May 1
Dear EAFWR Community, As we enter the month of May, we invite you to join us in reflecting, celebrating, and learning through several important observances: MMIWG2S Awareness Day, Community Living Month, Mental Health Awareness Month, and Asian and South Asian Heritage Month. May 5 – National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and 2-Spirit People […]
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December 3
Dear Friend of Extend-A-Family Waterloo Region, At Extend-A-Family Waterloo Region, we envision a community where everyone belongs and is valued for their contributions. With your partnership, we are making this vision a reality. Your support has provided equitable access to vital programs that help foster relationships, create belonging, and build community networks. Your donations led […]
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August 7
Believe in a community where everyone belongs? Join us at WALK-OR-WHEEL 2024, a fundraiser in support of Extend-A-Family Waterloo Region. Learn More and Register as a Team or Participant From September 21 – October 4, 2024, you are invited to participate in Walk-or-Wheel (WOW) 2024, an EAFWR event that will raise money and awareness to support the […]
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July 3
Our 2023-24 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 2023-24 Annual […]
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May 17
By: Kim Sproul, Community Development Manager Here at Extend-A-Family Waterloo Region, we are super pumped when we get to work directly with self-advocates who are interested in hosting and running their own events. Whether for fun, learning or celebration, we are just happy to be along for the ride. Coming up on June 1st, we […]
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December 6
Dear Friend of Extend-A-Family Waterloo Region, Thanks to your generosity, we have grown our Community Development Initiatives across Waterloo Region. Your donations demonstrate your partnership with Extend-A-Family Waterloo Region as together, we champion an inclusive community where everyone belongs and is valued for their contributions. Our organization identified a new set of values which […]
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July 4
Our Annual Report has arrived! Our teams have been putting together stories that share our impact over the last year for the people we support, their families, networks and the wider community. Read the 2022-23 Annual Report
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March 24
Get together with your friends and neighbours and face off at the Ball Hockey Tournament, brought to you by Stanley Park Community Association in partnership with Extend-A-Family Waterloo Region and the City of Kitchener! EVENT DETAILS: Date: Saturday, May 6, 2023 Time: 9 a.m., first ball drop at 9:30 a.m. Location: Franklin Public School – Parking […]
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October 3
About the Award Maria de Boer had been the Executive Director of Extend-A-Family Waterloo Region (EAFWR) for nearly 35 years. She retired in October 2017. Maria worked hard to put inclusion and belonging first at EAFWR. She encouraged people to be curious and thoughtful. Maria asked questions like, “Who makes inclusion happen?” and “How do […]
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November 7
Dear friend of Extend-A-Family Waterloo Region, As 2021 comes to a close, we want to recognize you. Making it through the uncertainty, instability and stress of the last year has not been easy. I hope that you have felt the impact of our community coming together to support one another and that you have continued […]
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