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FREE Windshield Chip Repair – All-Brite Glass & Tint thumbnail
FREE Windshield Chip Repair – All-Brite Glass & Tint thumbnail

FREE Windshield Chip Repair – All-Brite Glass & Tint

Have a chip in your windshield? Get it repaired for free! Join us Wednesday October 19th at All-Brite Glass & Tint (map: 31 Manitou Dr., Kitchener) and have your windshield chip repaired for FREE ($49.95 value), with a donation to Extend-A-Family Waterloo Region. Donations can be made by cash, credit or cheque, and can be any […]

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Posted by Extend-A-Family Waterloo Region, in Adult, Blog, Community, Direct Support People

A Baseball League for All – Inclusion at its Finest thumbnail
A Baseball League for All – Inclusion at its Finest thumbnail

A Baseball League for All – Inclusion at its Finest

  A League Redefining “Inclusive”: Bringing inclusion back into the word inclusive When I hear the words “inclusive [insert group]” I typically expect a group designed specifically for individuals with some sort of disability. Separate. Apart from peers who don’t have a disability. How ironic is that? However, recently I re-connected with someone from a […]

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Posted by Extend-A-Family Waterloo Region, in Adult, Blog, Children, Youth

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Direct Support Person Bulletin- July 2016 thumbnail

Direct Support Person Bulletin- July 2016

July’s Direct Support Person Bulletin is here! The summer months offer some great opportunities to try a new activity (with our activity bags!), visit a place you’ve never been (summer passes are here), and to get active (ball hockey anyone?). Click here to read and download July 2016’s bulletin now! We’re always looking for feedback. Email us […]

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Posted by Extend-A-Family Waterloo Region, in Adult, Articles and Resources, Blog, Children, Direct Support People, News, Press & Releases, Youth

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Making Community – The First Hello with David Hingsburger thumbnail

Making Community – The First Hello with David Hingsburger

Join us Thursday July 22, 2016 at this David Hingsburger lecture about ways in which people with disabilities can connect with community. Put on by the partnership of KW Habilitation and VITA Mens Sana, this lecture’s proceeds will support people with an intellectual disability affected by the Fort McMurray Wildfires. Date: Friday July 22, 2016 Address: […]

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Posted by Extend-A-Family Waterloo Region, in Adult, Blog, Community, Direct Support People

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39th annual Waterloo 10KM Classic thumbnail

39th annual Waterloo 10KM Classic

With the air buzzing with runners ready to embark on their 10km run, the 39th annual Waterloo 10KM Classic jogged memories and created new ones for many. Kicking off your Father’s Day this past Sunday, multiple sprinters from Extend-A-Family Waterloo Region laced up their sneakers for this fabulous event. With a nod from the organizers, […]

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Posted by Extend-A-Family Waterloo Region, in Adult

Reaching Out in Love – Our Count Me In Rally thumbnail
Reaching Out in Love – Our Count Me In Rally thumbnail

Reaching Out in Love – Our Count Me In Rally

I Choose Dignity’s Count Me In Rally Makes My Heart Sing I am sitting at my computer, just thinking about Thursday’s event. I am filled with much love for my community – my community of coworkers, my community within the developmental sector, my community here in Kitchener, my community in Waterloo Region, and my community […]

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Posted by Extend-A-Family Waterloo Region, in Adult, Articles and Resources, Blog, Children, Direct Support People, News, Press & Releases, Youth

Press Release- Community rally invites Waterloo Region to choose dignity, inclusion thumbnail
Press Release- Community rally invites Waterloo Region to choose dignity, inclusion thumbnail

Press Release- Community rally invites Waterloo Region to choose dignity, inclusion

COMMUNITY RALLY INVITES WATERLOO REGION TO CHOOSE DIGNITY, INCLUSION   For Immediate Release   KITCHENER, June 2, 2016- On June 16th, the fourth annual Count Me In Rally will take to the streets in support of inclusion and dignity.   Part of the I Choose Dignity movement and in partnership with Extend-A-Family Waterloo Region, every […]

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Posted by Extend-A-Family Waterloo Region, in Adult, Articles and Resources, Blog, Children, Direct Support People, News, Press & Releases, Youth