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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 →
News and Stories
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 →
Give The Gift of Healing and Hope This Holiday!
Last year, 1,255 local children and youth who were victims or witnesses of abuse or crime, along with more than 1,400 of their parents and caregivers, needed help through the criminal justice process. What is so surprising is how quickly this number is growing! Your donation this holiday season will support the brave young people… Read more →
15th Annual Child Witness Centre Youth Symposium
15th Annual Child Witness Centre Youth Symposium will welcome 3,000 Grade 8 Students from Across Waterloo Region, Guelph and Wellington County The Child Witness Centre will be welcoming 3,000 Grade 8 students, and their teachers, to the 15th annual Youth Symposium. This day-long event, held on April 17th for Guelph and Wellington County students and… Read more →
Tuesday’s Pancake Lunch in support of the Child Witness Centre
A Shrove Tuesday tradition for 20 years, Tuesday’s Pancake Lunch in support of the Child Witness Centre raised an incredible $28,000 in just a few short hours. The event, held Tuesday at Bingemans’ Marshall Hall, welcomed dignitaries, business owners, community champions and friends of the agency – totalling almost 600 guests. Read More…
Child Witness youth advocacy centre still needs help to reach fundraising goal
Waterloo Chronicle, November 23, 2017 Child and youth victims of abuse and crime in the Waterloo Region need support. The Child Witness Centre is asking people to join hands with them in their Safe Hands — Strong Futures Community Campaign to hear, help and heal young victims who have had their childhood stolen away from… Read more →
Advocacy centre for kids gets new home
Waterloo Region Record, September 15, 2016 KITCHENER — A new advocacy centre for children and youth who are victims and witnesses of crime will open in Carizon and Community Services in Kitchener by December. The centre opened in May, temporarily working out of the Waterloo detachment of the Waterloo Regional Police. But it’s new home… Read more →