The Bernard Betel Centre recognizes that not all seniors can visit us at the centre, yet they would enjoy phone or in-person visits with volunteers, or a delicious kosher meal delivered right to their door. For more information, please contact Irine Dubinski at 416-225-2112, ext. 122 or irined@betelcentre.org.
At-Home Respite Care
A program offering caregivers (55+) volunteer relief from looking after a loved one at home. No nursing or physical care is provided.
Friendly Visiting
Trained volunteers visit seniors living alone or feeling isolated, offering companionship, support and reassurance.
Service Navigation and Information Clinic
Clinic will provide assistance with applications and forms, and access to services and resources. By appointment only. For more information, please call Irine Dubinski at
ext. 122.
The Safe Option Program
Crisis intervention, safety planning, information and referrals for abused and at-risk seniors. For more information, please call 416-225-2112, ext. 122.
Meals on Wheels
For more information about Meals on Wheels, click HERE.
SUPPORT GROUPS
All support groups are free. Registration required to attend a support group. To register, call Irine 416-225-2112, ext. 122 or email irined@betelcentre.org.
Ageing Mindfully Support Group
Join us for a support group with a Social Service Worker as we reconnect, share, learn and experience new ways to live a more peaceful, happier and empowered life.
Every Tuesday: 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Free – Member Only
Support Group in Partnership with JACS
Join group counselor, David Kaufman, to talk about what matters to you including coping with difficult people, codependency, addiction, anxiety and dealing with adult children.
Thursday, May 2 – June 6
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Free – Member Only
CAFÉ EUROPA
Café Europa is a luncheon program for Holocaust Survivors that takes place at the Bernard Betel Centre in partnership with Jewish Family and Child.
For more information, please contact Lily Boltianski at 416-225-2112, ext. 103 or lilyb@betelcentre.org
HEALTHY AT HOME
Healthy at Home is a collaborative project between Bernard Betel Centre, UJA Federation of Greater Toronto, JIAS Toronto, JRCC and Baycrest. The program focuses on creating supportive environments, building social networks and connectivity, and supporting low-income, isolated and unaffiliated seniors by bringing free social, recreational, educational, cultural, health promotion and other programs to where they currently live. This project has been offered to several sites across Toronto and York Region, and includes some or all of the following components:
- Community-oriented activity programs that are both physical and social in scope;
- Health promotion and disease prevention lectures and programs;
- Falls prevention program and training;
- Kosher meal program: a nutritious, light lunch;
- Computer literacy program;
- ESL classes for immigrant seniors;
- Jewish holiday programs and cultural activities;
- Hands-on crafts;
- Art, history and educational lectures;
- Entertainment and social programming
For more information about the Healthy at Home program, please contact Larisa Veprinski at 416-225-2112, ext. 119 or larisav@betelcentre.org.