Where Friends Become Family, Community Creates Connection, and Everyone Belongs
WOW-Living is a welcoming community where everyone has a place to belong. We provide practical support, meaningful connections, and a helping hand to people who need it most - while treating every person with dignity, compassion, kindness, and respect. We believe no one should feel alone or invisible, and that when a community comes together, lives can change.
Good food. Great company. Stronger community. At WOW-Living, we believe no one should have to eat alone. Our weekly Supper & Social is about so much more than sharing a meal... itβs about creating a place where people can come together, connect, laugh, make new friends and feel like they belong.
Every Thursday, we open our doors for a FREE community meal, and everyone is welcome! Individuals, families, friends, neighbours and people of all ages are invited to pull up a chair and join us. And thereβs always something fun happening! π Each Supper & Social includes a fun program or activity, which may include trivia, bingo, games, creative activities, themed nights, movies, music and more.
π FREE to attend
π Open to ALL ages
π½οΈ A delicious community meal
π A fun activity or program each week
π€ Friendship, conversation & connection
β€οΈ No cost. No judgement. Just community.
π
Every Thursday
β° 5:00 PM β 7:00 PM
π WOW-Living | 177 Church Street, Bradford
Come for the meal. Stay for the connection. ππ Because sometimes, something as simple as sharing a meal can remind someone that they are seen, welcomed and part of a community. β€οΈ
For $150, you can sponsor one of our weekly Supper & Social evenings and help us continue offering this program completely FREE to everyone who attends.
Your sponsorship helps provide the evening's meal while creating an opportunity for connection, friendship and belonging.
As a Supper & Social Sponsor, your business or organization will also be recognized through WOW-Livingβs social media and promotional materials as a valued community supporter.
Interested in sponsoring an upcoming Thursday?
π Choose an available Supper & Social date
π Sponsor the evening for $150
π½οΈ Help provide a FREE community meal
π€ Help create a welcoming space where everyone belongs
π£ Receive recognition for supporting your community
To become a sponsor or learn about available dates, please contact Jodi, Executive Director of WOW-Living at jodi@wow-living.ca
Out of the
cold cafe
The Out Of the Cold Cafe will be celebrating
5 Years of ministry on Sat. Sept. 14th, 2025!
Mark. you calendars and stay tuned for more information!
The Cafe is open 6 days a week year round from
10:00-2:00pm.
Guests can come and enjoy a warm meal, hot cup of coffee/tea and safe atmosphere.
We are located at
177 Church St. Bradford.
365-828-0224
A Hand Up Clothing Room
A Hand Up Clothing Room has been serving the Bradford community since 2005 under CrossTrainers Canada (CT). With the announcement that CT was dissolving as a charity WOW Living was happy to take on this vital service.
A Hand Up serves over 700 individuals.
We are located at
177 Church St. Bradford.
365-828-0224
Extreme cold overnight warming centre
The County of Simcoe asked if The Out Of The Cold Cafe would serve as the Extreme Cold Overnight Warming Centre for South Simcoe for the 2024-2025 season.
When the weather goes below -10 our TEAM will ensure our doors are open to those in need.
We are able to provide up to 10 guests with safe, warm and comfortable shelter.
We are located at
177 Church St. Bradford.
365-828-0224
Support WOW Living
WOW Living is a registered charity with CRA
charitable registration number 764443347RR0001
Our heart is to invest every minute and dollar donated intentionally into the lives of the people we're serving.
This may include covering a few nights at a hotel for a homeless friend, putting gas in someone's car to get them to a shelter, driving a friend to an appointment, helping one of our friends move, fill out forms, navigate the welfare system or buying them a cup of coffee, groceries or a meal.
Financial donations may also go toward the cost of training, operating costs associated with
the Out of the Cold Cafe and A Hand Up Clothing Room, and other affordable housing initiatives.
