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July 25

NEWS RELEASE: Extend-A-Family Waterloo Region invests OTF Grant into pre-employment knowledge and skill-building opportunities

July 25, 2025 NEWS RELEASE Kitchener, ON – On Friday, Extend-A-Family Waterloo Region (EAFWR) welcomed members of the public to celebrate their Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF) grant. Local MPP Aislinn Clancy was on hand to congratulate staff and participants and hear more about how a $167,500 Resilient Communities grant has been invested into providing pre-employment […]

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July 11

July is Disability Pride Month

Dear EAFWR Community, Every July, Disability Pride Month celebrates the identities, culture, and contributions of people who experience disability. It’s a time to challenge ableism, honour the diversity of disability experiences, and reflect on what pride, visibility, and inclusion mean in our communities and workplaces. While the month originated in the U.S. in 1990, marking the signing […]

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July 10

2024-25 Annual Report

Our 2024-25 Annual Report is here! This report is filled with stories put together by our team that share Extend-A-Family Waterloo Region’s impact over the past year. Some of these stories are about you and the people and families we support. Thank you to everyone who contributed to this year’s report! Read the 2024-25 Annual […]

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July 8

What’s Buzzin’ with Chris & Cam featuring EAFWR

We were thrilled to be invited to What’s Buzzin’ with Chris and Cam for the last episode of their season! Executive Director Al Mills and Open Space Facilitator Justin Reitzel shared about who we are, what we do and how our community can get involved. #BetterTogetherWR includes Chris and Cam – thanks so much for […]

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July 2

Celebrating Habitat for Humanity Waterloo Region/Build Now University Avenue East Project

Representatives of Extend-A-Family Waterloo Region (EAFWR) were thrilled to be present for Habitat for Humanity Waterloo Region’s groundbreaking June 26th “Build Now” announcement. We are proud to be a partner in the transformative University Avenue East project, which will bring over 1,000 much-needed attainable and affordable homes to Waterloo. EAFWR’s partnership is through the Union […]

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June 25

2024-27 Strategic Plan: Summary of Year One Successes

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June 25

Amanda’s Perseverance

Amanda loves crafting, friends, work, and her boyfriend. She had originally tried a knitting group with a friend to do their crafting. This craft group wasn’t sharing the same values and didn’t make for a great experience, so Amanda decided not to return to that group and to find something else where she could find […]

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June 25

Learning, Growing and Evolving – KWLOT Style

By: Kim Sproul, Community Development Manager If ever there was a group that had to learn, grow, and evolve in real time, the wonderful KW Library of Things team is just that group! This past year we have hosted more workshops, attended more community events, participated in more learning opportunities, and grew a larger membership […]

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June 25

Jason’s Collab and Reconnect

Jason is a guy who loves sports, hanging with his bud, and connecting with people through music. Jason has been wanting to get back into the workforce post-pandemic and he has been working alongside Agilec employment coaches to get more paid work. While working with Agilec, the opportunity came up to get reconnected to the […]

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June 25

The Good Ol’ Hockey Game

By: Christina Koenig, Community Ambassador I had to learn to enjoy sports. Growing up, I can remember a few sports that were quite difficult for me, like skating and swimming. My parents will share stories of family camping trips when I would complain about the distance of any hike, and the giant insects that always […]

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