CFS Counselling + Wellbeing

Site: Barrie - Anne St S

Service: MatureMinds

Record #: BAR4432
Last Modified: 18 Jun 2025
Last Full Update: 16 Jun 2025

Location, Telephone & Internet

Office Phone 705-726-2503
Toll Free Phone 1-888-726-2503
Fax 705-726-2570
E-Mail info@cfssc.ca
Website cfssc.ca/
Social Media Facebook Instagram LinkedIn YouTube
Located In Community Barrie
Address 20 Anne St S
Barrie, ON
Canada L4N 2C6
Intersection Anne St S and Dunlop St W

Contact Information

Primary Contact Jenna Wickens, MatureMinds Coordinator; Phone: (Cell) 705-627-1716; Email: JWickens@cfssc.ca
Alternate Contact Amanda Fellows, Manager of Community Programs; Phone: (Bus) 705-726-2503, Ext 113; Email: afellows@cfssc.ca
Mailing Address CFS Counselling + Wellbeing, Barrie Office 
20 Anne St S 
Barrie, ON 
Canada L4N 2C6

Description & Services

Description (Service)

Programs designed to advocate for and to engage and support Older Adults

  • Volunteer Opportunities: older adults are given opportunities to show their strengths
    through programs such as GrandPals, Scrabble Club, Friendship Bench
  • Education/Advocacy Workshops & Presentations for organizations (staff teams,
    volunteers, commuity groups and older adults): topics include Ageism, Caregiver
    Resilience, Communication Strategies, Self-care Practices, Mental Health Awareness.
    Presentations can be customized.
  • Community Programs/Events: to reduce social isolation; includes Slow Cooker Club, Generations Over Dinner, Everybody's Birthday, GrandPals, Scrabble Club, Friendship Bench
  • Community Resource Consultation: helping older adults find community resources,
    including (but not limited to) volunteer opportunities, social supports, employment,
    health/wellness services, etc.
Hours

Program office is open Mon-Fri 9 am-5 pm (allow 48 hours for a response to phone/email messages)
For program details, visit CFS's website or follow social media feeds

Areas Served Simcoe County
Eligibility Older Adults 55 yrs and up (clients are invited to self-identify as "older adults")
Application
  • Call 705-627-1716 or email JWickens@cfssc.ca
  • Referrals accepted by family members, caregivers or by self-referral
Languages English; Other languages are available through interpretation services
Fees None (program is fully funded and fees are subsidized)

Other Details

Physical Access Fully Accessible
Print Material For agency brochure and program flyers, contact mlawson@cfssc.ca

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