February 24
Important Notice After careful consideration, we have made the decision to postpone our 2020 DSP Conference, Cultivating community: Helping you grow to help others belong, that was scheduled for April 17 and 18, 2020. This decision was made for the health and safety of conference attendees and workshop speakers and is based on recommendations from […]
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February 1
Written by: Terral McBay, FamilyHome Coordinator FamilyHome is a program that has been offered through Extend-A-Family Waterloo Region for almost 30 years. It is a living opportunity we cherish dearly, as it provides a home, family relationships, love and support to adults in our community who have a developmental disability and who want to live with […]
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January 23
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: […]
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October 16
Kitchener Public Library, in partnership with Autism Ontario, will host a private, sensory-friendly screening of the movie “Detective Pikachu” on Saturday October 26 at 9 a.m. This event is open to individuals with ASD, siblings and their parents/guardians. Check out the event flyer for more details. These screenings are presented in a lights up, sound […]
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October 10
All-Brite Chip In for Charity Event Have a chip in your windshield? Get it repaired for free! Join us on Wednesday October 23 at All-Brite Glass & Tint (31 Manitou Dr., Kitchener) and have your windshield chip repaired for FREE ($89 value), with a donation to Extend-A-Family Waterloo Region. Donations can be made by cash, credit […]
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September 9
Extend-A-Family Waterloo is incredibly grateful and honoured to be A Blooming Affair’s charity partner for 2019 & 2020! Join us for the fashion event of the year at A Blooming Affair Fashion Show, part of the Kitchener-Waterloo Oktoberfest. A portion of Event Raffle Proceeds will support EAFWR. When: Sunday October 6, 2019, 12-5PM Where: Oktoberfesthaus, LOT42 Global Flex Campus (41 […]
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May 22
All-Brite Chip In for Charity Event Have a chip in your windshield? Get it repaired for free! Join us on Wednesday May 29th at All-Brite Glass & Tint (31 Manitou Dr., Kitchener) and have your windshield chip repaired for FREE ($89 value), with a donation to Extend-A-Family Waterloo Region. Donations can be made by cash, credit […]
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