All subjects
- All subjects
- Adolescents
- Portage Atlantic
- Addiction
- Foundation
- Family
- Donation
- Mental health
- Sobriety
- Mother and Child
- Portage Atlantic 30 years
- School
- Community Care
- Harm reduction
Construction of the Lewis Fitness Centre
After all the planning and fundraising for Portage Atlantic’s Lewis Fitness Centre project, construction is now well underway and Portage staff members and youth have been reveling in the anticipation...
Special program at Québec City Day Centre focuses on trauma’s effect on addiction
For many clients in treatment at Portage, substance abuse has often been seen as a way to ease the suffering caused by significant traumatic experiences that they have had to...
Equipping the children at the Mother and Child centre to better manage stress
Portage’s Mother and Child Program recognises that a parent’s issues with drug addiction can put a stressful burden on a child, which may affect his health, development, and relationships. In...
A pilot program to make transgender youth more comfortable while in drug rehabilitation treatment
All of the potential stresses of adolescence that may contribute to substance abuse can be compounded by a struggle with sexual identity. In order to better respond to the needs...
Portage working with the Psychology Foundation of Canada
Addiction and mental health issues are becoming increasingly intertwined, necessitating collaboration between experts in both fields. Portage recently met with the Psychology Foundation of Canada (PFC) to discuss how each...
Skye’s Story of Freedom from Addiction at Portage Ontario
Skye delivered the following address at the Portage Ontario Recognition Ceremony 2016. I’d like to start by thanking Portage for the opportunity to express my gratitude to so many of...
Celebrating freedom from addiction at the Portage Ontario Recognition Ceremony
This past fall, more than 130 people gathered at the Grand Theatre in Fergus for Portage Ontario’s annual Recognition Ceremony, to pay tribute to twenty-nine youth who have completed the...
Graduate’s speech at Portage Atlantic Recognition Ceremony
Josh, a Portage graduate, gave a powerful speech earlier in October, during the 2016 Portage Atlantic Recognition Ceremony, at Cassidy Lake. Watch Josh's speech here
Drug addiction and young women: Focusing on the various elements at play
Young women today are subject to increasing pressure from aggressive marketing, the prevalence of social media, and the feminine ideals portrayed in the media. To deal with this pressure, some...
Portage Workbook helps clients take control of their own recovery
As Portage’s drug rehabilitation treatment approach has evolved over the years, there has been an increasing focus on clients’ unique attributes and individual needs, enabling the client to set the...
New Community Housing for the graduates of Portage’s rehabilitation programs
Even with the support of Portage's social reintegration and aftercare services, the transition from the structured and secure environment at Portage to an autonomous lifestyle as a graduate can be...
Fredéric Laforge – Testimonial of a Portage Atlantic graduate
Fifteen years of Sobriety and counting. If you're reading this and are thinking about getting help: Go get it NOW! I promise you, the sober life gets better with time....
30 years helping Ontario youth overcome drug addiction at Portage Elora
This year marks thirty years that Portage’s drug treatment centre in Elora has been helping youth and families to develop the necessary tools and confidence to take back control of...
Fall behind in school while in treatment? Not at Portage!
All Portage centres for adolescents offer mandatory on-site high school programming recognised by local school boards and adapted to the needs of the residents. Though some residents have been good...
Brand new music room at lac Écho: Salle de musique Fondation Simple Plan
Portage inaugurated a brand new music room for the adolescents in treatment at Portage lac Écho in May, naming it the Salle de musique Fondation Simple Plan, in recognition of...
Une histoire d’amour de dix belles années
Alexandrina Anduze, professeure à l’Académie Portage Alexandra Anduze a travaillé à l’Académie Portage de Beaconsfield de l’automne 2004 au printemps 2014. Bien qu’elle n’ait pas pu suivre l’équipe lors de...