​SCHC’s Coordinator of Volunteer Engagement, Lori Beesley, was contacted by a multi-faith, spiritual organization called Sai’s Helping Hands before the August long weekend. They were looking for a non-profit that works with families in high-need neighborhoods, to host an event for them. Because of the long weekend, they had received a lot of rejections, but were really keen on going ahead with the event.

This story was shared by Jacqueline Medeiros, George’s daughter.
Both my husband and I have full-time jobs and our kids are in university full-time. When my dad was diagnosed with dementia and Alzheimer’s, his doctor at the Toronto Memory program recommended that we find some sort of day program for him. Dad was home alone a lot and he was getting depressed.

​Peter is one of our drivers, and has been with SCHC for almost 10 years. When his diabetes caused neuropathy in his left foot, he sought help with our diabetes education team and lost over 45 pounds. He still wears a special boot for his foot, but that does not slow him down! 

Dr. Neil is a family doctor in our community health centre. She also has extra training for working with adults with disability and does great work with her patients. 

"I did a placement with SCHC back when they were Westhill, and I thought it was amazing because I got to work with the diverse population in Scarborough, people from all over the world..."
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