For more than a dozen years, one-hundred percent (100%) of our arts-health programming has been delivered by trained volunteer facilitators (more than 400 now). While national volunteer engagement numbers are down, we have had success with ongoing recruitment, retention, and volunteer re-engagement, with a 26% increase in new volunteers in…

“The WCC writing workshops were a bold experiment for us to encourage individual creativity and community building. The project succeeded beyond our wildest dreams.” – Jim Swafford, Living Long In the Distillery Reflecting Canada’s evolving demographics, the demand for Writers Collective of Canada (WCC) workshops in…

“High-quality social connections are essential to our mental and physical health and our well-being. Social isolation and loneliness are important, yet neglected, social determinants for people of all ages.” – World Health Organization At Ottawa Salus Housing Corporation, Writers Collective of Canada (WCC) community writing workshops…