Day: Every Wednesday
Time: 10:30 to 12:30
Location: Hillside Mall

Each week the MS Wellness Centre hosts Coffee, Community & Advocacy – a 2-hour drop-in gathering for people with MS and their family members. Attendees will have the opportunity to meet with a volunteer advocate and receiving information on services that are available to them and decide if they would like to apply for them. Advocates will be available to guide people through the process of filling in applications for government and other funded services.

Advocacy assistance include amongst other needs:

• Finding Community Supports for Independent Living
• Assistance with finding mobility aids & devices
• Assistance with applying for Canada Pension Plan Disability and Person’s with Disability provincial plan
• Finding Caregivers

Participants will also have the opportunity to meet with one another and exchange information on services they are receiving as well as some of the various disease management tools they are using. The 2-hour drop in is significant for many MS community members who are often “shut-ins” or have limited opportunity to participate in larger community events.

This program addresses quality of life services, supporting people with MS in making their own decisions, activate participation in community.

Accessible Washrooms on site.