The Kaleidoscope Mental Health Support Society

10/10/2026

🎤 Connect. Laugh. Celebrate! 🎭

Looking for an evening of laughter, connection, and community?

Kaleidoscope is excited to help spread the word about the Community Comedy Collective, a community initiative bringing people together through humour, creativity, and shared experiences!

Come enjoy an evening of comedy and support local performers at Willow Pavilion in Vancouver -- more info below

📅 Upcoming Tuesday shows:

- October 20
- November 3 & 17
- December 1 & 15

🕠 Doors open at 5:30 PM
🎤 Show starts at 6:00 PM
📍 Willow Pavilion Community Centre
805 West 12th Avenue, Vancouver

🎟️ Admission is FREE! Space is limited, so be sure to reserve your seat.

📧 RSVP: [email protected]

Whether you're attending with friends or coming on your own, this is a great opportunity to connect with others, share some laughs, and enjoy an evening of community!

10/09/2026

💡 Have an idea for a community project that supports mental health and wellness? Funding is available!

Spotlight on Mental Health's Consumer Initiative Fund (CIF) is now accepting project proposals!

CIF supports people with lived experience of mental health and/or substance use challenges to turn their ideas into community projects that benefit peers in Vancouver.

Whether you have an idea for a peer-led activity, a creative initiative, or an opportunity to bring people together, this could be a chance to bring your vision to life!

💰 Funding available:

- 6-month projects: Up to $4,000
- 12-month projects: Up to $8,000

📅 Application deadline: October 14, 2026, at midnight

🔗 Learn more and apply:
https://spotlightonmentalhealth.com/cif/projects/

📧 Questions? Contact Megan Brummitt at [email protected] or 604-730-7675.

At Kaleidoscope, we believe in the value of lived experience, peer leadership, and creating opportunities for people to contribute to their communities. We encourage anyone with an idea to explore this opportunity!

🌈 Please share with your networks!

The Consumer Initiative Fund (CIF) provides funding for projects that allow the community to connect with peers in a safe and welcoming environment. Click here to see a full list of projects.

10/09/2026

Supporting someone experiencing serious mental illness? You don't have to navigate it alone.

Our friends at Pathways Serious Mental Illness Society are offering NAMI Family-to-Family peer support, a FREE, evidence-based education course for family members and loved ones of people living with serious mental illness.

This course offers an opportunity to learn, connect with others who share similar experiences, and build knowledge and skills to support both your loved one and yourself.

📅 Dates: October 19 – November 16, 2026
🕜 Time: Mondays & Wednesdays, 1:30–4:30 PM
💻 Location: Online
💙 Cost: FREE

📩 Questions? Contact Pathways at 604-926-0856.

Scan the QR code in the poster for more information.

Please share with anyone who might benefit from this opportunity. 💙

10/08/2026

Check out this event by the Consumer Initiative Fund coming up at the Kitsilano branch of the Vancouver Public Library on Halloween! 🎃

Join us for a special embroidery workshop on Halloween! Costumes encouraged!

Embroidery is a wonderful way to slow down and enjoy the present moment. It is a hobby that gives space to be fully present and understand that imperfections are what make each piece of art unique and beautiful.

We invite you to gently embroider your thoughts and feelings into a shared mindful space. Sharing experiences helps us build connections and grow stronger together.

You will create an embroidery piece based on the word or expression that best represents you at this moment. A word holds who we are, what we feel, and what we think. Through words, our expression
becomes voiced and amplified.

Embroidering Words Workshop
Saturday, Oct 31st 10am - 12pm
Vancouver Public Library - Kitsilano Branch
2425 Macdonald St, Vancouver

Open to people with lived/living experience of mental health and/or substance use challenges. Space is limited, registration required.

Learn more and register here: https://embroideringwords.vercel.app/workshops

Questions? Contact the organizer at: [email protected]

10/07/2026

We are sharing this event on behalf of the Consumer Initiative Fund

💼 Self-Employment Taxes Made Simple

Are you self-employed, freelancing, contracting, or thinking about starting your own business?

Join a FREE ONLINE WORKSHOP designed for adults with lived experience of mental health and/or substance use challenges who want practical, easy-to-understand information about self-employment taxes.

