It’s National Volunteer Week! We are privileged to work with volunteers every single day at KW Habilitation as the volunteer program has become an essential part of our organization. During national volunteer week, we will be recognizing some of the volunteers who have helped us come together with our community to inspire abilities and enrich the lives […]
This week is National Volunteer Week. At KW Habilitation, we are grateful every day for the amazing volunteers who contribute their time to our programs and the people we support. In 2019, over 100 individual volunteers, as well as several corporate volunteer groups, contributed over 5000 hours of their time, we are so thankful for […]
In these uncertain times, it is important that we are communicating regularly to keep you aware of what will be the next phase at KW Habilitation to combat COVID-19. At KW Habilitation, our priority is the health and safety of the people we support and our employees. The outcome we are striving for is to […]
It is with great sadness that KW Habilitation has decided to cancel SOUPFEST, presented by the Kitchener Waterloo Kinsmen following the declaration of the COVID-19 global pandemic from the World Health Organization (WHO). The decision made today is about public safety and continuing to protect the individuals that we support. We are looking forward to […]
Responding to the needs of families affected job action in Waterloo Region, KW Habilitation invites youth, aged 14-21 to participate. Limited space is available, Youth Engagement Days will be running on days when schools are closed as a result of the ongoing labour talks with the Provincial Government. Contact us for more information. Helping families, […]
Chef-On-Call is a local restaurant in Waterloo that partners with a different charity each month to help them raise money. This January, they have partnered with KW Habilitation! For every “Donator Burger” purchased at Chef-On-Call this month, $2 will be donated back to KW Hab. We are extremely grateful for this partnership and can’t wait […]
Today is International Volunteer Day! United Nations Volunteers founded International Volunteer Day in 1985 and since then, it has been celebrated every year on December 5. They said: International Volunteer Day (IVD), is an opportunity for us all to promote volunteerism, encourage governments to support volunteer efforts and recognize volunteer contributions to the achievement of the Sustainable […]
Yesterday afternoon, KW Habilitation celebrated the commitment of some wonderful staff members at the Years of Service Appreciation Event. 65 staff members who have worked a total of 1015 years at KW Habilitation were celebrated. (1015 years!!) It is a testament to the great team we have to have so many people reaching these employment […]
The Canada Summer Jobs program is a Canadian government grant that offers support for employers providing supervised career-related work experience for youth employees. Our Summer Job Coaches had a visit from Raj Saini, Member of Parliament for Kitchener Centre on August 26, 2019 where he shared his message and encouraged the job coaches to pay […]
CHANGES TO SPECIAL NEEDS RESOURCING SERVICES Our Special Needs Resourcing Collaborative (SNRC) is currently undergoing a change in how we provide services to our Early Learning and Child Care community. Beginning September 2019, we will move toward a full Tiered Services model, and launch new services for children up to 12 years of age. Each […]
