{"id":7007,"date":"2011-03-17T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-03-17T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/portage.hamakmarketingnumerique.com\/\/ontario\/index.html"},"modified":"2025-12-12T14:31:38","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T19:31:38","slug":"ontario","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/portage.ca\/en\/ontario\/","title":{"rendered":"Ontario"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1>\n\t\t\tPORTAGE <b>ONTARIO<\/b>\t<\/h1>\n<h3>\n\t\t\tDrug Addiction Rehabilitation for Adolescents in Ontario\t<\/h3>\n\t<span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/portage.ca\/en\/\">Home<\/a><\/span><\/span>\n\t<p class=\"lead\"><strong>It is with a deep sense of gratitude and profound reflection that we share an important update with you. After 40 years of dedicated service, our rehabilitation centre in Elora will be closing its doors due to financial and economic challenges that, despite our best efforts, could no longer be overcome. This has been an incredibly difficult decision for all of us, but we remain committed to ensuring that our current clients continue to receive the care they need and have helped them transition to another Portage centre for the completion of their therapy.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>We would like to take a moment to recognize the efforts of all of those who have overcome addiction and taken back control over their lives. Over the past four decades, we have helped hundreds of youth to regain a better quality of life and to reintegrate fully into their environment, thanks to a human approach focused on the well-being of our clients.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>If you require urgent assistance, please contact <a href=\"https:\/\/connexontario.ca\/\">Connex Ontario<\/a> at 1-866-531-2600.<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Centre for Adolescents at Elora\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/868740544?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe>\t\n\t<p>Portage Ontario, a non-profit organisation established in 1985, operates a residential <a href=\"adolescent-program\/\">drug addiction rehabilitation centre for youth<\/a> in Elora, Ontario.<\/p>\n<p>In the <a href=\"https:\/\/portage.ca\/en\/\/about\/therapeutic-approach\/\">therapeutic community environment<\/a>, residents work through the underlying issues that caused their substance abuse and develop a set of social competencies that will help them deal with the challenges of everyday life without resorting to drug abuse. They develop the self-esteem and confidence to go on to lead healthy, productive, drug-free lives.<\/p>\n<p>The Portage Elora treatment centre serves Ontario youth referred by parents, schools, family physicians, hospitals, other addiction-treatment and youth-serving agencies, as well as Youth Justice and the Children&#8217;s Aid Society.<\/p>\n<h3>\n\t\t\tPrograms &#038; Services\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/portage.ca\/ontario\/adolescent-program\/\"  target=\"_self\" itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/portage.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/bb-plugin\/cache\/iStock-976103260-1024x683-panorama-73e3f39f22cd55e5e3ace5e260630449-.jpg\" alt=\"\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"387\" width=\"580\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/portage.ca\/ontario\/adolescent-program\/\" target=\"_self\">Adolescent Program<\/a><\/h4>\t\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/portage.ca\/en\/therapeutic-approach\/\"  target=\"_self\" itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/portage.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/20220912_Saint_Malachie_0056.jpg\" alt=\"\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1365\" width=\"2048\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/portage.ca\/en\/therapeutic-approach\/\" target=\"_self\">Therapeutic Community<\/a><\/h4>\t\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/portage.ca\/en\/ontario\/community-outreach-program\/\"  target=\"_self\" itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/portage.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/4376136-208016459.jpg\" alt=\"4376136-208016459\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"600\" width=\"900\" title=\"4376136-208016459\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/portage.ca\/en\/ontario\/community-outreach-program\/\" target=\"_self\">Community Outreach<\/a><\/h4>\t\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/en\/services\/school\/\"  target=\"_self\" itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/portage.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/iStock-1133835310-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1707\" width=\"2560\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n<h4><a href=\"\/en\/services\/school\/\" target=\"_self\">On-Site School<\/a><\/h4>\t\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/en\/services\/family\/\"  target=\"_self\" itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/portage.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/iStock-941282338-scaled-e1662740466105.jpg\" alt=\"\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1632\" width=\"2464\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n<h4><a href=\"\/en\/services\/family\/\" target=\"_self\">Family Services<\/a><\/h4>\t\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/en\/services\/cultural-recreational-programming\/\"  target=\"_self\" itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/portage.