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

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 […]

Posted by Extend-A-Family Waterloo Region, in Adult, Blog, Community, News, Press & Releases

August 10

It's All About Who You Know!

The old adage in finding a job, ‘it’s all about who you know’, is very pertinent to this story. I work with a man who graduated high school a few years back and has had a variety of different part-time jobs. He has liked them all, though was ready to make some changes in the […]

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