Connect. Empower. Elevate

Providing Mental Health Counselling

Incorporating a diverse range of offerings that encompass vital areas such as mental health counselling. Individuals from various walks of life can benefit from the support and assistance we provide.

Providing Connectivity

We extend a range of subsidized or donated social services, including mental health counselling, to those who were suffering during and post-pandemic.

About Us

Our Story

Healing Wings Charitable Organization was founded in 2020, during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, by a group of compassionate community leaders, professionals, and entrepreneurs in the Greater Toronto Area. The need was clear: individuals and families in Canada’s remote and Arctic communities were facing immense mental health struggles, made worse by isolation, lack of services, and limited internet access. We felt called to act.

What began as a small, volunteer-driven effort quickly expanded to reach others in similar distress such as First Nations communities, at-risk youth, and men and women in uniform, including first responders and veterans. Between 2020 and 2021, our team delivered vital mental health support, often funded personally by the founders of doctors, lawyers, and business owners who gave generously to meet the need.

In June 2022, Healing Wings officially became a CRA Registered Charity, enabling us to expand our reach and sustain our mission long-term.

Registered Charity No. 71521 9135 RR0001

Mental Health Support

Accessible Care for All​

At Healing Wings, we believe that everyone deserves compassionate, professional mental health support, no matter their financial circumstances. That’s why one of our core pillars is to create walk-in counselling centres where individuals and families can receive timely, stigma-free care from registered psychotherapists. Our goal is to make therapy both affordable and accessible, removing barriers that often prevent people from getting the help they need. By offering immediate support, sliding-scale fees, and culturally sensitive care, we empower our community to take the first step toward healing, resilience, and lasting emotional well-being.

Bridging the Digital Divide

At Healing Wings, we believe that connection is a lifeline. To bridge the digital divide and connect the unconnected, we extend a range of subsidized or donated internet, cellular plans, and devices to those in need. By providing these essential tools, we empower individuals and families to access education, employment opportunities, health resources, and social support, helping them take meaningful steps toward stability and independence.

OUR MISSIONS

At Healing Wings Charitable Organization, we are committed to uplifting lives and restoring hope through five core pillars of service:

  1. Relieving Poverty by providing basic necessities such as clothing, personal care items, essential goods, telecommunications devices, and internet access to low-income individuals and families, especially in remote and Arctic communities.
  2. Advancing Education through vocational training and skill-building opportunities for at-risk youth, empowering them toward a sustainable future.
  3. Promoting Health & Wellness by offering temporary accommodations for members of the Armed Forces, first responders, and veterans during times of illness or medical treatment, ensuring dignity and comfort for them and their families.
  4. Expanding Access to Mental Health Services by providing online and in-person counselling to those in need across Canada including First Nations communities, youth in shelters, men and women in uniform, and veterans through strategic partnerships, including our collaboration with Coptic Christian Therapists of Ontario (CCTO).
  5. Providing Legal Aid to Relieve Poverty by offering access to criminal legal services, legal advice, referrals, and representation for low-income individuals navigating the justice system.

Our overarching mission is rooted in compassion and dignity: to improve the quality of life for vulnerable populations by delivering accessible, high-quality mental health care and essential supports across Canada. By integrating professional partnerships and culturally sensitive care, we aim to bridge the gap between need and access restoring connection, stability, and well-being where it’s needed most.

Our Causes

Help us deliver services to those in need by contributing whatever you can give.

Providing Mental Health Counselling

Providing Connectivity

Assisting in Social Services

Ways you can help

Become a Member

We welcome all forms of contributions from you to support our organization.
Below are some of the examples with our ongoing initiatives:

  • Funds – to contribute directly to Healing Wings Foundation
  • Funds – to indirectly contribute to people in need, e.g. gift cards to purchase clothing
  • Services – to contribute directly to the administration of Healing Wings Foundation, e.g. accounting services
  • Goods – to donate to a specific campaign, e.g. Community Care campaign for youth shelters in downtown Toronto
  • Have talents to offer? Reach out to us and we can see how we can align your gifts with our missions. Ex: event planning, grant writing, fundraising etc.

Future Projects

Upcoming Initiatives​

We plan to offer subsidized accommodation to uniformed heroes (military, paramedics, police officers, fire-fighters, and other first-responders) and their families while they receive medical treatment. This is a project that will be implemented in the coming years as we are awaiting the building of the facility in New Market in collaboration with the Trinity Coptic Foundation.

We intend to expand our social services to offer family and marriage counselling, pro-bono legal assistance and vocational training in the future as we grow and expand our projects and reach.

What we do

Featured Projects​

Since Healing Wings’ inception in 2020, we have launched multiple programs of providing connectivity and goods to shelters. While doing so, we obtained support from community partners who helped Healing Wings obtain official registered charity status by the Canada Revenue Agency.

Testimonials

What People Say About Us

50K

Received Donations From Our People

500

People We Have Helped So Far

100

Volunteered
Persons
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40

Community Partners Across Canada

Our Partners

Meet Our Team

Executive Director of Healing Wings Foundation

Hanan Hanna, RP, MACP

Founder & Clinical Director, Helping Hands Psychotherapy Services
Healing Wings Board Member & Executive Director

Hanan Hanna is a Registered Psychotherapist in Ontario with over 16 years of experience supporting individuals, couples, and families in their healing journeys. She is the founder and director of Helping Hands Psychotherapy Services and a passionate advocate for mental wellness rooted in faith, compassion, and resilience.

Hanan specializes in trauma recovery, Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). She integrates evidence-based approaches with a deep respect for each client’s cultural and spiritual values. As a speaker, group facilitator, and mentor, Hanan is committed to empowering others to reclaim their identity, break negative cycles, and walk toward restoration.

Through Healing Wings, Hanan continues her mission to bring accessible, holistic care to underserved communities and fostering healing that transforms lives from the inside out.

Board of Directors

Mireille Dahab

President

  • Practicing Lawyer
  • Entrepreneur
  • At-risk Victim Advocate

Dr. Ashraf Salib

Vice President

  • Family Physician
  • Medical Clinic Owner
  • Mental Health Advocate

Samer Bishay

Vice President

  • Telecom CEO
  • Licensed Pilot
  • Honarary Colonel

Matt Girgis

Treasurer

  • Managing Director
  • Corporate Executive
  • Investor

Cici Scovell

Corporate Secretary

  • At-Risk Community Advocate
  • Cross-Cultural Business Leader
  • Strategy Analyst

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