Ray of Hope Inc.
659 King St E N2G 2M4 Kitchener, ON, Canada

Ray of Hope's Christmas Holiday Hours Administration Office Closed from NOON on Dec. 24 Jan. 3 Regular office hours resume on Monday, Jan. 4 ... Community Centre OPEN daily for drop-in & meal program The office will be closed from Dec. 25 Jan. 3 Regular office hours resume on Monday, Jan. 4 The Marketplace Closed Dec. 24 Jan. 4 Regular hours resume on Tuesday, Jan. 5 Morning Glory Catering OPEN Dec. 24 until NOON Closed Dec. 25 - 27 OPEN Dec. 28 - 30 (regular hours) OPEN Dec. 31 until NOON Closed Jan. 1 - 3 Regular business hours resume on Monday, Jan. 4 Morning Glory Café at Heffner’s Closed Dec. 25 28 OPEN Dec. 29 30 from 7 AM 2 PM OPEN Dec. 31 from 7 AM 1 PM (Breakfast only) Closed Jan. 1 Regular business hours resume on Monday, Jan. 4 Youth Addiction Services Offices will be closed at NOON from Dec. 24 to Jan. 3 Regular office hours resume on Monday, Jan. 4 Residential Treatment will be open over Christmas. Community-Based Treatment will resume on Jan. 4, including face-to-face counselling and Neurofeedback (NFB) sessions. Day Treatment program will resume with remote learning on Jan. 4 until Jan. 22, as per provincial guidelines. Youth Reintegration Closed Dec. 25 - Jan. 3 Alternative Education Closed Dec. 21 and will resume with remote learning on Jan. 11 until Jan. 22, as per provincial guidelines.

A big CONGRATS to our Open Custody Facility staff who won 1stplace in our annual Ray of Hope Christmas Competition. Each Christmas season our Ray of Hope programs are invited to gather much-needed food items and make a creative display out of them. After a winner is determined, all these items are donated to the Marketplace. #WinWin

Big SHOUT OUT to our friends at IS2 Workforce Solutions for the generous donation to the Community Centre. #StrongerTogether #WorkingTogether

Keep Calm and (virtually) Walk On Today we joined 50+ other Coldest Night partners from across Canada by choosing to transition our blended event (in-person + virtual) into 100% Virtual. https://cnoy.org/location/kitchenerwaterloo... This news may be disappointing to some, but the growing risks and restrictions of having any in-person portion of the event are just too great. And it should be noted that "100% virtual" is not synonymous with not walking. It simply means your mission, if you chose to accept it, is to walk your chosen 2-5 KM route in the safety and snuggly-warmth of your bubble.

With Christmas just around the corner, the Ray of Hope Community Centre (ROHCC) is in need of amazing people to come together and help fill the following five open Meal Team dates: Wed, Dec 2 - FILLED Wed, Dec 16 - FILLED Sun, Dec 20 - FILLED Wed, Dec 23... Thurs, Dec 24 Wed, Dec 30 Thurs, Dec 31 Sat, Jan 2 For the details, please contact Jaime at 519-578-8018 ext 224 or [email protected]. See more

Addictions and substance abuse wreck minds, bodies, souls, and relationships Ray of Hope helps young people learn healthy alternatives and coping strategies Our program helps youth and their families live a life free from addiction You can learn more at https://www.rayofhope.net/need-help/youth-addiction/

Kitchener Councillors voted unanimously in favour of the motion to tackle affordable housing and homelessness in the city! The 'Housing For All' strategy lays out seven priorities as part of its plan, including a human rights-based approach to housing, and creating a working group of people with lived experience of homelessness and housing challenges.

This past Monday (Nov. 16), the Ray of Hope Community Centre changed the hours they are open from 9 AM 9 PM. This increase allows for daytime drop-in and new program opportunities for our guests. Dinner will still be served at 7 PM and the Marketplace will continue to be open Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday mornings.

We are proud of the hard work that Suzi Gursoy and the KW Homeless Memorial committee put in to make this memorial a reality.

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old; Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them. We will remember them.

We are excited to let everyone know that the 2nd Annual Pasta Night is SOLD OUT!

Don't forget to "fall back" this weekend. Sunday morning at 2 AM to be exact... #daylightsavings