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/iStock-1144277133-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1707\" width=\"2560\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n<h4><a href=\"\/en\/services\/cultural-recreational-programming\/\" target=\"_self\">Cultural &#038; Recreational<\/a><\/h4>\t\n<h3>\n\t\t\tTestimonials\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t&#8220;I believe that success is a journey not a destination. Coming to Portage was one of the hardest decisions of my life.\u00a0 The Portage program helped me to realise that it wasn&#8217;t just the drugs that were the problem; it was also how I viewed myself. Over time in the program I gained confidence and when I left, it was with my head held high. I&#8217;m a year and 7 months sober. I don&#8217;t think I would have made it here today if it weren&#8217;t for Portage. There have been some rocky roads and some flat tires on my journey, and I haven&#8217;t reached my destination yet.\u00a0 But I&#8217;m well on my way, thanks to Portage.&#8221;\n<em>&#8211; Tyler<\/em>\t\t\n\t\t\t&#8220;The staff members were supportive and I learned to trust them. I learned to respect myself more and learned many coping mechanisms to overcome my addiction and to distance myself from negative friends. Thanks to Portage, I learned to use my stubbornness in a positive way to push myself. I am here today to tell you that I survived.&#8221;\n<em>&#8211; Julie<\/em>\t\t\n\t\t\t&#8220;Throughout the program, I began to see that I was as valuable as anyone else. I have learned how to understand others and how to ask for help. I know that I can&#8217;t do it by myself, but because of the family I&#8217;ve gained at Portage, I know I won&#8217;t have to.&#8221;\n<em>&#8211; Cardier<\/em>\t\t\n\t\t\t&#8220;Since I came to Portage I&#8217;ve stopped using drugs, I&#8217;ve stopped talking to negative people. I started becoming more independent and respecting others and myself, learning basic skills of life and just having fun without being high.&#8221;\n<em>&#8211; Jennifer<\/em>\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/portage.ca\/ontario\/testimonials\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tView more\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n<h3>\n\t\t\tPortage Ontario News\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/portage.ca\/ontario\/news\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tView more\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n<h1>\n\t\t\tPortage Ontario Foundation\t<\/h1>\n\t<p>Portage Ontario&#8217;s drug addiction rehabilitation program for youth is financed in part by the Portage Ontario Foundation, which raises funds through individual and corporate donations as well as fundraising activities.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/portage.ca\/ontario\/foundation\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn more\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n<h3>\n\t\t\tPortage Ontario Board\t<\/h3>\n\t<p>The Portage Ontario Board of Directors is chaired by Danny Sgro. The Board is made up of dedicated volunteers who are involved in their local communities and who ensure the proper governance of Portage activities in Ontario.<\/p>\n\t<ul>\n<li>Danny Sgro, Chair<\/li>\n<li>Sara Erskine<\/li>\n<li>John Flett<\/li>\n<li>Peter Howlett<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t<ul>\n<li>Matthew Linton<\/li>\n<li>Lousanne Rod\u00e9<\/li>\n<li>Edward Thomas<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PORTAGE ONTARIO Drug Addiction Rehabilitation for Adolescents in Ontario It is with a deep sense of gratitude and profound reflection that we share an important update with you. After 40 years of dedicated service, our rehabilitation centre in Elora will be closing its doors due to financial and economic challenges that, despite our best efforts,&#8230;  <a href=\"https:\/\/portage.ca\/en\/ontario\/\" class=\"more-link\" title=\"Read Ontario\">Read more &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":10157,"parent":0,"menu_order":28,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-full-width.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-7007","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/portage.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7007","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/portage.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/portage.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/portage.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/portage.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7007"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/portage.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7007\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":47057,"href":"https:\/\/portage.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7007\/revisions\/47057"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/portage.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10157"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/portage.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7007"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}