The City of Waterloo and Recreational Respite are embarking on a project together to identify the interests and needs of seniors programming in Waterloo and surrounding areas. The partnership includes data survey, identifying program opportunities, development of hybrid (in person and virtual), inclusive and accessible programming that will be offered in both their beautiful new …
We participated recently in the great and important conversation about social connection and the great loneliness epidemic. The impact of COVID19 and how it has caused further isolation and social disconnect amongst many people, including marginalized and vulnerable populations. Dr. Kiffer Card reviews the results from the Canadian Social Connection Survey as part of the …
The Jays Care Foundation and Recreational Respite launched a respite support opportunity to provide in home support for Challenger Baseball families! The goal was to provide families with respite (either in home or virtual programming), help athletes continue to progress through the development of life skills, social skills and movement skills. The outcomes have included …
Champions for Life and Recreational Respite have worked together in a unique way. Champions for Life focuses on teaching kids to move for life! Children in the early years of development acquire the fundamental movement skills so that they have the tools to play and be active throughout their lives. The team at CFL develop …
We have partnered with a number of Alzheimer Societies across the country, to provide a number of collaborative programs. Much of the focus has been on caregiver and individual wellness and we have used a great deal of art and literary based projects. A series of art program sessions we explored various medium and art …
The Town of Saugeen Shores and Recreational Respite partnered in a unique experience to offer a series of Chloes Friend Den programs to this rural community of Ontario. The Chloes Friend Den series was developed to assist youth in identifying and the prevention of bullying, through play. The goal of each program is to learn …
Children’s Treatment Network and Recreational Respite have been network partners since 2016. At that time we started to develop youth programs for ages 5+ and hosted them in a series of the CTN’s locations across two major regions of the greater Toronto area. These programs were the early beginnings of our now Recreation and Build …
A unique partnership between the Georgian Triangle Humane Society (GTHS) and Recreational Respite! This program was part of a three-year grow grant funded by the Ontario Trillium Foundation. Our role was to help develop the tools for assessment, track the progress and design a final report to submit for further grant opportunities to continue to do …
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The team at Autism Aspergers Friendship Society of Calgary (AAFS) and Recreational Respite partnered together to initially offer our ‘social media and healthy habits’ virtual group program series, in the early stages of the pandemic. The relationship evolved over the course of the year and we ended up developing additional programs to their virtual calendar …
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Chantry Seniors Centre and Recreational Respite applied for a small community initiative grant in hopes to develop, implement new program offerings and train their junior seniors to sustain the programs, long term. During COVID19, the isolation of our seniors was very evident. The loneliness and social disconnect is detrimental to their health. The project aims to …
