Extend-A-Family Waterloo Region

05/27/2026

Eid-al-Adha Mubarak to all who are celebrating in our community! 🌙✨May this special day bring peace, happiness, and endless blessings to you and your loved ones.

Eid al-Adha is a time of compassion, sacrifice, and giving. As you reflect on your zakat this season, consider supporting Extend-A-Family Waterloo Region. Your donation can help create inclusive opportunities for children and adults with disabilities, fostering connection and belonging in our local community. Your contribution embodies the spirit of Eid by empowering those in need within our own community: https://ow.ly/PXKZ50W5ruX

05/26/2026

Join us for our Cambridge Open Space Coffee & Chats, happening every Wednesday at Cambridge Centre from 12-2pm!

Open to all abilities, walks of life and interests: https://www.eafwr.on.ca/programs/open-space/

05/25/2026

People with lived experience are the driving force behind what we do at Extend-A-Family Waterloo Region! Connecting with people with developmental disabilities helps us – and everyone – in communities across Ontario.

05/25/2026

The 2026 National AccessAbility Week Tradeshow & Conference is coming up soon! We are looking forward to being a vendor at this event.

Innovators, professionals and experts will be there to showcase the latest in everything accessibility. Featuring the popular TFH Sensory Room, workshops by: A Chance to Dance, The Disability Collective and Levant Canada, a free Mobility Clinic, in-person product testing, professional panel talks, access to the educational galleries at the museum and a variety of food trucks too!

There will be something for everyone at the 2026 National Accessibility Week Tradeshow, so bring your friends, children, your coworkers too and join us for two all-inclusive days of accessibility!

📅 June 1 – June 2, 2026
⏰ Monday – 11:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. and Tuesday 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
📍 Ken Seiling Waterloo Regional Museum (10 Huron Rd, Kitchener, ON)

05/24/2026

Developed for teens with disabilities and open to all, Youth Hub is a drop-in space for video games, board games and more! Happening on Mondays from 6-8pm at Kitchener Public Library's Central Library. The last Youth Hub of the spring session is tomorrow, May 25!

No registration required. Learn more: https://kpl.events.mylibrary.digital/event?id=311066

This program is provided in partnership with Kitchener Public Library.

05/22/2026

Community Living Month is a time to celebrate how . We would love to hear about the connections in your community that make a difference.

05/21/2026

TODAY'S THE DAY! It's a beautiful day for All-Brite Glass & Tint's Chip in for Charity event. 🚗☀️

Drop by from 3-6pm to get your windshield chips repaired for FREE with a donation to EAFWR. Plus, if your windshield chip can't be repaired, any windshield is $349 +tax, TODAY ONLY!

Find us at two locations:
📍 Kitchener: 31 Manitou Drive
📍 Waterloo: 615 Davenport Rd

Thank you to All-Brite Glass & Tint for your continued support of EAFWR - includes you. 💙

05/19/2026

📣 In case you missed it, Kitchener-Waterloo Library of Things is hiring a Part-Time Summer Librarian!

If you have a passion for people, relationships, inclusion and belonging, and want to contribute to a circular and more sustainable economy, this opportunity could be for you! 💙

See below for more details and to apply. Applications close tomorrow.

🗣️ WE ARE HIRING: A PART TIME SUMMER LIBRARIAN

Do you love the Library of Things? Do you want to work towards a community that welcomes and accepts everyone?

We do too! Apply to join the KWLOT team this summer✨

We are looking to hire a Summer Librarian with lived experience of disability to help us run the Library of Things during our open hours, support our events and workshops, and join us for community events that we attend to promote the LOT. As a Librarian, you will also get to share and communicate personal experiences with members and the community

Head to our website homepage for more details 🧑‍💻
Know someone perfect for this role? Send them this post!

05/17/2026

Have you checked out our Game and Create program? 🎮🎨🎶

This drop-in program filled with gaming and creativity for children aged 9-12! They can play on the Nintendo Switch 2, explore hands-on maker projects or step into the studios to record a track! No registration required.

Learn more: https://kpl.events.mylibrary.digital/event?id=276538

This program is provided in partnership with Kitchener Public Library and supported by the Waterloo Region Community Fund which is held at the Waterloo Region Community Foundation.