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

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

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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NEWS RELEASE: Extend-A-Family Waterloo Region invests OTF Grant into service expansion and accessible employment opportunities thumbnail

NEWS RELEASE: Extend-A-Family Waterloo Region invests OTF Grant into service expansion and accessible employment opportunities

June 24, 2025 NEWS RELEASE Kitchener, ON – On Tuesday, Extend-A-Family Waterloo Region (EAFWR) welcomed members of the public to celebrate a grant they received from the provincial government’s Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF). Local MPP Aislinn Clancy was on hand to congratulate staff and participants and hear more about how the $440,100 Grow grant from […]

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Extend-A-Family Waterloo Region’s 2025 DSP & Self-Advocacy Conference thumbnail

Extend-A-Family Waterloo Region’s 2025 DSP & Self-Advocacy Conference

Thank you for your interest! Registration is now closed for our conference. Join us on April 4 and 5, 2025 for Voices in Action: Empowering Inclusive Change Together, a conference for self-advocates and direct support people, presented by Extend-A-Family Waterloo Region. This year’s conference will focus on helping participants develop and nurture the critical skill […]

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Voices in Action: Empowering Inclusive Change Together Conference

Join us for Voices in Action: Empowering Inclusive Change Together, a conference for self-advocates and direct support people, presented by Extend-A-Family Waterloo Region, on April 4 and 5, 2025. Download the conference flyer Learn more about the conference: https://www.eafwr.on.ca/dsp-self-advocacy-conference-2025/ Plese use the form below to register. Registration is on a first come, first served basis. […]

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Voices in Action: Empowering Inclusive Change Together Conference

Join us for Voices in Action: Empowering Inclusive Change Together, a conference for self-advocates and direct support people, presented by Extend-A-Family Waterloo Region, on April 4 and 5, 2025. Download the conference flyer Learn more about the conference: https://www.eafwr.on.ca/dsp-self-advocacy-conference-2025/ Plese use the form below to register. Registration is on a first come, first served basis. […]

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Waterloo Region Developmental Services Agencies Facing Funding Shortfalls While Families Face Long Waitlists For Critical Supports thumbnail
Waterloo Region Developmental Services Agencies Facing Funding Shortfalls While Families Face Long Waitlists For Critical Supports thumbnail

Waterloo Region Developmental Services Agencies Facing Funding Shortfalls While Families Face Long Waitlists For Critical Supports

Click here to read a PDF version of this press release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WATERLOO REGION DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES AGENCIES FACING FUNDING SHORTFALLS WHILE FAMILIES FACE LONG WAITLISTS FOR CRITICAL SUPPORTS Over 1,500 persons with developmental disabilities on the wait list for supported living, community support and crisis placement across Waterloo Region KITCHENER, ON | FEBRUARY […]

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Celebrating Habitat for Humanity Waterloo Region’s “Build Now” Project thumbnail

Celebrating Habitat for Humanity Waterloo Region’s “Build Now” Project

On Monday, December 2nd, City of Waterloo Council unanimously approved the next steps of the Build Now project, using a parcel of land on University Avenue East to develop a major affordable housing project. Extend-A-Family Waterloo Region is thrilled to see this project move forward. Through a partnership with Union Cooperative Housing, we will have […]

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