| Record #: NIA0062 |
Last Modified: 05 Mar 2013 |
Last Full Update: 07 Dec 2012 |
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| Description & Services |
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| Areas Served | Pelham ; Port Colborne ; Wainfleet ; Welland ; and anywhere in Niagara Region with own transportation |
| Description | Oak Centre is a psychosocial rehabilitation program for people with serious and on-going mental health issues following the clubhouse approach. Oak Centre is committed to the belief that all people need to discover and reclaim the power to control their own destiny, share in all aspects of living in a naturally supportive community and have the opportunity to participate with dignity in a regenerative environment that fosters hope.
Continuum of employment opportunities including Transitional Employment(graduated step towards gainful employment), Group Employment, Supported Employment, and Independent Employment: * career planning * accessing education * training and employment resources in the community * supports on-the-job or in-training/academic programs |
| Hours | Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri 8:30 am-4 pm * Wed 8:30 am-8 pm * 3rd Sat of the month 11 am-3 pm *
Holidays 9 am-2 pm |
| Dates | All year |
| Eligibility | Ages: 16 year(s) and up
People with severe or persistent mental health problems who need comprehensive supports and would like assistance to open doors to employment, training or educational opportunities. |
| Languages | English ; French |
| Application | Application form, orientation period, final membership forms |
| Fees | None |
| Contact Information |
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| Address & Map | |
| Located In Community | Welland |
| Intersection | Dorothy St and East Main St |
| Office Phone | 905-788-3010 |
| Fax | 905-788-3012 |
| E-Mail | oakcentre@bellnet.ca |
| Website | www.oakcentre.ca |
| Primary Contact | Ru Tauro, Executive Director |
| Primary Executive | Ru Tauro, Executive Director |
| Accessibility | Partially Accessible - Parking - Accessible; Entrance - Usable; Washroom - Usable |
| Other Details |
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| Service Level | (51) Non Profit Charity |
| Print Material | Newsletter - THE ACORN |
| Established | 1985 |
| Funding | Provincial - Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care ; Foundation - Ontario Trillium Foundation ; Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant Local Health Integration Network |
| Subjects |
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| Subjects | Drop-in centres ; Employment ; Mental health ; Psychiatric rehabilitation |
| Broader Terms | Health ; Mental health ; Mental health services |
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