Four local groups receive grants from the Bell Let's Talk
Community Fund
QUÉBEC CITY, Oct. 30, 2018 /CNW
Telbec/ - Bell Let's Talk today announced 2018 Community Fund
grants to 4 mental health organizations to improve access to care
for people living in the Capitale-Nationale community.
Québec City Mayor Régis Labeaume joined Martine Turcotte, Bell's Vice Chair, Québec, to
make the announcement.
"All of us can help people with mental health issues by setting
aside our prejudices and listening compassionately," said Mr.
Labeaume. "I would like to thank Bell Let's Talk for encouraging
these conversations and for generously supporting mental health
organizations like these. Every dollar brings hope."
"Bell Let's Talk is proud to support these organizations working
within the Capitale-Nationale community to help address mental
health challenges at the local level," said Ms. Turcotte. "The Bell
Let's Talk Community Fund is aiding 47 organizations across Québec
this year, each one improving access to mental health services in
their communities."
Receiving grants totalling $78,000, the 2018 Bell Let's Talk Community Fund
recipients in the Capitale-Nationale region are:
- Communautés Solidaires
- Deuil-Jeunesse
- Le Verger centre communautaire en santé mentale
- Organisation communautaire d'écoute et d'aide naturelle
(OCÉAN)
"On behalf of Deuil-Jeunesse and our fellow Community Fund
recipients, I would like to thank Bell Let's Talk for recognizing
the value of our projects, all of which seek to improve the mental
health of our clients," said Josée Masson, Founder and Chief
Executive Officer of Deuil-Jeunesse. Our collective cause,
providing people in our community with daily support, is very dear
to our hearts. Thanks to this support, we are able to help
children, teens, adults and seniors in difficult circumstances
smile again as they begin their recovery."
About Bell Let's Talk
The Bell Let's Talk initiative
promotes Canadian mental health with national awareness and
anti-stigma campaigns like Bell Let's Talk Day and significant Bell
funding of community care, research and workplace leadership
initiatives. To learn more, please visit Bell.ca/LetsTalk.
The $2-million annual Bell Let's
Talk Community Fund supports community-based mental health
initiatives that improve access to care throughout Canada. Each
year, registered charities can apply for a grant of up to
$25,000, and all submitted
applications are reviewed by a committee of mental health experts
from across the country. Applications for the 2019 fund will open
in January.
About Bell
Founded in Montréal in 1880, Bell is
Canada's largest communications company, providing innovative
broadband wireless, TV, Internet and business communication
services across the country. Bell Media is Canada's leading content
creation company with premier assets in television, radio,
out-of-home advertising, and digital media. Bell is wholly owned by
BCE Inc. (TSX, NYSE: BCE). To learn more, please visit Bell.ca
or BCE.ca.
Bell Let's Talk Community Fund 2018 recipients –
Capitale-Nationale region
Communautés Solidaires
Québec
City
The Bell Let's Talk donation supports a new intervention program
called Entraid'aînés, intended to help vulnerable seniors stay at
home longer. It seeks to counter the isolation and psychological
distress often experienced by seniors by providing home visits and
driver companions to help improve their personal, social and
financial well-being.
Deuil-Jeunesse
Charlesbourg
Deuil-Jeunesse will invest
Bell Let's Talk funding in phone interventions to help people going
through difficult times such as the loss of a family member by
providing mental health support. The organization works daily with
young people struggling with anxiety, guilt, depression and
suicidal thoughts following the death of a family member.
Le Verger centre communautaire en santé
mentale
Québec City
To provide more
assistance to its residents, the centre will invest its Bell Let's
Talk grant in hiring a life skills coach who will help residents
gain the knowledge and skills required to function in society and
practice these skills in a safe environment before
reintegration.
Organisation communautaire d'écoute et d'aide naturelle
(OCÉAN)
Québec City
Bell's funding supports
the PRISME initiative, which provides targeted services to reduce
the incidence of mental disorders such as anxiety and depression in
students aged 11 to 17 at Joseph-François-Perrault School. Counsellors will guide students
through prevention workshops, provide training for teachers,
parents and stakeholders, and develop assessments and
recommendations to foster good mental health in the school
environment.
Media inquiries:
Vanessa Damha
Bell
514-870-6663
vanessa.damha@bell.ca
@Bell_News
@Bell_LetsTalk
Josée Masson
Deuil-Jeunesse
Spokesperson for the 4 Bell Let's Talk Community Fund
recipients
418-624-3666
info@deuil-jeunesse.com
SOURCE Bell Canada