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Congratulations to the Steele Group for being recognized with the David Borges Outstanding Community Involvement Award at the Cambridge & North Dumfries Community Foundation’s 18th Annual Food for Thought Gala on Friday November 8th. Nominating the Steele Group was an easy decision for us – they have done so much for the Child Witness Centre… Read more →
News and Stories
Ride for Refuge 2019
What a great day! Saturday October 5 was a beautiful sunny day to walk or ride in support of the Child Witness Centre. We were very excited to have six teams and forty-three participants in our first year at the Ride for Refuge. Thank you to everyone who participated – whether you rode, walked, or… Read more →
Child Witness Centre Releases 2018-19 Community Report
Thank you for being a part of walking the journey with young victims and witnesses in our community. Whether it is by delivering services alongside ours, by volunteering, or through donations, funding or by supporting our events, you are ensuring that each young person who has experienced abuse or crime is heard, helped and can… Read more →
Thank You Widows Sons Grand River Chapter
On August 24, the first annual Widows Sons Grand River Chapter Charity Ride took place with 54 riders and 11 passengers embarking from Blackridge Harley-Davidson in Cambridge for a scenic motorcycle ride in support of the Child Witness Centre. The day included a ride through the rolling hills and sights of Waterloo Region, a barbecue… Read more →
The Co-operators Annual Charity Golf Tournament
The day included a BBQ, a putting competition, and ended with a fantastic dinner reception, all of which was accented by a strong sense of doing good for your community. During the reception, a former client shared her experience of trauma from back when she entered 9th grade and how she felt supported through our… Read more →
Know Your Rights As A Victim
We have been supporting children and youth who are victims or witnesses of crime and their families since 1983. Foundational to our work is the Canadian Victim Bill of Rights which ensures that victims are awarded certain fundamental rights throughout the criminal justice process. More specifically Victims have the right to information, the right to participation,… Read more →
4,200 Grade 8 Students Hear Inspiring Messages
The Youth Symposium is a meaningful day-long program held on three consecutive days, reaching almost 1,500 Grade 8 students and their teachers from across Guelph and Wellington County on its first day and an additional 3,000 students and their teachers from across Waterloo Region on the second day and third day. Each year, we develop… Read more →
Conestoga College Bachelor of Public Relations Students Raise $8200 for Child Witness Centre
During the final semester of their 2nd year of Public Relations, students are required to run a fundraising event that combines both their Event Management course as well as their Project Management course. Each year the program chooses a nonprofit organization to be the beneficiary of these proceeds and this year, for a second time,… Read more →
Record Attendance at 2019 Pancake Lunch
This year marked our 21st annual Pancake Lunch and it was our largest gathering yet! We heard from a guest speaker, a former client of the Child Witness Centre, and welcomed approximately 650 community builders across Waterloo Region, Guelph and Wellington County. A significant milestone was reached when we announced that we had surpassed our… Read more →
Safe Hands-Strong Futures Community Campaign Wraps
When we began the work to establish the Child and Youth Advocacy Centre (CYAC) and fill a gap in service by establishing the Advocate role as part of the CYAC process, this more than doubled our annual budget. To address this we received seed funding from the federal government through the Department of Justice. In… Read more →