“The retreat and the time I have spent connecting with our Satellite Connect group and the amazing facilitators has been such a lovely journey. I will cherish these times for a lifetime to come and can’t appreciate and thank every one of you enough. And thank you for giving me the gift of caring. Not only for others but this time for myself.”

“After the first Satellite Connect Zoom, I felt welcomed and even comfortable talking with complete strangers. So, I continued to the end of the program and was really sad that it had ended. This is when I knew I had to do more with Satellite Foundation… you have really helped me see the beauty in meeting new people and making new friends.”
– Satellite Connect Zoom participant, 2022

“I joined at first because I was looking for social connection. I was looking for someone to connect with who had similar experiences and as I did. Satellite Connect gave me this, but I was also able to share my lived experiences in different forms, in my own way. And I wasn’t expected to censor my experiences”

“Satellite Connect gave me connection, sharing, love, community, crafting, being silly, talking with each other, going beyond what something usually looks like, acceptance and trust. I felt accepted and valued as a person. Now, after being a participant and even knowing my stories, I have still been offered working opportunities beyond the program. It is really so rare – to know that even if I’m not ok, that’s ok”

“Satellite Connect is a platform that just doesn’t exist in the public system but needs to because it’s very reflective and helpful with making peer connections, or learning about yourself, about mental health as well as different resources”