Bring smiles to the faces of residents at Royal Ottawa Place! Your generous contribution will enable us to charter a wheelchair-accessible bus with a dedicated driver for delightful outings, making every season special and brightening their days.

Make a positive impact on the lives of young individuals aged 16 to 24 as they navigate the critical transition from youth to adult services. Your contribution will provide these young adults with a memorable and empowering experience at The Early Interventional Program Summer Camp, boosting their self-esteem and self-awareness. Your gift will promote healthy choices and lifestyles through engaging educational games and activities like dragon boat lessons, escape room sessions, and much more, in a supportive group setting.

Help one mental health care worker receive specialized training to better support patients with complex mental health conditions, such as treatment-resistant depression and schizophrenia. Your gift will fund essential skills training for a dedicated nurse, social worker, or therapist, enabling them to provide more personalized and effective care. This support helps reduce burnout, boosts confidence, and improves outcomes for patients, ensuring a higher standard of mental health care in our community.

You have the power to give the gift of staying connected! It's crucial for patients at The Royal to maintain their relationships and feel the support of loved ones during their stay. Your generous donation will provide patients with tablets, enabling them to stay in touch with family and friends throughout their recovery journey, ensuring no one feels alone during their healing process.

Create joyful therapeutic experiences for elderly patients living with dementia. Your gift will provide an immersive and interactive experience through the evidence-based Tovertafel game, which helps reduce apathy, tension, and restlessness while fostering social interaction. The games encourage gentle movement and promote cognitive and sensory stimulation, enhancing well-being and relationships with family and care staff. Your donation supports access to this therapeutic activity for a patient, making their life brighter and more engaged.

Help a patient with a severe and complex mental illness access healthy food with a grocery store card. Access to nutritious food is vital for recovery and well-being, but it can also be a challenge for patients living on limited means. Your gift will help ensure that an individual receives the groceries they need to stay healthy and focus on their treatment, empowering them to build a more stable and hopeful future.

Nurture the spirit of home and recovery for young individuals battling mental illness in The Royal's Youth Inpatient Unit. Our kitchen is a vital space for them to learn essential life and recovery skills, using everyday appliances and kitchen tools. Occupational therapists guide these patients in planning and preparing simple and healthy recipes, empowering them for independent cooking in the future. Your generosity will provide the cooking supplies one young person needs to embark on a culinary journey towards a brighter future.

Help patients express their emotions and reduce stress today by sending them the gift of creativity. Your donation will provide patients materials, like sketchbooks, paint, and canvases they can use to express emotions and heal by creating art.