June 29
Share life with a quiet woman in her mid-thirties who enjoys crafting, texting, quiet music and working out at the YMCA “I am a friendly, quiet person. I like to spend time by myself and also with some people but not too many. I want a roommate who is friendly, neat and quiet. I would […]
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June 18
This winter, I was informed of a workshop that would be taking place at Family & Children’s Services, called Family Finding. My initial reaction was “SIGN ME UP!” This workshop was going to be all about recruitment and finding foster carers, which will be sooooo transferable to our work and our need for providers in […]
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June 8
Registration is OPEN for Extend-A-Family’s 2nd Annual Community Ball Hockey Tournament! Join us Saturday, September 26th for a day of fun with new and old friends and family. Tournament Information: The Ball Hockey Tournament will be a fun, non-competitive round-robin style tournament broken up into 2 divisions – 16 & up and family/mixed ages, and each team […]
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June 4
Green was the silence, wet was the light, the month of June trembled like a butterfly…~Pablo Neruda Free Yoga in the Park, offered by Queen St Yoga! Gather in Victoria Park, off of Schneider St. Entrance. Classes are Wed. 11:45-12:45pm and Sundays 4:00 -5:00 pm and run from June 3 until the end of September. […]
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June 4
The most important thing I learned from my time with FamilyHome: It Depends. This seems to be the most common answer to many questions because every situation is so vastly different. My experience being a student and working with the FamilyHome team has been wonderful in many different ways. But the thing that has made […]
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May 27
“Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family: Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one.” – Jane Howard By: Terral McBay If Best Kept Secrets stay secret, they lose their value because no one knows about them. One of the things we’ve found with […]
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May 26
Special Needs Roadmaps has created an ongoing list of Summer Camps for individuals with disabilities. The full list can be found here.
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May 25
In my role here at Extend-A-Family (Neighbourhood Community Connector), I often get the question, “What is it that you do, exactly?”. This question both excites me and makes me nervous! I love to talk neighbourhoods and the integral role of belonging in our lives. AND I struggle helping people see past ‘party/event planning’. Below is […]
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May 22
Would you like to fulfill the requirement for 40 hours of high school volunteer experience in a fun and exciting way? We are offering a “peer vacation experience” in August for high school students who are interested in contributing to an inclusive community. We are looking for committed students who would like to vacation alongside people with […]
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May 21
I know an amazing woman who often refers to “BAM!” moments – simple, straight up, in-your-face kind of awakenings. They come in the form of Facebook posts and are short, brilliant insights that end with a great big BAM! I’ve always been more of an “a ha!’ kind of girl….until last Wednesday evening. When a […]
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