General
Martial Arts Rocks
Stonegate has been awarded a grant from the Canadian Tire Jumpstart Charities to support our Martial Arts Rocks programming.
When we first began to offer the Martial Arts Rock program in October 2015 we could not have imagined the interest and enthusiasm of children attending. Our Martial Arts Rocks programs keeps growing and growing! We started the program with 10 children attending on a weekly basis and now have 36 registered. The program Grandmaster Orly, holds 12 degree Black Belt in Karate, Bruce Lee's Marital Arts, Filipino Martial Arts, Kickboxing, Kendo-Fencing, Samurai, and Ninjitsu.
The children training with Grandmaster Orly have gained new skills and have advanced from white belts to achieving black belts in martial arts. The program has been very successful and would not have been possible without the donation of community members. The Canadian Tire Jumpstart Charities grant of $10,860 will help support the program for the upcoming fiscal year and purchase new equipment to enhance the program.
139 children participated in Martial Arts from October 2015 to March 2019.
Summer Camp 2019
New Rehab Program for those with Arthritis
GLA:D Good Living with Arthritis Denmark (GLA:D®) an 8 week rehabilitation program for people with Hip or Knee arthritis. This program helps individuals to manage the symptoms of hip or knee osteoarthritis (OA). The program is being made available free of charge. The GLA:D program has been shown to help people with hip and knee OA reduce pain and stiffness and become more physical activity. The GLA:D® program includes:
- 12 exercise sessions: 2 times per week for 6 weeks; GROUP exercise sessions with up to 8 people, to be completed within 8 weeks
- 2 education sessions: 1.5 hours each
When you have hip or knee OA, the muscles around the joint can become weak and cause changes to the position of the joint. This can be part of the reason you have pain and difficulty moving. The GLAD program teaches you how to control your movements to make your muscles stronger and reduce stress on the joint. Research has shown that 12 sessions over 6 weeks is needed to make lasting changes to your muscles, movement, pain and function.
Call 416-231-7070 to book a GLA:D assessment at Stonegate CHC or 416-604-6264 at The Four Villages.
New Pulmonary Rehab Program for those with COPD
Living Well with COPD-is a free Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program. It includes exercise and education for people with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Exercise is supervised and designed to improve balance, strength and cardiovascular health. A multi-disciplinary team of professionals will facilitate the education sessions. The Team includes a Certified Respiratory Educator, Physiotherapist, Dietitian, Occupational Therapist, Social Worker and Pharmacist. Educational sessions will include a wide variety of COPD related topics from medications and vaccination to nutrition and anxiety management. The program runs for 8 weeks, twice per week.
This program is offered through a partnership with Stonegate CHC and The Four Villages CHC.
Smoking cessation support, including access to free nicotine replacement therapy, is available to everyone in the community at Stonegate CHC as well.
Call 416-231-7070 for more information about this program or take this form to your primary care provider who can make a referral.
Give the Gift of Good Food: Stonegate CHC Holiday Drive
Over the past eight years, thanks to generous donors, Stonegate Community Health Centre has been able to provide close to 2000 Good Food Boxes to neighbourhood individuals and families dealing with food insecurity and hunger.
This year, the Health Centre is once again relying on donations from businesses, partners and community residents to meet our goal of providing 300 boxes to those struggling to put healthy food on the table.
A donation of $18 buys a local family a large size Good Food Box brimming with fresh fruits and vegetables as a gift for the holidays. The Good Food Box is a non-profit fresh fruit and vegetable distribution system operated by FoodShare Toronto. Every Good Food Box is filled with top-quality fruits and vegetables from local farmers and the Ontario Food Terminal. 
$50 provides Good Food Boxes to 3 families in need.
$100 provides Good Food Boxes to 6 families in need.
$250 provides Good Food Boxes to 15 families in need.
$500 provides Good Food Boxes to 30 families in need.
100% of donations go towards providing fresh healthy food for those in need. To make a donation, click on the following link or please connect with Julia Graham, Community Food Program Coordinator, at 416.231.7070 ext. 229.
Charitable tax receipts are available for every donation.