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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...
The benefits of sports
Interview with Todd Willoughby, teacher at Portage Academy, in Elora A combination of circumstances led Todd Willoughby to Portage Ontario, six years ago. Today, the Phys Ed teacher wouldn’t leave...
‘‘I get to change the world everyday’’
Interview with Naomi Kleinschmidt, teacher at Portage Keremeos Everyone will agree with the fact that being a teacher takes patience, creativity and devotion. We all can think of someone who,...
Tyler’s story from addiction to recovery at Portage Ontario
For most of Tyler's life, he was a "normal kid" and had never had any behavioural problems until the age of 14, when someone from high school introduced him to...
The Portage Experience, from the perspective of the Executive Director
The time a person spends at Portage can best be described as a time of self-discovery. In the supportive and nurturing environment of the Portage community, our clients encounter, sometimes...
Portage Ontario’s Aftercare Program expands to further support graduates
Reintegrating back into mainstream society after residential therapy is one of the most challenging parts of the recovery process, as new values, behaviours, and attitudes are put to the test....
How Family Services empower loved ones to play an active role in the recovery process
One person’s addiction affects many more than that one person. Parents often feel helpless and guilty in the face of a child’s addiction, and loved ones often want desperately to...
Portage helps to raise awareness about prescription medication abuse among youth
One out of eight adolescents has admitted to using prescription medication Many youth mistakenly believe that prescription drugs are safer than illegal drugs, since they have been approved for...
Portage participe à la sensibilisation contre l’abus des médicaments d’ordonnance par les jeunes
Un adolescent sur huit a admis avoir consommé des médicaments d'ordonnance pour se droguer et 70 % d'entre eux les ont pris à la maison [1]. Les jeunes croient, malheureusement...
Portage met en lumière ses programmes de réinsertion socioprofessionnelle
Pendant la semaine québécoise des adultes en formation, Portage souligne le travail de ses deux centres de formation à l'emploi et de réinsertion socioprofessionnelle, à Québec et à Montréal respectivement....
Portage highlights its employment reintegration programs during Adult Learner’s Week
During Québec Adult Learner's Week this week, Portage is celebrating the work being done in its two employment training and reintegration centres, one in Québec City and the other in...
Jesse’s story of overcoming his addiction issues at Portage Elora
"When I was drunk I would try anything," says Jesse of his torturous years of drug addiction. At the tender age of 11, he took his first sip of alcohol,...
Aftercare at Portage Ontario: Life after rehab
The residential phase of Portage's drug addiction rehabilitation program is a time of intense work and profound learning, as residents build their self-esteem and acquire skills to help them in...