Laing House
1225 Barrington Street B3J 1Y2 Halifax, NS, Canada

So many options! Our fantastic friends at Auctionable Change have put these 30 items up for bidding as part of their latest auction, which ends on Sunday, May 2nd. Proceeds will go to Laing House! Check out the auction on the link below! https://www.facebook.com/103969694816041/posts/230794798800196/?d=n

Studies show that racism and alienation have a serious toll on one’s mental health, Laing would like to encourage everyone to do their best and continue to strive for inclusive environments and fight against racism in all its forms. #GeorgeFloyd Description: Black and white photo featuring a Black fist, quote to the left "Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced." - James Baldwin, White Laing House logo on the bottom right.

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Join our team! Laing House is seeking experienced candidates for the role of Senior Fund Development Manager. If that sounds like you, please visit the link below. https://ca.indeed.com//senior-fund-development-manager-977

Tickets for Season 4 of Bruce Guthro Songwriters Circle are on sale now! Buy one ticket and access five online sessions. Proceeds from the May 28th event will support Laing House. Enjoy a few wonderful evenings of musical mentorship and support youth mental health at the same time. Description: Poster for Bruce Guthro's Songwriters Circle Show #4, features dates, names and times of Season 4 shows, while also featuring Hit Makers with photos of Dylan Guthro, Tenille Townes and Gordie Sampson. Also recognizes event sponsor Jost Vineyards, in their support of Laing House. https://bruceguthro.com/

Laing House is closing on December 24th and will re-open on January 4th. We wish everyone a safe and restful holiday season and look forward to connecting again in 2021.

Laing House staff and youth members are committed to supporting local businesses. This year our virtual holiday party was made a little sweeter with delicious hot cocoa from Sweet Jane's Gift and Confectionary and delightful cookie decorating kits from The Old Apothecary . Happy holidays, everyone! #LaingSupportsLocal

#7daysofLaing Our Empowerment Fund helps reduce barriers by offering our members financial support to help resolve issues related to things like food insecurity, access to safe housing, health care costs, transportation, and school supplies. If you wish to donate, go to https://tinyurl.com/y72r83mj! ... #mentalhealth #mentalhealthadvocacy #mentalhealthwarrior #halifax #novascotia #charity

We were thrilled to have 2019 MasterChef Canada winner, Jennifer Crawford, co-host Laing’s Cooking with Kyle session this week. Jennifer is a food writer, a chef, an aspiring pro-wrestler, hosts their own show:My Queer Kitchen, and has a column with XtraMagazine! Thank you, Jennifer for supporting youth mental health! Happy Holidays!

At Laing House we believe that access to the internet is an important determinant of health. Please support the development of our Lending Library so our members in need can access tablets, laptops and data. Your gift will keep youth connected, engaged and informed. If you wish to donate, go to https://tinyurl.com/y72r83mj. #mentalhealth #mentalhealthadvocacy #mentalhealthwarrior #halifax #novascotia #lending #library #lendinglibrary #computer #tech #laptops #tablets #data

#7daysofLaing Mental health and physical health are fundamentally linked. With your support we can continue to offer virtual wellness options and a series of group activities such as run/walk club, skiing, beach trips, hiking, and camping. Your gift will support a holistic approach to mental health promotion. If you wish to donate, go to https://tinyurl.com/y72r83mj ... #mentalhealth #mentalhealthadvocacy #mentalhealthwarrior #halifax #novascotia #food #soulfood #wellness #recovery #activity

#7daysofLaing Your gift will unlock the healing power of music. Help keep youth in tune with their community during a time of social isolation. Music therapy focusses on mindfulness and boosts confidence by encouraging expression through song. If you wish to donate, go to https://tinyurl.com/y72r83mj.... #mentalhealth #mentalhealthadvocacy #mentalhealthwarrior #halifax #novascotia #art #music #musictherapy

Thank you to the TELUS Friendly Future Foundation for supporting innovative approaches to mental health promotion. With your help, we’re able to empower our team with new technologies and expand our virtual programming via our Laing Online platform. #FriendlyFuture #AllConnectedforGood #Charity #Philanthropy #GivingBack #Health

On November 23rd, The Old Apothecary will host an online auction to support Laing House. Up for bid are eleven delicious gingerbread houses created by TOA team members. Check out https://tinyurl.com/yyrttlrz for more details.

#7daysofLaing We’re committed to supporting youth mental health seven days a week. Our new Saturday and Sunday programming menu includes online social sessions on home organization, stress management, healthy eating, indoor gardening, and photography. If you wish to donate, go here https://tinyurl.com/y72r83mj .... #mentalhealthadvocacy #mentalhealthwarrior #halifax #novascotia #weekendwellness #wellness

#7daysofLaing Give the gift of a creative outlet: Our art program promotes positive mental health through creative and imaginative processes. Your support ensures youth will receive weekly art supplies and materials. If you wish to donate, go to https://tinyurl.com/y72r83mj.... #mentalhealth #mentalhealthadvocacy #mentalhealthwarrior #halifax #novascotia #art #creativeart #program

In two weeks, The Old Apothecary will host an online gingerbread house auction to support Laing House! Baristas and bakers will craft beautiful masterpieces to be auctioned off in support of youth living with mental health challenges. Thank you team Apothecary for being mental health advocates! Check out https://tinyurl.com/yyrttlrz for more details!

#7daysofLaing Cooking with Kyle is our popular online series of cooking classes. On the menu: budgeting, food-prep techniques and a grocery card to support healthy eating and food security. Donate today to boost someone’s kitchen confidence: go to https://tinyurl.com/y72r83mj . #mentalhealth #mentalhealthadvocacy #mentalhealthwarrior #halifax #novascotia #kitchen #food #soulfood #program

Congratulations to the Stigma Stompers, our 2020 Laing House team for completing their 5k walk as part of this year’s Scotiabank Blue Nose Marathon. Thank you to Scotiabank for allowing us to ‘stomp the stigma’ around mental health! We are very appreciative of all of our supporters and there is still time to donate. Please consider supporting this and other Laing House Healthy Living programs by visiting: https://tinyurl.com/yxzgayte.

Don’t forget! The Scotiabank Blue Nose Marathon is coming up soon, there is still plenty of time to support Stigma Stompers! If you would like to raise money, go to raceroster.com, and sign up to #RunforLaing! Or simply send a donation to https://tinyurl.com/y63nv2dq.

Help Laing House by supporting healthy living programs like our run/walk group and the Stigma Stompers team. Go to https://tinyurl.com/y63nv2dq to donate to programs which improve the health and wellness of our members.

The run/walk group Stigma Stompers will complete their 5K walk for the Scotiabank Blue Nose Marathon in a few days! Support healthy living programs at https://tinyurl.com/y63nv2dq.