Get swinging in support of Peace Ranch

The weather has been great, so keep those golf clubs out and join us for the sixth Annual Caledon Council Community Golf Tournament on Wednesday, September 30. The tournament will take place at Osprey Valley Resorts, located in the scenic Village of Alton.
This tournament is organized annually by the members of Town Council and the funds raised are donated to benefit the community. Each year there is a main not-for-profit organization that benefits significantly, along with smaller contributions to local organizations in each Ward.
The honourary Chair for this year’s tournament is Ward 3 / 4 Area Councillor, Nick deBoer. Caledon Council has proudly selected Peace Ranch as the not-for-profit agency to benefit from the funds raised at the tournament.
Peace Ranch has been serving residents in the Caledon community to provide supportative housing and recreational rehabilitation programs for those with mental illnesses since 1986. Nestled on over 25 acres, Peace Ranch provides an opportunity for adults with serious mental illnesses to work toward a more self-reliant and satisfying life through participation in a residential therapeutic farm community. We are proud that Peace Ranch is located in Caledon, as it is the only working residential, and one of only two therapeutic farm communities in Canada.
The goals of Peace Ranch are: to increase motivation; improve communication and social skills; improve physical fitness; reduce anxiety; improve coping skills; and increase job readiness.
This organization can provide a supervised home for 10 adults coping with schizophrenia. These individuals are taught life skills through normal household routines.
They develop recreational and communication skills while learning to care for animals and gardens on the farm.
The main objective of Peace Ranch is to help its residents achieve independent living in the community.
This organization is mainly funded by the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. They also receive funding from United Way, which has permitted them to expand a day program to offer more assistance to those in need.