Community Services near Doon ON (156 Result(s))

Working for the Region of Waterloo offers the opportunity to work with a team of dedicated employees and elected Councillors. We provide innovative leadership and a variety of programs and services vital to creating an inclusive, thriving and sustainable community.

Carizon is a multi-service community organization committed to improving the future of individuals and families through supportive, therapeutic and preventative programs.

Intermediate Christian Home is a home of assistance established in 2003 for males who are homeless or at risk and challenged with mental health issues. We have a mission! That is, to end and prevent homelessness in a man's life. To end homelessness, we provide each gentleman with a private room for up to 2 years. in our 3000 sq. ft. home.To prevent reoccurring homelessness, we provide opportunities for education, socialization, job development/coaching, life's skills training, connections with community resources and spiritual direction. We are widely supported by community members such as medical professionals, social services, families and local churches. in order to encourage new hope, new beginnings and new opportunities. Hope is rising and men are being transformed to lead productive lives. Everyone can be a part of this. You can make a difference. Would you please consider our charity for donations? Please visit our web site at intermediatechristianhome.com or call us.

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.

House of Friendship was founded in 1939 by local Christian churches and was originally located on King Street in downtown Kitchener. It had a reading room, a dining room and emergency food assistance. The founding director was Joseph Cramer, a Jewish Christian immigrant who came from Russia via the US. This mission was a response of the local Christian community to the physical and spiritual needs of immigrants and disadvantaged individuals regardless of race or creed in the volatile era of the late 1930's. Over the years through the efforts of many volunteers and staff House of Friendship has served thousands of low-income people and has become a vital part of the social service network of the Region of Waterloo. Presently, the agency serves over 42,000 women, men, youth and children annually. Program areas include addiction services, community services, family services and residential services. Three books have been written documenting the history and services of the agency: