Become a Program Partner

Celebrating diverse perspectives in spaces of dignity, courage, and respect for all writers.

Through partners, we offer our community writing workshop program, which is proven to create deep connection, increase resilience, and strengthen self-advocacy among community members. Together, we empower and amplify the magnificent authentic voices of one and all, including those from traditionally underserved populations and underheard individuals nationwide.

We would love to speak with you about how WCC’s unique writing workshop methodology can enhance the mission of your agency, community organization, community centre, support service, place of worship, community, or endeavour.

For a sense of the breadth and depth of our community programming, peruse the list of partner organizations below.

How to Partner

WCC partnerships are undertaken only with the consent and support of WCC National Office.

To partner with WCC for the benefit of your community, members, or staff, please reach out to contact@wcc-cec.org.

Partner organizations

We wish to acknowledge these partner organizations who have put their faith in us and helped us to innovate and expand our reach:

National

Association of Italian Canadian Writers (AICW), National
Bell Let’s Talk, National
Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada, National
Canadian Council of Muslim Women, National
Diaspora Dialogues, National
The Climate Reality Project Canada CPRC, Toronto/Montreal/National
True Patriot Love, National
Up With Women, National
Wattpad, National

Toronto/GTA

Alexandra Park Neighbourhood Learning Centre, Toronto
Alpha House, Toronto
AMAPCEO Women’s Caucus, Toronto
Anishnawbe Health Toronto, Toronto
Art of Time Ensemble, Toronto
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH LEARN), Toronto
COTA Health, Toronto
Council Fire, Toronto
Courage in Action, Toronto
Deaf Spectrum, Toronto
Dixon Hall Neighbourhood Services, Toronto
East End Community Health Centre, Toronto
East Scarborough Storefront (Makeway), Scarborough
Elizabeth Fry, Toronto
Emily’s House: The Philip Aziz Centre, Toronto
FCJ Refugee Centre, Toronto
Fred Victor, Toronto
Frontier College, Toronto
Haven Toronto
INKspire, Toronto
Intercultural Dialogue Institute, Toronto
Kensington Health: The Second Mile Club of Toronto
KGO Adult Learning Centre, Scarborough
KGO Spotlight on Literacy, Scarborough
Koffler Centre of the Arts, Toronto
Lakeshore Arts, Toronto
Lawrence Park Community Church, North York
Metropolitan Toronto Movement for Literacy (MTML), Toronto
Miles Nadal JCC, Toronto
Mustard Seed, Toronto
Na-Me-Res (Native Men’s Residence) – Sagatay, Toronto
Neighbourhood Arts Network, Toronto
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) - University of Toronto, Toronto
Ontario Works - HOPE Program, Toronto
Progress Place, Toronto
Ralph Thornton Community Centre, Toronto
Reena Developmental Services, Vaughan
Renascent – Graham Munro Centre, Toronto
Renascent – Madison Avenue Centre, Toronto
Rosedale United Church, Toronto
Seneca College, Toronto
Sistering, Toronto
St. Stephen’s Community House, Toronto
Street Haven at the Crossroads, Toronto
Street Haven: Grant House, Toronto
Street Haven Learning Centre, Toronto
The 519, Toronto
The Haven Mental Health & Wellness Centre, Toronto
The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery, Toronto
Toronto District School Board, Toronto
Toronto International Festival of Authors (TIFA), Toronto
Toronto Public Library – Albert Campbell, Toronto
Toronto Public Library – Annette Street, Toronto
Toronto Public Library – Danforth/Coxwell, Toronto
Toronto Public Library – Evelyn Gregory, Toronto
Toronto Public Library – Gerrard/Ashdale, Toronto
Toronto Public Library – Main Street, Toronto
Toronto Public Library – Morningside, Toronto
Toronto Public Library – North York Central Library - Languages, Literature, & Fine Arts, Toronto
Toronto Public Library – Palmerston, Toronto
Toronto Public Library – Parkdale, Toronto
Toronto Public Library – Parliament Street, Toronto
Toronto Public Library – Queen & Saulter, Toronto
Toronto Public Library – Riverdale, Toronto
Toronto Public Library – S. Walter Stewart, Toronto
Toronto Public Library – St. Jamestown, Toronto
Toronto Public Library – Toronto Reference Library – Languages and Literature, Toronto
Toronto Public Library – Woodside Square, Toronto
Toronto Public Library – York Woods, Toronto
Unison Health & Community Services, Toronto
University of Toronto - Trinity College, Toronto
Ve’ahavta, Toronto
Ve’Ahavta - MYTORONTO, Toronto
West Neighbourhood House - Adult Literacy, Toronto
West Neighbourhood House – The Meeting Place, Toronto
WoodGreen Community Services - Seniors Active Living Centres - Broadview/Danforth, Toronto
WoodGreen Community Services - Seniors Active Living Centres - Ray McCleary Towers, Toronto
WoodGreen Community Services - Seniors Active Living Centres - St. Hilda’s Towers, Toronto
Working for Change, Toronto
Workman Arts, Toronto
Yonge Street Mission, Toronto
YWCA, Toronto

