Hope Valley Centre, located in Grand Falls-Windsor, is a provincial service offering withdrawal management and addictions treatment for youth between the ages of 12 and 18. The Centre houses 12 residential beds with patients’ average stay at 3 months but may be longer.

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The treatment program offered at the Hope Valley Centre includes individual, group and family counselling.  Some of the programming includes Mental Health and Addictions, Child and Youth Care Groups, Occupational, Music, Recreational and dog therapy. The treatment team consists of a program manager and staff from specialized clinical fields in Mental Health and Addictions.

 

Treatment at Hope Valley Centre is aimed at creating opportunities for young people to experience positive awareness of themselves and a sense of belonging. The establishment of healthy social interactions and behaviours is supported and encouraged to promote overall mental wellness and freedom from substance use. There is generous availability of indoor and outdoor space for leisure and recreational activities.  And spending time outside in nature, relaxing, partaking in exercise or gardening are ways that can help propel the recovery process along.

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Hope Valley Centre opened in 2014, yet its undeveloped backyard space has the potential to enhance and add to a youth’s treatment plan.  As the Chair of the Board of Directors with the South and Central Health Foundation, I am proud to tell you that YOUR charity is focusing its fundraising efforts this Christmas season on the creation of a Mindful Outdoor Space for youth in-patients at Hope Valley Centre.

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The project’s scope includes expanding their Green Thumb Gardening Program to include root vegetables, fruit-bearing trees, berry bushes and a herb garden; in addition to creating spaces for leisure and recreational activities. All of these individual spaces would be connected by pathways with solar lighting and flower gardens.

 

Every dollar donated as part of this year’s Christmas Appeal Campaign will be used to fill the garden with raised garden beds, a greenhouse, bench seating, picnic tables, a gazebo, a fire pit area, as well as volleyball and basketball courts. With your help, groundbreaking could be scheduled to begin Spring of 2025.

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In the spirit of giving, the South and Central Health Foundation is asking for your help with this very special project this Christmas season. Your gift will help build a safe and healing place for the youth to immerse themselves in fresh air and nature while exploring their thoughts and feelings as they focus on themselves and their recovery.

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Your gift, it is income tax deductible, and a charitable receipt will be issued for all donations of $10 or greater.

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For more information, or discuss your donation, please contact our Executive Director Wendy Houlihan at (709) 292-2393 or email wendy.houlihan@nlhealthservices.ca.

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