Supporting people with mental health and addictions issues.

Supporting people with mental health and addictions issues.

Supporting people with mental health and addictions issues.Supporting people with mental health and addictions issues.Supporting people with mental health and addictions issues.

Through peer support, we help people help themselves achieve fulfilling goals and make changes for the better. 

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PLEASE NOTE:

P.A.C.E is still here for you during this time. We want to support our members the best we can, please reach out to us through our website or by phone at 807-632-4305 and we will try to help as best we can.


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About Us

Our Values

People

We believe in the equality of people.

We believe people are autonomous, intelligent and diversified individuals.

We believe people should be treated with dignity;  respect and without discrimination.

We believe people have the right to be informed and to be heard.


Education

We believe that education is the corner stone of PACE

We believe it is a powerful tool to ensuring our empowerment; increasing organizational strength and facilitating systemic change


Community

We believe there should be a healthy life style alternative, available to the community.

We believe the community should be free of barriers so that opportunity is available to all.

We believe that the community should work and grow together for the betterment of all.

Membership Benifits

Our Membership Development Worker acts very closely with the members through, daily activities and peer support committees. Together, members support each other, learn additional skills and knowledge from their peers, socialize and develop acquaintances and friendships. This is achieved in the following areas.

Involvement

 Volunteering

 Socializing

 Monthly membership meetings

 Topic of the week meetings

 Workshops

Self Help

 Mutual support

 Peer support groups

 Members educational resources

 Internet access

Cultural Awareness

 Multi Cultural Workshops

Membership entitles you to:

 Drop in for coffee

 A variety of programming

 Use of computers, TV, Stereo, DVD and videos, members’ phone and free use of PACE washer/dryer, and showers

 Quarterly Newsletter

 Regularly Updated job postings and rental listings. 

 


The Voice of Hope is the Voice of a Survivor!

    We are a Consumer Survivor Initiative AKA  “CSI” , meaning we are different from traditional Mental Health and Addiction Services. PACE is run by and for people with lived experience of a mental health issue or addiction issues; in a non clinical, drop-in, social environment. We provide a wide range of services and activities in the community.

    Our approach comes from the common understanding that people can and do recover with the proper supports in place, and that peer support is integral to successful recovery. Our organization works closely with local mental health system tables to bring the consumer voice to service planning, evaluation, and coordination, and provide direct informal or formal peer support and self-advocacy support to individuals. Our services are centered on Education, Advocacy, Peer Support, Social Inclusion, Personal Empowerment and connecting people with other services in the community.


Mandate:

We are funded through The Ministry of Health and Long Term Care to provide Person-Centered and Strength- Based services to consumers/survivors who do struggle or have struggled with Mental Illness or Addictions. 

We are a Non-Profit, charitable organization (Charity Number—141014860) that relies solely on the Ministry and fundraising. We greatly appreciate all donations and we can provide charity receipts upon request.

 

    P.A.C.E. increases the quality of life of survivors by removing the stigma, myths, prejudices, and misconceptions associated with Mental Illness and Addiction.

By educating ourselves and others within the Mental Health system and the general public.

By encouraging survivor involvement with P.A.C.E. and the Mental Health and/or Addictions Systems.

By advocating for ourselves and other survivors.

By providing opportunities in the planning, coordination, implementation, delivery.


PACE programs work to help survivors to achieve better and more fulfilling lives by encouraging: Social Inclusion, Personal Growth, Self Acceptance, Healthy Coping and activities of daily living.  



The atmosphere at PACE provides:

 Validation

 Hope

 Inspiration

 Empowerment


    Our services are based on mutual respect and lived experience of both staff and members. There is a great deal of strength gained in knowing someone who has walked where you are walking. Peer support is based on someone with lived experience of mental illness/addiction, who is now living well and able to support others experiencing similar issues to resolve problems and promote recovery.

    Peer support sees the person first, understands their distress and can offer “tried and true” solutions that the supporting peer has successfully used.       

    Peer support is a relationship that promotes respect, trust, warmth and empowers individuals to make changes and decisions that enhance their lives.


Contact Us

Drop us a line!

P.A.C.E Main Office

510 Victoria Avenue East, Thunder Bay, Ontario P7C 1A7, Canada

807) 343-4760

Hours

Open today

09:00 a.m. – 04:00 p.m.

Hours are subject to change based on available staff, bad weather or other factors.