The Journey Fund
In 2022, the Thrive Collective therapists created the Journey Fund to provide trauma therapy for families in Kamloops who lack the financial means to access 1-1 clinical support. We have been serving this community for over a decade and recognize the need for accessible therapy.
About The Journey Fund
The Journey Fund was held at BGC Kamloops (formerly Boys and Girls Club Kamloops). It is now held at Stable Roots for Growth Society. This fund allocates financial contributions to pay for therapy for parents requiring support. Parents are provided with a list of available and qualified therapists in Kamloops. This fund supports parents to access therapy at a critical time when they lack financial means. Therapy is essential for increasing wellness and supporting life changes, but it can be expensive. Families without extended health benefits or specialized funding often miss out on the benefits of one-on-one support. Trauma healing should not be a luxury. Please see link below for current location and information about The Journey Fund.
Why It Matters
Children who experience difficult childhoods are more prone to challenges in youth and adulthood, including poorer health, addictions, homelessness, and incarceration. Healing trauma interrupts multigenerational patterns and creates new outcomes for children. When parents heal from their own trauma, they become more patient, emotionally available, and better equipped to handle crises. Supporting parents in their healing journey is a tremendous gift to their children.
How You Can Help
The Journey Fund makes therapy accessible for parents and children in Kamloops. Your support can make a difference:
Donate
Click the link below to donate. A charitable tax receipt is provided.
Where it all began..A toast to you Gala. See photos from past years..
For Therapists
Trauma therapists interested in supporting parents through The Journey Fund, please contact JourneyFundKamloops@gmail.com
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The first gala was held in October 2022. All proceeds from the event created and funded The Journey Fund to support therapy for parents who have experienced trauma, helping them heal and support their children. The last year of the gala was 2025. In 2025 the fund was acquired by Stable Roots for Growth Society. In it’s new home it will recieve regular funding and access to grants that it could not access with Thrive. We are so appreciative of Stable Roots for continuing and growing this important Kamloops cause.
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Parenting and healing are hard, and therapy for parents without financial means is limited in Kamloops. Research shows that unhealed trauma can perpetuate across generations. Thank you for supporting families ready to change but lacking financial resources. Your participation helped break painful family patterns and create a better tomorrow for children.
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Great food and dancing
Live music with a DJ
Silent auction
Celebration of a family’s transformative story
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October 2022: In Honour of Julie’s Story
October 2023: In Honour of Laura’s Story
October 2024: In Honour of Jesse’s Story
October 2025: Passing the torch to Stable Roots Society for Growth
A Toast To You
A Toast to You was an annual gala held every October to celebrate the people of Kamloops who make our community a better place for families. The event honoured a parent each year who had benefited from the services, sharing their inspiring story.
A Toast To You 2024
A Toast To You 2025 presents Once Upon a Time!!!
Please come our and celebrate our community and support parents to heal. Help raise money for the Journey Fun. Let’s give Kamloops a better future, one family at a time.
Date: Ocotober 4th
Time: 5:30 PM
Venue: Coast Conference Centre
Dress Code: Dress for a storybook, royalty, peasants, fairies, elves all welcome and encouraged
Dinner, dance, live music with DJ, and a silent auction.
We’ll meet you in an enchanted forest on October 4th!