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Ray of Hope always has something going on! Here is a list of the most recently-posted news and events:

  • Spring Newsletter

    Our Spring 2013 Newsletter, At The Table, is now available. 

    Some highlights would include:

    • An interview with Willy Heffner about the Heffner family's commitment to our community and the Morning Glory Cafe
    • A Coldest Night of the Year recap
    • How Ray of Hope is leveraging new technology to help teach young people
    • Message from our CEO
    • Volunteer award winners
  • Victoria Day Holiday
    Ray of Hope would like to wish everyone a safe & happy Victoria Day long weekend!


    The following offices & programs will be CLOSED on Monday, May 20th for Victoria Day

    1) Ray of Hope Adminstrative Offices

    2) Youth Addiction Services (YAS) Offices

    3) YAS Day Treatment & Community Based Treatment

    4) The Morning Glory Cafe & Bakery downtown & Morning Glory Cafe at Heffner’s

  • Ray of Hope Golf Classic

    Date: Monday, June 10th, 2013

    Location: Conestoga Country Club - 400 Golf Course Rd., Conestoga ON

    Time: Registration & Breakfast @ 7 AM – Group Photo @ 8 AM – Shot Gun tee-off at 8:20 AM

    Event Includes:

    o   Unlimited Golf & Power Cart

  • Volunteer Impact Awards

    Ray of Hope is very excited to have two honourees at this year’s Volunteer Impact Awards!  Way to go Alicia Mizzi & Ken Wideman!

    There will be a chance to celebrate the contributions of Alicia and Ken, along with all the other honourees at the Volunteer Impact Awards: Saluting our Volunteer Stars Gala, April 18th, 6pm at the Victoria Park Pavilion.

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  • Lunch On Us

    THANKS to ChefDtv (Chef Darryl Fletcher) & his Executive Chef Team for investing their time and talents (yum-yum) into Lunch On Us! Thanks also to the Conestoga College students who did all the organizing the event.

  • A WALK FOR US ALL TO REMEMBER

    What does the typical 20 year old do for their birthday?  Hang with good friends...grab something to eat...walk out in the freezing cold?  Emily Cotter plans on doing all of these by participating in the Coldest Night of the Year on February 23rd, her birthday!  

     “I guess this year I decided that instead of wasting money celebrating my birthday on silly things like dinner or going out to bars like the average 20 year old, I really wanted to take this opportunity to make a difference,” wrote Emily. 

  • Braving the COLDEST NIGHT OF THE YEAR Again

    Kitchener, ON - Jan.

  • Christmas Campaign Question

    THANK YOU Waterloo Region for the overwhelming support for our very first Christmas Campaign!

    We have fielded a few questions similar to the one below regarding the campaign and we hope that the answer provides both clarity and a sense of the need there is in our community for our daily meal program. 

    Q - "Could you clarify the 16,800 holiday meals number?

  • Roast Beef for Christmas?

    WOW...we would like to THANK everyone for the overwhelming response to our very first Christmas Campaign!  We are very excited and humbled at the same time by how the Cambridge, Kitchener & Waterloo communities are generously giving to care for those in need.

  • New Program Director

    We are very pleased to announce that Robear Vermette has accepted the position of Program Director for Ray of Hope Secure, effective Monday November 12, 2012. After an extensive process of evaluation of both internal and external candidates it was clear to our senior management team that he was the right person to lead this program into the future.

    Robear has served with Ray of Hope for 27 years in our Youth Justice programs in a variety of roles, most recently as a Supervisor at our Secure Custody facility.