Help Us Continue to Provide Comprehensive Brain Injury Support
Your contribution to the CHIRS Foundation for Brain Injury Rehabilitation helps individuals living with the long-term effects of acquired brain injury (ABI) access essential programs, services, and community support.
Every gift makes a difference — supporting dignity, independence, and meaningful participation in community life.
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Donate securely via CanadaHelps and receive an instant charitable tax receipt.
Your Impact
Why Your Contribution Matters
A donation to the CHIRS Foundation directly benefits people who have sustained brain injuries.
Many donors choose to give:
All donors receive a charitable tax receipt, and upon request, CHIRS can send a personalized acknowledgment card to the individual or family you wish to recognize.
Donations
Ways to Give
Donate and receive a charitable tax receipt. We accept credit cards via CanadaHelps, and cheques can be made payable to: CHIRS Foundation for Brain Injury Rehabilitation, 62 Finch Avenue West, Toronto, ON, M2N 7G1.
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How to Make a Donation
Option 1: Donate Online via CanadaHelps
Use the secure CanadaHelps portal. You’ll receive an instant electronic charitable tax receipt.
Option 2: Donate by Cheque
Make your cheque payable to: CHIRS Foundation for Brain Injury Rehabilitation
Mail your completed donation form and cheque to:
CHIRS Foundation for Brain Injury Rehabilitation
62 Finch Avenue West
Toronto, Ontario, M2N 7G1
Thank you for your support!
CHIRS Foundation for Brain Injury Rehabilitation
Charitable Registration Number: 88773 0711 RR0001
Mobile Technology
cTech Program
The cTech program is an initiative of Community Head Injury Resource Services (CHIRS) that uses mobile technologies such as the iPhone or tablets to assist in rehabilitation. In a nutshell, the program aims to help adults with an acquired brain injury (ABI) compensate for their cognitive difficulties.
Our services include individual and group training. Individual training uses an errorless training approach such as that used by Baycrest’s Memory-Link program, pioneered by Dr. Brian Richards. Memory-Link teaches individuals with severe memory impairment to use the calendar function on mobile devices. The training initially focuses on basic skill acquisition and then moves on to the use of the skill in real-life situations to meet a client’s specific goals. Other apps such as Zoom, email, texting, to-do list, maps, Safari, iPod, etc. can also be taught depending on the client’s needs and expressed goals.
Support CHIRS’ cTech Donation Program
CHIRS recognizes that not everyone will be able to purchase a mobile device. Therefore, CHIRS has begun to accept mobile device donations on clients’ behalf. As CHIRS is a non-profit charitable organization, a Canadian Donation Tax credit is being offered to individuals or companies in exchange for working used or new iPhone, iPad, iPod, or Android touch screen devices. For new device donations, a tax credit equal to the device’s value will be given. For used devices, values may vary depending on the model and condition (functionality, scratches etc.).
How to Donate
Donating a device is easy. Simply contact Amanda Muise at amandam@chirs.com or (416) 240-8000. Shipping instructions will then be provided. A thank you letter will be sent a few days after we receive your device. A tax credit receipt will be sent before tax season in February.
Rest assured that each device will be inspected and that your personal data will be securely erased. Your help in making these devices available to our clients is much appreciated.
More Info
Donate your old Smartphone or Tablet to cTech and receive a Canadian tax credit!
For information about workshop dates, subsidies and times, please contact the Intake Department at (416) 240-8000.