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Once again, we have been overwhelmed with the support that this year’s Christmas Hampers and Rotary Turkey Drive has received. Thanks to the generous support of this community, and the 600 volunteers who gave of their time and energy this December, just under 4,000 Christmas Hampers have been delivered to families in need. The last […]

We’re looking for your input – your personal perceptions! We are embarking on an exciting and broad community review of the House of Friendship brand and what it stands for today and how our brand is perceived in the community.  We are seeking perceptions of a wide variety of constituents – staff, volunteers, program participants, sponsors, […]

House of Friendship welcomed 500 friends and supporters to Rockway Mennonite Collegiate on Saturday, Oct. 21, at the 22nd Annual Friendship Dinner. You, an inspiring mix of donors, volunteers, community leaders and staff, came together for a common purpose — to help our neighbours in need to Belong and Thrive. Séan McCann, formerly of Great […]

Partnerships were at the heart of the celebration that took place in Regional Council chambers on Nov. 16, when three agencies, including House of Friendship, were honoured for their commitment to supporting Syrian refugee families. The Newcomer Landlord Award, shared equally by House of Friendship, Reception House  Waterloo Region and the Kiwanis Club of Kitchener-Waterloo, […]

House of Friendship was one of several local agencies that received additional funding from the Waterloo-Wellington Local Health Integrated Network to address the current opioid crisis. The announcement of $2.3-million in funding was made on Thursday, Nov. 9 at Margaret’s Centre of Hope, House of Friendship’s centre for women’s addiction services. Of the $2.3-million, House […]

It was a rainy day, filled with its share of wild weather, but that didn’t stop the golfers from taking to the links at both Grand Valley Golf and Country Club and Doon Valley Golf Course on Wednesday, July 12 for the 22nd annual Friendship Golf Tournament. More than 150 golfers and 30-plus volunteers came […]

House of Friendship has launched Close to Home, a $3 -million capital campaign to transform the way addition treatment is delivered in Waterloo Region. The launch came at House of Friendship’s 78th Annual General Meeting, held at the Tannery Event Centre in downtown Kitchener on June 21, 2017. After sharing a video that told the […]

It was wet, and it was cold, but still they came. Nearly 90 community members hit the Iron Horse Trail on Saturday, May 6, 2017, to help raise funds to send children to weeklong, overnight summer camp — and they raised $67,000 while doing so! The base of operations for Trek 4 Kids Hike and Bike […]

Several special guests were at Eby Village on Monday, March 27, 2017, when Attorney General Yasir Naqvi and Kitchener-Centre MPP Daiene Vernile made a funding announcement to support important work taking place at the Charles Street Men’s Shelter. Naqvi announced funding to provide support for 10 bail beds at House of Friendship. The funding will […]

Eva Wolfe has a tender heart. Eva, an 8-year-old Grade 3 student at Northlake Woods Public School in Waterloo, would always be troubled when seeing men experiencing homelessness while travelling throughout Kitchener-Waterloo and area with her mother, Sheryl Bergman-Wolfe. “She would always ask me to stop (and give them money),” said Sheryl. “She wanted to […]