About Us
Compassionate Community Care (CCC) is a registered charity comprised of health care professionals and volunteers who provide support to vulnerable persons and their families during times of illness and crisis. We aim to provide a complete circle of care that recognizes and respects the physical, social, psychological, and spiritual needs of those involved.
We at CCC believe that all human life has equal dignity and that every person deserves to be treated with respect and compassion while receiving the care they need and deserve. Whether you are facing a chronic condition, disability, or end-of-life situation, we are here to help.
The core activities of Compassionate Community Care are:
To provide non-medical support for persons who are vulnerable to depression, isolation, loneliness, pain, and death due to age, terminal illness, disability, or other conditions (“vulnerable persons”).
To train professionals and volunteers to provide non-medical support to these persons.
To educate both health care professionals and the public about end-of-life issues as well as other issues relevant to the care and protection of vulnerable persons. This will be done through courses, seminars, conferences, and meetings and by collecting and disseminating information.
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Endorsements:
“I appreciate this opportunity as the National Director of Anglicans for Life Canada, to say thank you to Compassionate Community Care and to share a little with you about how important this organization is in the personal lives of individuals and our communities across Canada.
We all know that there are thousands upon thousands of fellow Canadians today who are in the midst of difficult and life threatening situations. We know that whether one is feeling alone or abandoned, helpless or hopeless there needs to be someone, some place that will meet you in that darkness with the light of hope and compassion. CCC is standing in this gap!
We are hearing more and more stories of how CCC is not only saving lives, but enriching and empowering them! Whether one is vulnerable and needs support or is someone who wants to reach out and help but doesn’t feel confident, CCC is there.
But, CCC can’t and doesn’t do this on their own! By reaching out to individuals and organizations to join in this Compassionate Community Care initiative, volunteers with a variety of tools are being equipped to confidently step out and offer meaningful compassionate care to those in their community, their family and their friends.
On behalf of Anglicans for Life Canada, I want to thank Kathy, CCC and their Team and the many volunteers for their dedication to assist us and many other community outreach organizations in our efforts to actively share compassionate care. Their training programs and seminars cover a wide variety of situations and offer a safe place to learn, ask questions and network.
There are many ways we can all help CCC – offer your support both in volunteering and financially. Invite others you know to join you. Explore the many ways you and your community can make a difference!
Today, let’s stand in the gap with CCC!”
“In our lives we come across people who seem larger than life. They seem that, not because who they are, but what they do.
12 years ago I moved to London and met this dynamite couple, Brian and Joanna Simpson. Little did I know how much of an impact they would have on me and Debbie. As you know, my wife of 25 years passed from Kidney Cancer almost 10 years ago.
Going through that journey gave me insights that I wish I never had to learn. But it was a journey God wanted me to live. I remember meeting with Alex and Brian a few months after Debbie passed where they shared their vision for Compassionate Community Care. I immediately saw the goodness in the idea. The experience Deb and I had at the cancer centre was both good and bad and we really didn’t know what we didn’t know. I realized that, had CCC been around, the support I could have received would have been a great blessing.
We live in a world where few great ideas take off. We need CCC to take off. It fills a void that our present culture doesn’t offer and if they do, it feels that the message is more about MAID rather than what it should be.
You can help this organization take off and I ask you to open your hearts (and wallets) to CCC. I know you all have very worthy charities that you support and I applaud you for that. CCC needs a solid financial foundation that allows it to carry on long after we are gone. I ask you to consider making CCC one of the key charities that you support not only in the short term but for the long term.”
Angela shares her personal experience working with CCC.
