Stedman Community Hospice

09/30/2025

09/29/2025

Grief is a journey you don’t have to walk alone.
This fall, our Young Adults Mixed Loss Support Group is here to provide a safe, compassionate space for individuals ages 18–35. Connect, share and heal alongside others who understand. 💛

To learn more or register, reach out today.

09/26/2025

Join us for a fun-filled afternoon this Sunday! 🧸✨

Each teddy sponsored will be used for children’s legacy programs at Stedman Community Hospice 💛

09/24/2025

We are so proud of our volunteers who were recognized at the Years of Service Awards ceremony hosted by the Ministry of Culture and Multiculturalism recently 💜
✨ Larry – 10 years
✨ Sylvia S. – 20 years
✨ Dianne (on behalf of Fred) – 15 years
✨ Sylvia M. – 20 years
✨ Penny – 15 years

Congratulations on this well-deserved recognition and thank you for the countless hours of care and compassion you bring to our hospice and the Brantford community.

09/23/2025

Thank you to all who have supported our Ingredients Initiative. There's still time to donate. Click on the link below for our newly updated wish list. https://www.sjlc.ca/upload/editor/Ingredients%20list_SEPT%2023%20UPDATE%20copy.jpg

09/22/2025

Save the date – Brantford Wave of Light 🌟
Stedman Community Hospice is honoured to host the Wave of Light once again on Oct. 15 at 6:45 p.m. We welcome you to join us for an evening of reflection and remembrance for pregnancy and infant loss.

More details to come. We hope you’ll mark your calendar and gather with us in this meaningful moment. 💜

09/20/2025

A huge thank you to the generous individuals who have sponsored a Memorial Handbag. Thanks to you, we will have a record number of memorial handbags on display for bidding in the silent auction on November 13. Your support means a great deal to us. ❤️👜❤️
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09/19/2025

Big hearts in action 💛🐻
Logan and Aurora Rose raised $600 through the sale of their art. With these funds, they purchased toys, books, and supplies as a donation to the Teddy Bear Picnic in support of children’s programming at Stedman Community Hospice.

They were joined by Kerri VanSickle, director at Stedman Hospice, to celebrate their generous gift. We’re so grateful for their creativity, kindness, and community spirit!

Don’t miss the 3rd Annual Teddy Bear Picnic happening on September 28, 1–4 p.m. Admission is FREE & donations are welcome. Enjoy scavenger hunts, face painting, stilt walkers, a giant bouncy castle, and more!

09/18/2025

Unstoppable Compassion is creating spaces where residents, patients and staff can connect to nature’s healing power.

“Even a short time spent in the gardens can brighten a resident’s day.” - Michelle MacInnis, chair of the family council at St. Joe’s.

At St. Joseph’s Lifecare Centre Brantford and Stedman Community Hospice, the campus gardens have long offered more than beauty. As home to a groundbreaking horticultural therapy (HT) program, it has become a space for connection, comfort and renewal for residents, patients and staff.

Blending therapeutic gardening with emotional, cognitive and physical health goals, horticultural therapy is quickly becoming one of St. Joe’s most impactful care programs. Originally designed to support residents, patients receiving palliative care and the wider community, the HT program is now shaping the future of the field –hosting Ontario’s only in-person accredited horticultural therapy education course.

“We’re proud to be at the forefront of nature-based care,” says Kerri VanSickle, director of Stedman Community Hospice. “These programs show what unstoppable compassion really looks like in practice, rooted in dignity, connection and purpose.”

Read more stories of Unstoppable Compassion at sjhs.ca.