Carizon Celebrates 25th Birthday of Children and Parents Connecting (CAPC)

Did you know CAPC programs have been supporting families across Canada for 25 years? Come and celebrate with us!

Carizon Community Room
645 Westmount Rd. E. – Lower Level
(corner of Westmount and Ottawa)
Kitchener

Friday, November 23, 3 – 5 pm Drop-in

We will have family friendly games and activities.

Carizon Celebrates 10 Years of Delivering Pathways to Education

Carizon is pleased to be celebrating its 10th year of delivering the Pathways to Education program in Kitchener.

Pathways to Education in Kitchener supports 600 youth each year from the Chandler Mowat and Kingsdale neighbourhoods, with the key objective of breaking the cycle of poverty by helping youth from low-income communities to graduate from high school and transition to post-secondary education, training, and meaningful employment. For 10 years in Kitchener-Waterloo, this award-winning program has resulted in measurable social change.

We are celebrating this anniversary by inviting guests to an exhibit of student art pieces as they express their Pathways journey through painting, poetry, drawing, photography and mixed media. Student artists will be on hand that evening to share their stories and interpret their artistic renditions.

We will also be sharing a retrospective of Pathways’ impact over 10 years and the launch of a new pilot project based on the success of delivering Pathways in Kitchener called “Youth Getting Connected.” With financial support from the Lyle S. Hallman Foundation and in partnership with local school boards, Youth Getting Connected will be delivered in Victoria Hills and Centreville Chicopee neighbourhoods to support Grade 8 students who have been identified as being at-risk of not graduating from school.

Members of the public are invited to a free drop-in to view the students work on Thursday, November 15th from 2 – 6 p.m.
Carizon – Westmount office location, 645 Westmount Rd. East, Kitchener (corner of Westmount and Ottawa)

Upcoming Trauma Parenting Workshops

Do you have a child or youth who is not moving past a difficult situation? Do you have questions about how to help your child or youth cope with their feelings after difficult situations?

Front Door offers an educational workshop for parents/caregivers of children and youth who have experienced trauma. The purpose for this workshop is to assist parents/caregivers with understanding trauma and what it means to parent their child from a trauma-informed perspective.

Upcoming Workshop Dates:

November 21, 2018; 12:30 – 2:30 pm
645 Westmount Road East (corner of Westmount and Ottawa), Kitchener
Registration required: Call or text Jamie at 226-339-0571.

Interpreters provided upon request.

Carizon Fall 2018 Group Programs Announced

Carizon offers a wide range of group programs. Fall 2018 group times are now scheduled. Registration is required for all groups, including groups with no fee. For more information on any group, please contact us at 519-743-6333. Unless otherwise indicated, group programs are based on a sliding fee scale. Course material charges may apply to some groups.