Our Greatest Needs
- Portage Ontario Youth Treatment Fund
- Aftercare and Family Services
- Youth Leadership Development
- Bursaries
- Facilities and Technology
Events & Activities
Portage Ontario Foundation News
Portage Youth learn seamanship over the summer!
Portage Ontario and the Broad Reach Foundation for Youth Leaders have partnered to offer youth in Elora’s Rehabilitation Centre a sailing initiation program. The goal is to allow young people who have lived though times to discover a unique activity in an exceptional setting. Founded in 1998, Broad Reach Foundation for Youth Leaders is a… Read more »
Giving Back with the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award
Portage in Ontario is delighted to partner with the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award for the first time. In Portage’s substance abuse rehabilitation centres for adolescents, youth work on their strengths, their self-discovery, they integrate physical activity into their routine, learn to give back to the community and definitely discover who they are. Bottom line, it… Read more »
Portage Ontario Bursary Program Launched
June, 2019; The Portage Academy at Elora is an on-site Section 23 School approved by the Ontario Ministry of Education, operated in partnership with the Upper Grand District School Board. The Academy delivers high school curriculum to the youth in treatment. Attendance at school is a mandatory requirement of the Portage Ontario residential drug rehabilitation… Read more »
Major Donors
Portage Ontario is very grateful to the generous donors who make our programs possible, including:
- Elaine Casavant and Roy Firth
- Centre Wellington Chamber of Commerce
- Centre Wellington Community Foundation
- ECHO Foundation
- Evald Torokvei Foundation
- Piera Gasparotto and Lino Morra
- Kopas Family Foundation
- Mary Ellen Timmins Family Trust
- Robert Kerr Foundation
- Shoppers Drug Mart Life Foundation
- The Christina Mary Hendrie Trust
- The Harold E Ballard Foundation
- The Toronto Star Fresh Air Fund
- Tim and Frances Price
Why give to Portage?
“Our children are not a charity, they are the future of this country, whether they have drug problems or not. Support for Portage helps us protect our country’s future by investing in these children.”
- Michael Howlett, Portage Governor
"I’ve been lucky enough to attend this event [Fresh Start] for a number of years now, and over the years I have heard some of the most compelling stories of compassion, support and love. The money you invest in Portage produces real value. It changes lives, and it saves lives.”
- Bill Blair, former Toronto Chief of Police