Ottawa

Belong Ottawa: St. Luke’s Table, Ottawa
Belong Ottawa: The Well, Ottawa
Bridges of Canada, Ottawa
Canadian Hard of Hearing Association (CHHA), Ottawa
Canadian Mental Health Association, Ottawa
Canadian Women of Colour Leadership Network, Ottawa
Centretown Community Health Centre, Ottawa
Compassionate Ottawa, Ottawa
John Howard Society, Ottawa
Kanata Seventh Day Adventist Church, Ottawa
Les Ateliers de l’Élan, Ottawa
Mental Health Commission of Canada, Ottawa
Mood Disorders Ottawa (MDO), Ottawa
Odawa Native Friendship Centre, Ottawa
Ottawa Cancer Foundation, Ottawa
Ottawa Independent Writers (OIW), Ottawa
Rainbow Coffee Club (The Good Companions & Ottawa Senior Pride Network), Ottawa
Retraite en Action, Ottawa
Salus Ottawa, Ottawa
Sandy Hill Community Health Centre, Ottawa
Somerset West Community Health Centre, Ottawa
Sound Care Wellness, Ottawa
St. Joe’s Supper Table, Ottawa
The Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre, Ottawa
University of Ottawa - Art & Play Grad Student Group, Ottawa
Veteran’s House: The Andy Carswell Building, Ottawa

Peel

Canadian Mental Health Association – Peel West Recovery, Mississauga/Peel
CarePoint Health, Mississauga/Peel
Common Ground Cafe, Mississauga/Peel
COMPASS: Christ Church, Mississauga/Peel
Epilepsy South Central Ontario: Youth, Peel
Friends and Advocates Peel, Mississauga/Peel
Hazel McCallion Central Library, Mississauga/Peel
Indwell, Peel
Mind Forward Brain Injury Services, Mississauga/Peel
Options Mississauga, Mississauga/Peel
Punjabi Community Health Services, Peel
REST Centres, Peel
Support House, Mississauga/Peel
The Creative Hub 1352, Mississauga/Peel
Trillium Health Partners, Mississauga/Peel
Visual Arts Mississauga (VAM), Mississauga/Peel

Montreal

Auberge Shalom pour femmes, Montreal
Carrefour Jeunesse Emploi, NDG, Montreal
Carrefour Jeunesse Emploi West Island, Montreal
Centre Greene, Montreal
Dorval Library, Montreal
L’Annexe, Montreal
Le Centre Greene, Montreal
McGill Student Wellness Hub, Montreal
Théâtre Ouest End, Montreal
Westmount Public Library, Montreal

Vancouver

The Drama Class, Vancouver

Okanagan

Foundry Kelowna
Okanagan Regional Library - Main Kelowna Branch

Other

CNIB Foundation, Halifax
Family Councils Ontario, Ontario
Healing HeARTS, CT, USA
Literacy in Northern Ghana (LING), Ghana
Northern Initiative for Social Action (NISA), Sudbury
Northern Sudbury Pride, Sudbury
One Sky Gallery, Sudbury
Ontario Association of Residents Councils, Ontario
Renascent – Paul J. Sullivan House, Oshawa
Ronald McDonald House, Saskatchewan
Sudbury Sexual Assault Centre - Voices for Women, Sudbury
Theater of War Productions, New York

Several of our staff have been told what a great addition this is to our program by a number of clients and one of my clients put it clearly and succinctly when he said, ‘I used to think I was just and addict, now I see that I am more than that. In creative writing today, I saw that I am creative, that I am a writer, and that I just might have something to give back after all.’ With respect/Meegwetch

Chris Pike Chayuuweytim

Team Lead, Concurrent Disorders Counsellor Aboriginal Mental Health & Addictions Program, Anishnawbe Health Toronto

The WCC has been a tremendous aid supporting our members find their voice. Members who struggle with isolation have been able to use their artistic expression and social skills learned from the groups and incorporate these in their recovery.

Friends & Advocates Peel

By focusing intensively on the fundamental act of dialogue, by warmly supporting self-expression and listening, the group serves as a healing and growing space where participants can re-encounter, sometimes painfully and, it seems, always with varying degrees of struggle, the powerful and definitively human act, of telling their story and connecting with others. The writing group demonstrates what is possible when we cross social borders to collaborate with and listen to groups who are usually ignored.

Andrew Mindszenthy

Community Development Housing Worker, Fred Victor