Bereavement Book

Click HERE to view and download the "Navigating the water of your grief" Bereavement Book.

 

Bereavement Journal

Click HERE to view and download the "Navigating the water of your grief" Bereavement Journal.

Click the link to download: https://kempcarenetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/talking-to-children-or-youth-about-Notebooks.pdf

KCN Community Cookbook

The kitchen is the heart of every home where memories are made and families are brought together. This project aims to share the love of food in honour of your loved ones. This digital recipe book will be made available for everyone to download and enjoy. Stay tuned!

For more information, please contact Kathryn Turco, Child and Youth Grief Counsellor, on kturco@kempcarenetwork.org or call 905.387.2448 ext 2205.

Submit your recipes and photos via the form below.

KCN Community Cookbook - Submission Form

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Grief Resources (External)

Canadian Virtual Hospice 

My Grief 

Kid’s Grief 

Living my Culture 

For young adults and teens living with advanced illness 

Modern Loss 

What’s Your Grief? 

Refuge in Grief 

Social Work Hospice & Palliative Care Network 

Canadian Hospice & Palliative Care Association 

Grief Sucks 

CAMH (PDFs):

The Dougy Center 

Volunteer Visiting for Adults

This program offers compassionate companionship, respite for caregivers, and/or outings for up to four hours a week for adults living with a life limiting progressive illness. Support is provided through one-on-one volunteer visits with the individual. 

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What is Volunteer Visiting?

Our specially trained volunteers offer social and emotional support to individuals and families living with a progressive life-limiting illness in Greater Hamilton. A progressive life-limiting illness is one that affects a person's health and quality of life, gets worse over time, and can lead to death in the near future. Examples of this are (but not limited to) cancer, Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia, heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, kidney disease, and cirrhosis of the liver.

Please note that volunteers do not provide medical or personal care and cannot be responsible for any life-saving monitoring.

If you are a caregiver or an individual who requires support for themselves, complete the interest form below and we will get in touch with you.

Fill in the Interest Form

LOOKING TO VOLUNTEER?

Volunteering with Kemp Care Network is about more than giving your time; it is about making a difference in someone’s day.

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Adult Day Wellness Program

Wherever you are in your palliative care journey, we have got something for you with our day programs—whether you need a moment of respite, connections with others for support or just to have a little bit of fun!

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What Is Day Wellness Program?

Every Wednesday, our great room is filled with conversation, laughter, games, storytelling, and a three-course homemade meal. This is a space for you to be yourself in a caring and compassionate home-like setting. At Day Program you will find rest and relaxation, supportive relationships, therapeutic value, and even just plain fun!

The focus is on affirming life and living it to the fullest. Our program is coordinated and staffed by a palliative care specialist and supported by our trained hospice volunteer team. We look forward to meeting you!

Here’s a sample itinerary:

  • 10am - 12pm: Games, art and conversations
  • 12pm - 1pm: Homemade meal
  • 1pm - 2pm: Therapeutic activities (storytelling, music, massage, etc.)

This program is community funded and available at no cost to individuals residing in Greater Hamilton who are living with a serious illness.

Fill the Interest Form

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Volunteering with Kemp Care Network is about more than giving your time; it is about making a difference in someone’s day.

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3-Step Self-Paced ACP Workshop

Read the Health Care Consent Act

Key Steps in Advance Care Planning

  1. Think about what matters most to you; your values and wishes and how they influence your health preferences, specific rituals around your end of life care.
  2. Learn about specific medical treatments, options of care, and future housing options that fit into your lifestyle in later years.
  3. Decide on who will speak for you if you cannot speak for yourself.
  4. Talk with others about your future health priorities and personal care.
  5. Record and share your wishes so others will be confident to make decisions on your behalf when you are not able to.

Instructions for this program

We recommend giving a week for each session, so you have sufficient time to think it over and have conversations with your friends and families.

  1. Download the session slides:
  2. Read & watch the resources mentioned on the slides and answer the reflection questions at your own pace.

At the end of the workshop, you’ll have peace of mind with your Advance Care Plan completed.

ACP information on this page is based on Advance Care Planning Canada, which can be found on https://www.advancecareplanning.ca/ and is created in collaboration with Sandra Andreychuk, Health Care Consultant/Ethicist (https://www.qualitylifeplanning.com/about-me).

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