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Education

Alzheimer Society Waterloo Wellington
Alzheimer Society is the leading nationwide health charity for people living with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias. Alzheimer Society Waterloo Wellington works to improve the quality of life for people living with dementia, their family and friends, and the general public by providing support, education, and resources in the Waterloo Wellington community. Alzheimer Society Waterloo Wellington amalgamated in 2014 from there Alzheimer Societies of Cambridge,Guelph Wellington, and Kitchener Waterloo.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Waterloo Region
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Waterloo Region provides volunteer mentors to over 1300 youth each year. We believe that the healthy development of every child is enhanced by a positive, nurturing, mentoring relationship. We do not receive government funding and we do not charge fee for service. We are solely reliant on support from our community. You can help us by supporting our programs. With over 200 children waiting to be matched we need your support. It takes only a minute to change a life.

Homer Watson House & Gallery
Homer Watson House & Gallery, built in 1835, is the homestead of Homer Watson, Canada’s first noted landscape artist (1855-1936). The Gallery, constructed in 1906, is one of the oldest operating galleries in the Province of Ontario. Watson’s early Victorian house was also the home of the renowned Doon School of Fine Arts during the 1950’s and 60’s and drew such artists as Fred Varley and Carl Schaefer. In 1955, the Homer Watson House was officially recognized with a plaque by the national Historic Sites and Monuments of Canada. In 1980, the house and surrounding three-acre property were designated under the Ontario Heritage Act as being of architectural and historic significance. Today, the Gallery operates as a vibrant and active arts centre that encourages artistic expression though the museum and historical artwork, contemporary exhibitions, visual art programs for all ages and skill levels, curriculum based school programs, special events and rental opportunities.

Junior Achievement of Waterloo Region
Junior Achievement provides Waterloo Region programs that teach young people how to save and invest, prepare them with skills required in today's business world and foster their entrepreneurial ambitions. It ensures that there will be a generation - after ours - that is able to support itself and those in need.

Nutrition for Learning
Nutrition for Learning has been a registered charitable organization since 1997. We support community based nutrition programs committed to improving the learning capacity, health and well being of children and youth in Waterloo Region. Research has proven that students coming to school hungry do not perform well in the classroom, have difficulty concentrating, display behavioral problems, are less alert and are often lethargic. Our programs impact the physical, cognitive, behavioral and academic needs of children and youth in Waterloo Region.

rare Charitable Research Reserve
Founded in 2001, the rare Charitable Research Reserve is a 900+acre urban land reserve situated at the confluence of the Grand and Speed Rivers. Culturally and ecologically significant, our landscape includes 240+ year old trees, provides an array of habitats that supports rich biodiversity, and is home to an array of flora and fauna, some of which are ranked significant regionally, provincially, nationally, even globally.

Strong Start Charitable Organization
Strong Start's Letters, Sounds and Words program targets children in Senior Kindergarten and Grade One (ages 5-7) who need a literacy boost. They are selected by their classroom teacher at the first sign of them lagging behind in their early literacy skills. These children are paired with trained community volunteers who come into the school to work one-on-one with them, playing carefully designed games and activities. Each volunteer receives four hours of training prior to working with a child for the first time. The games are organized in four strands: Letters, Sounds, Words and Building Words. The child will see 2-3 volunteers per week depending on the number of strands they are in, for a 10 week period. Each visit is 30 minutes long. The children’s knowledge is tested before and after the program, documenting gains in their early literacy skills. An adaptation of this program has also been created for English Language Learners up to age 9. As the child progresses through this program, their confidence and self-esteem grow. They see themselves as successful learners. The program also looks to build community by encouraging those who live and work in the community to be involved in supporting its children.

Sunrise Therapeutic Riding & Learning Centre
Therapeutic riding & therapeutic recreation greatly enrichs the lives of young people and adults with both phyiscal & developmental needs, by empowering them to achieve new goals. Using animals as facilitators, it creates a magical connection! Children & adults in these programs themselves, discovering abilities they did not know they had. Our students know that Sunrise is a "belonging place", where they can just be themselves.

Wind Dancer Pony Rescue Foundation
The Wind Dancer Pony Rescue Foundation was established in March of 2011, dedicated to the memory of Isabel Dupuy, a talented young horsewoman. Isabel was wise beyond her years and was determined to one day establish a pony rescue on her farm. She died at only eleven years of age but left a strong legacy in her dreams and determination to help ponies and to make the world a better place. The Founding Board of Directors, led by Isabel’s mother, Dr. Paula Dupuy, are working towards making Isabel’s dream a reality. Wind Dancer Pony Rescue Foundation will serve to help the unwanted pony both domestic and wild, to educate the public on the wonders of the pony and its care, and will be a place where the many facets of the equestrian community can come together.