Social & Peer Support
Join a community that
understands.
Connect with others who understand your experience through shared activities, guided discussions on cancer-related topics, or simply having fun together.
Simmer and Social
These meal gatherings invite individuals to enjoy a delicious lunch or dinner while connecting with others in a relaxed setting. They offer a chance to share stories, build community, and find support in a welcoming environment. Check our program calendar for upcoming dates.
Yarn Lounge
A cozy and welcoming gathering for knitting and crocheting enthusiasts, where participants can socialize, share projects, and craft together.
Game On! A Night of Fun With Board Games
A fun and interactive weekly group where participants enjoy a variety of board and card games in a lively, peer-led setting. Make friends and take a break from the day-to-day challenges of cancer.
Sip and Social For Young Adults 18-49
A casual, unstructured morning gathering featuring tea, homemade baked goods, and light conversation, offering a warm and welcoming space for young adults aged 18-49 to connect with others going through similar cancer-related experiences.
Sip and Social For all Adults 18+
A casual, unstructured morning gathering featuring tea, homemade baked goods, and light conversation, offering a warm and welcoming space to connect with others going through similar cancer-related experiences.
Blooming Expressions: Art with Dried Flowers & Watercolours
An enriching and unique art therapy experience combining dried flowers and watercolour painting offered monthly. Materials are provided for these survivor-led sessions.
Create and Connect: Needlecraft
This peer-led group invites participants to explore various needlecraft techniques like knitting, crochet, and embroidery while fostering connections with others who understand the cancer journey.
Breast Cancer Support Group
A monthly peer-led support group for women facing or recovering from breast cancer. This safe space fosters connection, sharing, and understanding through open discussions about diagnosis, treatment, and life afterward.
Prostate Cancer Support Ottawa
A monthly volunteer-led group offering support and resources to men recently diagnosed with prostate cancer, as well as those living with recurrent cancer.
Offered by Prostate Cancer Support Ottawa
Visit the Prostate Cancer Support Ottawa website to register.
Man up to Cancer Support Group
A monthly support group for men facing cancer, focusing on breaking the isolation often felt by men in cancer treatment and offering a supportive, non-judgmental space to connect and empower each other.
Lung Cancer Support Group
A supportive community for individuals with lung cancer, providing a space to share experiences, learn, and find strength, with virtual and in-person options available.
Offered by Lung Cancer Canada
Call 1-888-445-4403 or email slebel@uottawa.ca to register.
Blood Cancer Support Group
This in-person support group is for adults affected by blood cancers like leukemia, lymphoma, and multiple myeloma. It’s a welcoming space to share experiences, build community, and find mutual understanding — where people can talk about the hard stuff or just life outside of cancer.
Muslim Women’s Cancer Support Circle
A safe space for Muslim women affected by cancer, whether you are newly diagnosed, in treatment or in remission. This peer-led group is rooted in faith, sisterhood, and healing. Here, you’ll find support, resources, and most importantly build connections with those who understand your journey.
Ottawa Colorectal Cancer Support Group
A virtual and in-person peer support group where colorectal cancer patients, survivors, and caregivers come together to share experiences, challenges, and victories in a supportive environment.
Offered by Colorectal Cancer Canada
Call facilitator Robert Hamilton at 613-314-1395 to register.
Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant Support Group
BRCA Ottawa Chat
Join us at BRCA Chat Ottawa, a support group for women at higher risk of hereditary breast or ovarian cancer due to BRCA gene mutations. It’s a safe space to share experiences and offer peer supportOffered by Colorectal Cancer Canada
Email hboc.ottawa@gmail.com for registration and more information.
Ottawa Brain Tumour Support Group
A compassionate community gathering monthly to share experiences, seek support, and connect with others navigating similar challenges.
Offered by Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada.
Register through the Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada Website.
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