy at 416 324 4100 x. 5247. Drop-in, no registration needed.

• Mindfulness, a meditation group for clients

• Outside the Lines - a group for trans, bisexual, and lesbian women who feel alone or isolated

• Transceptance - a peer support group for parents of trans children - Group does not meet in July and August

• Gender Journeys - Thinking About Transition - Ten weeks of reliable information and friendly connections for anyone thinking about their own gender changes. Respect for a wide range of trans possibilities - no 'one-size-fits-all' answers. For further information about this group, call or e-mail our Administrative Assistant at 416.324.4100 x 5256 or YPersad@sherbourne.on.ca. One of the facilitators will contact you - discretion assured.

• Trans Partner Network : An 8-week psychoeducational workshop series for partners of trans and gender-variant people co-facilitated by current/former partners of trans people. Meetings located at Sherbourne Health Centre. Next course is tentatively scheduled for March 2010 (Wednesdays: 6-9 pm) and space is limited. Website: www.transpartnernetwork.com. Contact: transpartnernetwork@gmail.com (Rupert Raj, a SHC staff person, is the point person for this).

LGBT Youth
Support for LGBT youth who may be experiencing isolation. Welcoming groups provide healthy arts, cultural, and recreational spaces geared to the particular needs and interests of LGBT youth.

• Supporting Our Youth (SOY) programs and activities

Homeless and Under-housed

Supportive groups and workshops to assist women and men who are living without stable housing. Groups provide support, information, and links to community resources.

Presentations by Sherbourne Staff and Volunteers

• SOUTH ASIAN TRANS PEOPLE IN TORONTO: Issues & Supports, Rupert Raj (Power Point Presentation)
• TRANSACTIVISM AS THERAPY: A Client Self-Empowerment Model Linking Personal & Social Agency, Rupert Raj (Power Point Presentation)
• OLDER QUEER & TRANS FOLKS: Challenges, Community Connections & Self-Advocacy (Power Point Presentation)
• Sherbourne Counsellor Rupert Raj spoke at York University's Trans/Equity Conference on April 28, 2006. To view his presentation, click here (PDF). For a list of conference resources click here.
• Cheryl Dobinson, Project Coordinator, Making Us Visible, was featured as a presenter at the Lesbian and Bisexual Women’s Health Preconference, International Lesbian and Gay Association Conference Geneva, Switzerland. To view her presentation, click here. (PowerPoint)
• Sherbourne Counsellor Rupert Raj presented on March 23, 2006 at "Kekenomaka" (The Teachings) - Healthy Sexuality Conference. To view his presentation, click here. (Word)