Progress Place

Founded in 1983, Progress Place works to improve the lives of people living with mental illness. It offers programs and services which provide opportunities for recovery through friendship, employment, education, housing, and recreation. The charity reports that 1 in 5 Canadians will experience a form of mental illness at some point in their life. Additionally, two-thirds of homeless people using urban shelters live with mental illness. Progress Place is a part of the International Center for Clubhouse Development and follows the Clubhouse Model of rehabilitation. Outside of the Clubhouse, Progress Place also runs rehabilitation programs in the community. In F2018, people accessed support services from Progress Place more than 75,000 times both at its Clubhouse and through its range of community programs.