Dedicated to the mental health and well-being of children and families, Lutherwood provides therapeutic services for youth experiencing significant mental health, emotional and/or behavioural difficulties. Day Treatment provides help with behavioural and emotional problems in a school setting, residential treatment is available when families are unable to cope or are absent from the child's life and our Parklands Open Custody program provides treatment options to youth within the Youth Justice System.
Traverse Independence assists adults with acquired brain injuries (ABI) and physical disabilities traverse the distance between where they are today and where they dream of being - independent and self sufficient. The organization's programs are dedicated to maximizing our clients' abilities to live independently and to support them on their journey of growth.Traverse Independence was founded in 1975 as an agency dedicated to developing housing with support services for people with physical disabilities. The team was formed through a partnership with the Cerebral Palsy Council and K-W Services for the Physically Disabled.
Creation Ministries International is a group of non-profit ministries in several countries. Though each is a legally and financially autonomous body, we have formally unified our efforts as a federation of ministries under the banner 'CMI-Worldwide' that helps to ensure unity, harmony, and efficiency of outreach.
Our Vision is to be a responsive leader committed to promoting social development in Waterloo Region where all people actively participate in finding solutions to improve quality of life.
Our Mission is to advance community through participation and knowledge.
Our Goals:
1. Increase citizen participation in social, economic and political life of the community.
2. Build social cohesion through relationships, collaboration and community action.
3. Increase understanding of social resources, assets, issues, needs and context of the local community by those who need this knowledge to take action.
4. Develop the social infrastructure of the community – people, organizations, services, policy.
5. Reduce inequitable access to knowledge resources particularly those resulting from emerging technologies.
KDCHC believes that health is a resource for life. The centre promotes awareness and advocates for changes in their community to encourage a broader focus for health and reduce health care access barriers.