Thirty of our dedicated team members were actively engaged in a valuable two-day continuing education session offered by our community partner Bethesda Services. The Therapeutic Respite Training Series was offered through in-person sessions, as well as virtually to our Community Engagement Providers. Our team enjoyed sharpening their skills and expanding their knowledge about therapeutic respite […]
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March 2025 Recreational Respite is grateful to the Ontario Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services, and the Geneva Centre for Autism for providing funding for twenty-six of our Community Engagement Providers to register for the Autism Intervener Course offered by Sonderly TM. This on-demand course provides comprehensive insight for support considerations, and is popular
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Authored by Lisa Kikuchi, Community Engagement Provider, Recreational Respite Lisa is a graduate of Canadore College with a Recreation Therapy diploma, and is an enthusiastic Community Engagement Provider at Recreational Respite, providing tailored one-to-one respite support. She is passionate about her work with older adults with dementia, focusing on person-centred care and improving their quality
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January 2025 A new chapter begins at Recreational Respite, as we welcome Allison Reis as our new Owner and Chief Executive Officer. Allison has been an instrumental leader at Recreational Respite for six years, leading innovative partnerships, increasing efficiencies as our organization grew to a national scope, developing quality control measures, strengthening our pandemic response,
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Complete an Expression of Interest for this Grief Support Group Recreational Respite is grateful to have been awarded a grant from The Children’s Grief Foundation of Canada to deliver neurodivergent-affirming grief support to bereaved teens on the autism spectrum and/or intellectual disabilities across Canada in 2025. Recognizing that neurodivergent individuals process and express grief differently,
We are so excited to announce another partnership with Hydrocephalus Canada, to prepare and provide a new Hydrocephalus Caregiver Workshop series and toolkit. This project is generously supported by the Rexall Care Network. Recreational Respite is collaborating with Hydrocephalus Canada’s Caregiver Network Initiative on the delivery of this series, which will address social isolation, including supporting digital
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Recreation Knows No Limits: How Recreational Respite Promotes Inclusive Recreation At Recreational Respite, we believe that recreation should be accessible and enjoyable to all, regardless of age, ability, or background. That’s why we’re recognizing Inclusive Recreation Day on June 19, 2024! What is Inclusive Recreation? Inclusive recreation goes beyond simply providing access to facilities and
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July, 2021- Present (2023) An amazing after school program was developed between Recreational Respite and the Simcoe County District School Board! We created innovative escape rooms that also had take-away resources for the student and their parent/guardian to continue their learning and sustain the impact of the goals and outcomes. Participants worked through a series
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2023 We are so excited to be partnering again with L’Arche London this summer for Camp Independence! Ideal for adults ages 18-35 who are looking to deepen independent living skills, Camp Independence is a two-week long day camp offering diverse and engaging experiences that will foster self-discovery, healthy lifestyles, financial literacy, employment skills, community participation,
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January 2021 – present Challenger Baseball is an adaptive baseball program by the Jays Care Foundation, where kids living with physical and/or cognitive disabilities find a place on a team where they belong. Challenger Baseball ensures athletes of all abilities have the opportunity to play in a fun and safe environment where they learn to
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