Sheena's Place
Help us to raise money by joining Team Sheena's Place!
Sheena's Place
Sheena's Place is a community-based centre offering hope and support services to people affected by eating disorders. Since our incorporation in 1994 we have been working hard to provide tangible help to individuals and families for whom resources are scarce to none.
What We Do
Sheena's Place works with professionals and those personally affected by eating disorders to provide support, prevent eating disorders, raise awareness, and foster education. Sheena's Place shares and encourages the following principles: acceptance, respect, accessibility, confidentiality, responsiveness, and personal ownership. Programs are offered at no charge.
We are the only organization of our type within the Greater Toronto Area and we are very proud of both the role and reputation that we have developed within our community and around the world.
The need for the services of Sheena's Place is not diminishing. Quite the contrary, research indicates close to 90% of North American women and girls of all ages will be preoccupied with their weight and shape at some point in their lives as a result of unrealistic, unhealthy desires for thinness. Eating disorders are chronic psychiatric illnesses that most often affect young women, up to 70,000 individuals in Ontario alone, and the age of onset is falling, sometimes as young as 8 - these are alarming facts.
How We Do It
Sheena's Place receives no government funding for operations and relies exclusively on donations and grants from individuals, corporations, foundations and revenues from special events to meet community needs.
On Sunday, September 28 do your part in helping people affected by eating disorders by joining the Sheena's Place Team! Help us raise awareness and funds to continue providing those in need with a safe and supportive environment while dealing with eating disorders. If you can't join us on that day, please consider doing your part by sponsoring a runner, or making a donation at www.sheenasplace.org.
For more information contact Lisa Tobias at 416-927-8900 ext.27 or ltobias@sheenasplace.org.