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  • Information Session – Using technology to increase independence

    The Family Centre 65 Hanson Ave., Room 2015, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
    Waterloo Region Family Network and Developmental Services Ontario (DSO) will be holding an Information Session on Using Technology to Increase Independence.  When: Thursday February 6, 2020, 7-9 PM Where: The Family Centre (Rm 2015), 65 Hanson Ave., Kitchener Join Amber Armstrong, Housing Navigator for the DSO Central West Region, for a presentation on technology to promote independence. You will learn about: • the various types of technological assistance available today, and • how others have used technology to increase independence and reduce support costs. To register,...
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  • 2019-20 Annual General Meeting

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    Extend-A-Family Waterloo Region will be holding its Annual General Meeting electronically via Webex conferencing on June 20, 2020 from 11 a.m. to noon. If you are attending electronically, you must RSVP to receive the Webex meeting link by June 15, 2020 at 4:00 pm by emailing Heather Dowling at heather.dowling@eafwr.on.ca with your name and address. Click here to view the Notice of Annual General Meeting of Members
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  • Online Forum: Affordable Housing and Homelessness – Part of Wellbeing Waterloo Region’s Virtual Fall Forum Series

    Join Wellbeing Waterloo Region for their first in a series of virtual forums on Affordable Housing and Homelessness on Thursday October 1 from 1:00-2:30 p.m. At the forum, participants will have an opportunity to hear from a panel of speakers who will share their insights the Region’s Housing and Homelessness Plan, immediate needs of the unsheltered community, importance of housing supports and ways community members can help. Register here: https://event.webinarjam.com/register/65/vox57f72   
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  • Affordable Housing Focus Group – Staff of Developmental Service Agencies

    Affordable Housing Focus Group – Staff of Developmental Service Agencies

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    Have your say! The City of Kitchener is seeking feedback and input for their Affordable Housing Strategy. This is your opportunity to help shape decision-making that will have a significant, positive impact on housing in our community. Extend-A-Family Waterloo Region asked the City to ensure that their consultations include people with developmental disabilities. Staff of Developmental Service Agencies are invited to share their ideas and feedback in a focus group hosted by City of Kitchener on Monday October 19 from...
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  • Affordable Housing Focus Groups – People with Disabilities and Families

    Affordable Housing Focus Groups – People with Disabilities and Families

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    Have your say! The City of Kitchener is seeking feedback and input for their Affordable Housing Strategy. This is your opportunity to help shape decision-making that will have a significant, positive impact on housing in our community. Extend-A-Family Waterloo Region asked the City to ensure that their consultations include people with developmental disabilities. People with disabilities and their families are invited to share their ideas and feedback in a focus group hosted by City of Kitchener on Monday October 19...
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  • Summer Camp Planning Virtual Workshop – Kitchener/Waterloo

    Join KidsAbility for their Summer Camp Planning Virtual Workshop (Kitchener/Waterloo) on Tuesday February 2 from 7-8:30 P.M. This free parent workshop is intended for families who have children with disabilities to learn about: City of Kitchener and Waterloo summer camps How to find inclusive and specialized camps in your community How to access one to one supports such as volunteers or trained workers Funding for camp fees and specialized supports How to share information about your child to promote their...
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  • Summer Camp Planning Virtual Workshop – Cambridge

    Join KidsAbility for their Summer Camp Planning Virtual Workshop (Cambridge) on Wednesday February 3 from 7-8:30 P.M. This free parent workshop is intended for families who have children with disabilities to learn about: City of Cambridge summer camps How to find inclusive and specialized camps in your community How to access one to one supports such as volunteers or trained workers Funding for camp fees and specialized supports How to share information about your child to promote their success Click...
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  • Virtual Camp Fair (Day Camps for Campers aged 4-12)

    Join KidsAbility and Waterloo Region Family Network for their virtual camp fair on Monday February 22 from 7-8:30 P.M. The camp fair will be focused on inclusive day camps in or near Waterloo Region for campers aged 4-12.  Learn more about camp options and have your questions answered by the camp directors themselves! Click here to register
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  • Get Social Trivia: Local History (VIRTUAL)

    Test your knowledge of local history at Kitchener Public Library's Trivia Night. How well do you know Kitchener and Waterloo Region? Could you identify famous people and landmarks from historic photographs? This is a free event.
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  • Artist Lead Walking Tour: Post-Part Kitchener Exhibition (IN-PERSON)

    Post-Part is an outdoor interactive exhibition inspired by the short story The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Using illustration, collage, audio composition and RGB filter technology, we invite people to experience a glimpse into the experience of Postpartum Mood Disorders. The cost for this event is $22.23.
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