At the beginning of October, several Portage Beaconsfield residents and staff members joined a group of volunteers to help revitalise a park in a low-income neighbourhood. This grassroots community project to give the children of Little Burgundy a safe and stimulating playground inspired donations and overwhelming community support. “I did not expect to see this… Read more »
Au début du mois d’octobre, plusieurs usagers et membres du personnel du centre de Portage à Beaconsfield se sont joints à un groupe de bénévoles pour aider à revitaliser un parc dans un quartier défavorisé. Ce projet communautaire, dont l’objectif est d’offrir aux jeunes enfants de la Petite Bourgogne une aire de jeux sécuritaire et… Read more »
TVA Nouvelles Reprendre goût à la vie D’ex-toxicomanes sur le marché du travail Depuis maintenant 25 ans, les ex-toxicomanes peuvent compter sur les conseils de professionnels du programme d’aide à l’emploi du centre Portage à Québec afin de réintégrer le marché du travail. «Avec les années, on a noté que plus le délai est long,… Read more »
Dans le cadre de la Semaine de l’orientation se déroulant du 4 au 10 novembre 2012, Portage-Québec met en lumière son Centre de formation à l’emploi, le seul programme à Québec favorisant la réinsertion socioprofessionnelle à la suite d’un épisode de toxicomanie, qui célèbre son 25e anniversaire cette année. Soucieux d’offrir une gamme de services… Read more »
Portage Ontario is among the addiction agencies recently selected to receive new telemedicine equipment and support to link into the Ontario Telemedicine Network (OTN). This is part of the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care’s initiative to address narcotics abuse and to make specialised addiction and mental health services more accessible to people… Read more »
Portage recently received the following letter of appreciation from a foster father who had taken in a graduate from the Portage drug rehabilitation program in Elora a few years ago. It is a heartwarming story that, as he says, “illustrates the underlying strength of the Portage treatment program.” The letter was addressed to Portage Elora’s… Read more »
Whether in Guelph, Port Elgin, Ottawa, Kitchener, Toronto, or anywhere else in Ontario, Christy Kolb travels on a weekly basis to meet with the youth who are in Portage Elora’s Continuing Care Program. As a reintegration counsellor, Christy supports graduates of the residential drug rehabilitation program for an eighteen month period, as they transition back… Read more »
Portage Atlantic is pleased to announce that a brand new fitness centre will soon be built at Cassidy Lake, thanks to a very generous donation from the late Dr. William Lewis of Nova Scotia. It’s no secret that physical activity can help improve physical health, mental health, and academic performance, and this new addition to… Read more »
Six adventurous and persistent young women who are nearing the end of the residential phase of their rehabilitation treatment program at Portage Elora went on a week-long, and somewhat rainy Outward Bound expedition in Algonquin Park in September. “The girls had a great time and learned so many things,” stated Sarah Connolly, Portage Elora’s Outward… Read more »
Since it was established in 2004, a number of graduates of the Portage adolescent programs in the Montréal region have benefited from the “La Rive” project, a social reintegration program through which participants develop their employability skills through the production of a multimedia play, performed in schools and youth centres in the local community. Still… Read more »
