| Category | Brief description | Details | Related links | Contact name | Contact email | Contact phone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Youth Services Bureau | Counselling | Provides crisis counselling & services to youth. | Mental health counselors are doing youth and family sessions and the walk-in clinic sessions by phone and video. The crisis line and chat are available 24/7 for youth wishing to talk with a mental health counsellor. More services are available by calling 613 562 3004. | Crisis Line & Chat | 613-260-2360 | ||
| Knox Presbyterian Church | Serving homeless | Take out meals served on Wednesday & Saturday | Knox Presbyterian Church offers take out meals every Wednesday and Saturday from 5-6 PM for those in need in the community. All Ottawa Public Health risk prevention practices are observed to keep everyone safe. 120 Lisgar Street | Knox Presbyterian | Jim Pot | pastor.jim.pot@rogers.com | 613-238-4774 |
| Connecting Streams | Widows & Widowers | Grief Matters Online | Join us for an eight week video series as we work through our grief journeys together by looking at and discussing the different stages of grieving. Every Friday from 2 - 4 pm starting on June 19th. | Amanda Tanner | amanda.tanner@connectingstreams.com | ||
| Care Centre Ottawa | Food provision | Food items available | The Care Centre, located in Nepean on Viewmount Drive, is distributing food boxes by drive through and delivery to those in need. | www.carecentreottawa.ca | Lisa Fabian | info@carecentreottawa.ca | 613-693-0890 |
| The Met | Food provision | Food box provision and delivery | Sandra Tharakan | stharakan@metbiblechurch.ca | |||
| Ottawa Christian Counselling | Counselling | Counselling available | Christian Counselling Ottawa is committed to offering clients safe access to our mental health services while maintaining a safe working environment for our therapists and staff. In accordance with provincial and city health authorities and best practices, our offices are closed until further notice to help limit the risk of COVID-19 Virus transmission. While our physical offices are closed to in-person client sessions, on-line sessions via Zoom and telephone sessions remain available. We are accepting new clients. Please go to christiancounsellingottawa.ca to find information about our therapists and services. Click on the “Get Started” button to start an intake process or call us and our Intake Coordinator will connect to help you through the process. | Christian Counselling Ottawa | 613-729-8454 | ||
| Ottawa Pastoral Counselling | Counselling | Counselling available | The Ottawa Pastoral Counselling Centre offers counselling and psychotherapy services for individuals, couples and families (including children and teens). Following the recent recommendations of the national and municipal health authorities, the Ottawa Pastoral Counselling Centre is physically closed, but are offering telephone and online appointments. | 613-235-2516 X 0 | |||
| Your local food bank | Food provision | Find a food bank in your area | We have collected a list of organizations in the Ottawa area that are providing food bank services. Not all are always operational. Look for a food bank in your area and check in with them to see what they are currently offering. | Check our list of food banks | |||
| The Volunteer Checklist | General volunteers | Volunteer Safety Checklist | Everyone must review this protocol and then prayerfully consider how they will serve during this pandemic. It is the responsibility of each individual to make that decision based upon the best information available to them, dependent upon what God’s Word has to tell us concerning being both honouring to Him, living out the reason for the hope that we have, and following the direction of our leaders and those He has put in authority over us. We are truly blessed to be a blessing. We will need to tightly coordinate the number of volunteers that are travelling or engaging with the public. This is important to keep the curve down and manage risk. | Volunteer Checklist PDF | |||
| Sanctuary Mental Health Ministries | Mental health | Mental health course | The Sanctuary Course is an eight-week study guide for small groups. The Sanctuary Course is for anyone who wants to learn about faith and mental health. It requires no previous training or expertise - just a willingness to engage in dialogue with other believers. | About the course | |||
| Churches that Heal | Mental health | Mental health course | From Dr. Henry Cloud, this digital resource is designed to equip pastors and churches to handle issues of mental health in their communities through a biblical and psychologically-sound plan of healing. | About the course | |||
| Meals on Wheels | Food provision | Deliveries of food | Hot or frozen meals available for purchase and delivery for seniors and ill adults. | mealsonwheels-ottawa.org | service@mealsonwheels-ottawa.org | ||
| Red Cross | PPE | Training on proper use of PPE | Support is available for frontline community organizations serving the most vulnerable to the impacts of COVID-19 response. The free Preventing Disease Transmission Training and Equipment Program helps local community organizations deliver vital services during this pandemic. | redcross.ca | |||
| Emotionally Healthy Discipleship | Mental health | Emotionally Healthy Spirituality course | The Emotionally Healthy Spirituality course will help you begin the journey of applying the profound biblical truths and will provide the resources to help you grow in your relationship to Christ and your relationship with others. | Emotionally Healthy Spirituality | |||
| Billy Graham Rapid Response Team | Counselling | Sharing Hope in Crisis training seminar | This training will help you know how to engage in conversation and share the hope of Jesus Christ with others who are suffering from everyday tragedies of life. You’ll learn practical skills such as understanding trauma, how to be a good listener, and what to say and what not to say when friends are grieving. And this on-demand video course is available to you in the comfort of your own home. | Sharing Hope in Crisis Seminar |
