About Us
Pay What You Can Peer Support is a non-profit organization born out of a desire to have
low barrier mental support available to whomever needs it. PWYCPS offers online, peer support groups that span a broad variety of topics, from specific diagnoses to more general issues that people often struggle with. Humans crave connection and that is getting harder to find. Pay What You Can Peer Support connects you with others who can relate to you, from the comfort of your home
Our Mission
Our mission is to empower individuals by offering accessible, compassionate peer support that values each person’s unique life circumstances and journey. Through a flexible pay-what-you-can model, we strive to create a safe community where anyone, anywhere, can seek help, connect, and thrive without financial barriers limiting their access to care. Our goal is to ensure that people have a place they can always turn to for mental health support
Board Members
Daniel Cole
Founder and Executive Director
Daniel founded Pay What You Can Peer Support in 2020.
He had experienced the powerful impact of a mental health peer support group
for OCD and felt strongly that this option should be available to everyone
regardless of whether or not they could afford it. With this model,
participants have the chance to experience the group and then evaluate it
and 'pay what they can'. Daniel lives in Toronto with his dog April and works tirelessly
to grow PWYCPS. More about his story can be found here
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Dr. Jeffrey Wieskopf
Jeff is a Psychiatrist at Toronto General Hospital. He is passionate about
mental health and helping others and believes in the mission of
Pay What You Can Peer Support. He is a loving husband and father of three
and in both his personal life and professional life he is a source of reliability
and compassion and strength to all those around him
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Charlotte Munro
Charlotte is a former graduate of the Child and Youth Worker program at
Fanshawe College and is currently an undergrad in the
Indigenous Social Work program at Laurentian University. As a person with lived
experience, Charlotte actively participates in patient engagement and
has presented at addiction medicine conferences, co-authored opioid-related
research and advised on drug policies. She is a SMBC (single mother by choice),
an independent program facilitator, supporting individuals with barriers and
their families, and a volunteer in various capacities. As a social justice advocate in
her community, she promotes peer support, harm reduction, trauma-informed
approaches and works to address social inequalities in marginalized populations.
She is also an artist, mixed media creator, and avid vinyl collector
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Monja Brink
As someone with her own personal journey with addiction and mental health,
with a passion for aiding others through a journey of healing,
Monja believes without a doubt that everyone deserves
to belong and thrive. With International experience and extensive knowledge
in the field, Monja offers support to others with their own struggles
with their recovery process
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Spencer Moore
Spencer is an Inclusive Education Manager in Kelowna, British Columbia.
He works to ensure the holistic needs of diverse learners are met in the classroom
through pedagogically supported, individualized programming
designed to accommodate a range of abilities. Spencer also holds counseling
credentials and previously worked as a Mental Health & Substance Use Specialist
in both British Columbia and Ontario for five years. By combining his expertise in
education and social services, he has developed a variety of engaging,
person-centered programs for not-for-profit organizations across the country.
Now, he brings his experience to Pay What You Can Peer Support (PWYCPS)
working to expand access to peer support services for those who need it most.
Outside of work, he is passionate about locally grown, home-cooked food, poetry and art, community, and—of course—terrible Dad jokes.
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