SERVICES WE OFFER

Catholic Family Services of Toronto provides services in the following three major areas:

COUNSELLING:
Individual, Marriage, Family and Group counselling.

WELLNESS:
A wide range of group programmes, based on the preventative concept of facilitating positive growth and competence in people as they move through various life transitions.

MARRIAGE PREPARATION AND FAMILY LIFE OFFICE
The Marriage Preparation and Family Life Office of the Catholic Family Services of Toronto has the mandate to develop and support the parish-based marriage preparation programmes throughout the Archdiocese of Toronto. At the same time, it has the responsibility to continue other specialised programmes related to marriage preparation, marriage and family life.

ANNOUNCING: NEW BEGINNINGS PROGRAMME
In partnership with the Chancery Office of the Archdiocese of Toronto and delivered through our MARRIAGE PREPARATION AND FAMILY LIFE OFFICE, we are pleased to offer the New Beginnings Programme. New Beginnings is a programme with a rich history of assisting separated, divorced and widowed Catholics. The programme provides counselling, opportunity for reflection and spiritual guidance as part of the healing journey through live-in retreat weekends, monthly renewal meetings and parish support groups. These services are offered throughout the Archdiocese of Toronto.

The Agency provides the following specialised counselling and wellness programmes:

MARRIAGE PREPARATION AND FAMILY LIFE OFFICE
Extensive marriage/remarriage preparation and family life programmes.

THE PHOENIX PROGRAMME:
Counselling services for abused women and their families, including women who have been sexually abused.

CHOOSING TO CHANGE:
This is a 16-week counselling group for men who have been emotionally or physically abusive in their relationships with women and wish to change. Men attending the programme must not have pre-adjudicated charges before the criminal court.

WOMEN’S WELLNESS PROGRAMME:
Counselling and wellness services that aim to provide women with the knowledge and skills necessary to maintain and enhance a healthy life style while managing a variety of challenges they face as part of their day to day living.

HELPING OUR FAMILIES - JOB LOSS/UNEMPLOYMENT PROGRAMME:
The Helping Our Families – Job Loss/Unemployment Programme is a free service of Catholic Family Services of Toronto, funded by Share Life and Catholic Charities. This service offers a series of life skills, pre-employment workshops and informational resources to individuals who are experiencing job loss. Its objectives are to provide a supportive group environment for individuals to share their concerns, to assist individuals to cope successfully with this transitional period in their lives and to assist them in building their self confidence through discussion and taking action to deal with the impact of unemployment issues.