There's a recreation facility in your neighbourhood with lots of activities for the whole family this fall season.Read MoreNational Pet Adoption Week Sept. 8-13, 2014Visit Oshawa Animal Services to adopt a pet today. Also be sure to stop by the 'Pawsitively Purrrfect' Open House' Sept 13 to potentially add a furry addition to the family!Read MoreMayor for a Day ContestGrade 5, 6 and 7 students who live or study in Oshawa are invited to participate in the Mayor for a Day contest! Read on for contest details!Read MoreViva Pan Am Oshawa!Oshawa is a proud host community of the TORONTO 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games! The TO2015 volunteer program is now officially accepting applications for Games-time volunteers.Read MoreCalling all PhotographersYou are invited to submit photos showcasing a landmark, significant or unique tree in our City and tell why that tree is important to you and our community.Read MoreReady to get back to the gym?Let us help you reach your fitness goals. The City of Oshawa has a wide variety of affordable fitness classes, services and membership classes
Originally founded as West Hill Community Services in 1977, Scarborough Centre for Healthy Communities (SCHC) is one of the most established and comprehensive community health organizations in the province. We provide medical assistance through our clinics, are involved in a growing youth program and have a multitude of social support programs including a food bank.
Originally founded as West Hill Community Services in 1977, Scarborough Centre for Healthy Communities (SCHC) is one of the most established and comprehensive community health organizations in the province. The organization owes its beginnings to 13 community agencies, a core group of community leaders and countless volunteers who identified emerging health and social needs within Scarborough.After incorporating and acquiring not-for-profit status, SCHC built on the initial services of our Meals-on-Wheels, home support, transportation and family support programs. After a successful rebranding campaign, we employ over 130 staff, engage over 14,000 volunteers and operate 38 distinct and integrated services across 10 sites that work together to improve the health of our community. We provide medical assistance through our clinics, are involved in a growing youth program and have a multitude of social support programs including a food bank.
Soon after the end of the Second World War, the Seventh-day Adventist Welfare Service (SAWS), was created to aid those affected by serious disasters, which were becoming more and more frequent. SAWS was incorporated in Maryland, USA on November 13, 1956. To reflect the Church's worldwide involvement, the name Seventh-day Adventist Welfare Service was changed to Seventh-day Adventist World Service in 1973.As crisis situations became more and more serious, relief and development efforts increased and SAWS itself developed into a new organization called ADRA, Adventist Development and Relief Agency. This is now the official and separately registered international development and relief agency of the SDA Church. The name change from SAWS to ADRA occurred in the early 1980s, to more fully reflect the nature of work that is being carried out.