📅 Monday, October 26
🕔 5:00–6:00 PM PT
💻 Online - register through Eventbrite below

A Chartered Professional Accountant will break down the basics of self-employment taxes in a clear and approachable way, including:

• Tracking income and expenses
• Common deductible expenses
• Setting money aside for taxes
• What to know about GST
• Common tax mistakes to avoid
• When it may be helpful to seek additional support

The goal is to make taxes feel a little less overwhelming and give you practical steps you can use right away.

This workshop is part of a series exploring entrepreneurship and self-employment in an accessible, judgment-free space for people with lived experience.

Register through Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/self-employment-taxes-made-simple-tickets-2003039954424

10/02/2026

Happy October! 🎃📚 Come join us for our October Book Club, where we will discuss “A Witch’s Guide to Magical Innkeeping” by Sangu Mandanna.

“An enchanting novel about a witch who has a second chance to get her magical powers—and her life—back on track, from the national bestselling author of The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches.

Sera Swan was once one of the most powerful witches in Britain. Then she resurrected her great-aunt Jasmine from the (very recently) dead, lost most of her magic, befriended a semi-villainous talking fox, and was exiled from her magical Guild. Now she (slightly reluctantly and just a bit grumpily) helps Aunt Jasmine run an inn in Lancashire, where she deals with her quirky guests’ shenanigans, tries to keep the talking fox in check, and longs for the magical future she lost.

When she learns about an old spellbook that holds the secret to restoring her power, she turns to Luke Larsen, a gorgeous historian who might just be able to help her unlock the book’s mysteries. Luke, who has his own reasons for staying at the inn, never planned on getting involved in the madcap goings-on around him and certainly had no intention of letting certain grumpy innkeepers past his icy walls, so no one is more surprised than he is when he not only agrees to help, but also finds himself thawing .

Running an inn, reclaiming lost magic, and staying one step ahead of the watchful Guild is a lot for anyone, but Sera is about to discover that she doesn’t have to do it alone... and that the weird, wonderful family she’s made might be the best magic of all.”

We hope to see you there!

09/27/2026

Interested in helping shape Kaleidoscope’s future? We’re inviting expressions of interest from people who would like to join our volunteer Board of Directors.

Kaleidoscope is a peer-led BC charity offering spaces for connection, belonging, and mutual support for people with lived and living experience of mental health challenges. Board members help guide our direction, oversee the organization, and support the work that makes our programs possible.

If you care about peer support and would like to learn more, please send us a message or email us with a little about yourself and why you’re interested. We’ll share more about the role and the process for joining the board.

Our email address is [email protected]

Please feel free to share this post with someone who might be interested! 💜

09/10/2026

📚 Come join us for our September Book Club, where we will discuss “The Remains of the Day” by Kazuo Ishiguro.

“In the summer of 1956, Stevens, a long-serving butler at Darlington Hall, decides to take a motoring trip through the West Country. The six-day excursion becomes a journey into the past of Stevens and England, a past that takes in fascism, two world wars, and an unrealised love between the butler and his housekeeper.“

We hope to see you there!

08/02/2026

📚 Come join us for our August Book Club, where we will discuss “Theo of Golden” by Allen Levi.

“His name is Theo. And he asks a lot more questions than he answers.

Theo visits the local coffeehouse, where ninety-two pencil portraits hang on the walls, portraits of the people of Golden done by a local artist. He begins purchasing them, one at a time, and putting them back in the hands of their ‘rightful owners.’ With each exchange, a story is told, a friendship born, and a life altered.

A story of giving and receiving, of seeing and being seen, Theo of Golden is a beautifully crafted novel about the power of creative generosity, the importance of wonder to a purposeful life, and the invisible threads of kindness that bind us to one another.”

We hope to see you there!

07/13/2026

🎨 BLiP: Beauty of Life in Psychosis

Join us for a free six-week virtual art group exploring creativity, connection, and life through experiences of psychosis.

No art experience is needed. Come as you are, create at your own pace, and connect with others in a welcoming peer space.

📅 Thursdays, July 30–September 3
⏰ 6:00–8:00 p.m. Pacific
💻 Online
🎨 Free to attend

Scan the QR code on the poster to express your interest, or DM us, or contact [email protected].