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We accept donations online via our website, and by cheque and electronic bank transfers. Tax receipts are issued for donations of $25 and more.

Cheques can be made payable to:

Can Praxis EAL
Canadian Registered Charity #7999 07894 RR0001
P.O. Box 10, Torrington, Alberta, T0M 2B0

In addition, we are an eligible charity listed on Benevity and Kindful (who issue tax receipts on our behalf).

We collaborate with individuals, companies, organizations and other charities to not only raise awareness and support eachother, but also to raise funds for programs.

Get in touch if you are interested in working together.

We are excited to say that our Can Praxis MERCH is coming soon.

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We are humbled by the amount of grassroots support we receive.

From BBQs and races, to rock concerts, scrunchies, and Facebook campaigns, we sincerely appreciate all of the community support.

Let us know if you’d like to do the same. Every dollar helps.

Hope renewed. Lives restored.

We help Veterans, First Responders (serving and retired) and their families living with Operational Stress Injuries (OSI), such as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).

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When you listen to, and purchase, ”Valour and Pride” (available on Spotify, Google Play and Amazon Music) proceeds will go to support Can Praxis programs in 2020.

Veterans Voices of Canada fundraises each year across Canada by hosting a pre-November 11 event in honour of Veterans and First Responders.

Donors are asked to sponsor a flag/plaque in honour of a serving, retired, or fallen Veteran or First Responder. Proceeds fund VVC in their advocacy mission, with some funds going towards partner agencies, such as Can Praxis.

If you’re in crisis, go to your nearest hospital or call 9-1-1 or a crisis line.

The Canadian Mental Health Association offers a list of resources and contact numbers, cmha.ca.

If you know someone who may benefit from our programs, tell them about us.

The Canadian Forces and Veterans Affairs have programs to help military personnel and their families who are struggling with mental health issues. They include:

• 24/7 member-assistance program at 1-800-268-7708. The program provides telephone counselling for issues such as marriage trouble, depression, alcohol or drug abuse and suicidal thoughts
• 24/7 family information line at 1-800-866-4546. The program offers telephone counselling to military families
• The Canadian Forces has information online about its mental-health resources, forces.gc.ca.

Homewood Health Centre is a 300-bed mental health and addiction facility in Guelph, Ont. The centre has a specialized traumatic stress recovery program. For details, visit homewoodhealth.com/health-centre or call 519-824-1010.

Project Healing Waters Canada offers fly-fishing instruction and excursions for ill and injured veterans. The program provides camaraderie and a focused activity that gets vets in touch with nature along with teaching them a new hobby. For details, email gervaisjeffrey4@gmail.com or visit leseauxcuratives.com.

Outward Bound Canada teaches resilience and leadership through outdoor adventure in four provinces and has a program tailored to helping vets struggling with the physical or mental impact of their military experiences and transition back into civilian life. Visit outwardbound.ca or call 1-888-688-9273, ext. 205.

Citadel Canine Society is a Vancouver-based charity that trains and delivers service dogs across Canada to new veterans and first responders with occupational stress injuries for no charge. Visit citadelcanine.com or email info@citadelcanine.com.

And there are further programs and support online. Among them:

Veterans Emergency Transition Services helps homeless and vulnerable veterans reintegrate into civilian life by connecting them with health care, veterans’ benefits and employment opportunities. The non-profit organization was started by a veteran in Halifax in 2010 and has grown to include volunteers nationwide. For details, visit vetscanada.org or contact the group at 1-888-228-3871 or vetscanada@gmail.com.

Military Minds is a website and Facebook group that links the afflicted and their families to the right agency and raises funds for vets in Canada, the United States, Australia and Great Britain. It’s managed by Canadian veteran Scott Casey, a former United Nations peacekeeper who served in the former Yugoslavia. For more information visit militarymindsinc.com or facebook.com/MilitaryMindsInc.