South-East Ottawa Community Health Centre Social Services
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Description and Services
Hours	Mon 8 am-6 pm * Tue 8 am-8 pm * Wed 9 am-8 pm * Thu, Fri 9 am-5 pm
Dates	Year-round
Description	Offers integrated health and social services    * Counselling * crisis intervention * information and referral * community development * home support programs * health promotion activities * primary health care with a 24-hour on-call service * income tax clinics * smoking cessation * parenting teens program * community connections for newcomers    * Mourning After: A support group for seniors coping with personal loss. Runs in conjunction with Bereaved Families of Ontario. Registration required, call Lisa Bornn at 613-737-7195 ext 2326    * Community Nutrition Program (offered by Community Nutritionists): Individual counselling * prenatal nutrition * Healthy eating workshops * Community kitchen    * Millennium Learning Centre (English/French): Offers free access to computers and the Internet.    Snow Go Assist program: Provides a matching service for seniors and people with disabilities looking to hire an individual or contractor to clear snow from private driveways and walkways. Eligible low-income seniors and people with disabilities may also apply to receive financial assistance to pay for a portion of their snow removal costs through this program.
Waiting List	Yes, length varies according to program.
Eligibility	Anyone living in the area served.    Snow Go Assist program : Seniors and persons with disabilities, must be for the purpose of ensuring mobility. * must be physically unable to clear snow from their private driveway and/or walkway due to their own disability * must lack resources (people and/or financial) to arrange for clearing of snow from their private driveway and/or walkway
Application	To find the centre serving your area, visit this link: www.coalitionottawa.ca/en/find-your-chrc.aspx Snow Go Assist program: Participants must provide proof of active enrolment in one or more of the following programs to prove that they meet the program objectives: * GIS (Guaranteed Income Supplement) * ODSP (Ontario Disability Support Program) * Canada Pension Plan Disability Benefit * Ontario Works plus proof of disability and/or senior (60 years and older) * Essential Health and Social Supports plus proof of disability and/or senior (60 years and older) * Home Help plus proof of disability and/or senior (60 years and older) * Low income senior or person with a disability (proof may be required) * Special Circumstances may be considered For more information on the Snow Go program, visit this link: ottawa.ca/en/social_com/seniors/snow_go
Fees	Program - There may be a minimal cost to some programs
Languages of Service	English ; French ; Somali ; Spanish
Areas Served	Ottawa (City of)
Boundaries	North-South: Rideau River, Industrial Ave and Innes Rd to Hunt Club Rd  East-West: Highway 417 to Bank St and Sawmill Creek Cres
Contact Information
Office Phone	General inquiries 613-737-5115 * Medical and Social Services 613-737-4809
Fax	Administration 613-739-8199 * Medical and Social Services 613-739-3723
E-mail	office@seochc.on.ca
Website	www.seochc.on.ca
Primary Contact	Martha Smith, Manager, Social Services; Phone: 613-737-7195 ext 2408
Volunteer Coordinator	Lisa Bornn, Volunteer Coordinator; Phone: 613-737-7195 ext 2326; Email: lisab@seochc.on.ca
Primary Executive	Leslie McDiarmid, Executive Director; Phone: 613-737-5115 ext 2316; Email: lesliem@seochc.on.ca
Names
Alternate Name	CHRC ; CHRCS ; SEOCHC ; SEOCHC Working Your Way to Success ; Snow Go Assist program
Former Name	South-East Ottawa Centre for a Healthy Community (2008)
Location & Accessibility
Address	1355 Bank St, Ste 600 Ottawa, ON K1H 8K7
Intersection	Riverside Dr and Bank St
Located In Community	Ottawa
Bus Route Notes	OC Transpo OC Travel Planner or OC Bus Schedules
Parking	Parking meters
Accessibility	Fully Accessible
Other Details
Subjects	Adults ; Bereavement ; Charitable status ; Children ; Community health centres ; Computers ; Counselling ; Crisis intervention ; Employment ; Family therapy ; Free services ; Group therapy ; Homeless people ; Income tax clinics ; Infants ; Information and referral ; Job search training ; Legal aid ; Legal information ; Mental health ; Mental health services ; Nonprofit organizations ; Parent and child programs ; Parenting support ; Seniors ; Snow removal ; Support groups ; Telephones ; Toddlers ; Young adults ; Youth
Accreditation	Yes, by Canadian Centre for Accreditation * Member of the Association of Ontario Health Centres * Member of the Ontario Community Support Association
Print Material	Pamphlets * Newsletter
Resources	Website
Established	1973
Elections	The Board of Directors is elected at the Annual General Meeting in September.
Funding	City / Town ; Provincial - Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care * Champlain Local Health Integration Network ; Federal ; Donations - Charitable Registration Number: 133465310 RR0001