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

  • Coldest Night of the Year

    Coldest Night of the Year www.coldestnightoftheyear.org

    The Coldest Night of the Year walk (WALK) is a non-competitive 5 or 10 km walk-a-thon in the dead of winter to help support the hungry, homeless and hurting of Kitchener-Waterloo.  The Walk is designed to help elevate the issue of homelessness & poverty in our community and raise funds for the Ray of Hope Community Centre.  

    The Walk will begin at Cameron Heights Collegiate at 5 PM, where walkers wil

  • Partners in “Glory” - A New Café

    Ray of Hope is very excited about the development of a deeper partnership with Waterloo Mennonite Brethren Church (WMB), which will bring Morning Glory Café coffee & snacks to WMB members every Sunday morning.   As a church they have committed to providing a great service to their attendees and creating a place where Morning Glory Café graduates can continue to develop their job training skills.

    Karen West, Pastor of Missional Initiatives, shared the church’s enthusiasm about their long awaited café.

  • New Program Offered by Youth Addiction Services

    Ray of Hope’s Youth Addiction Services is excited to pilot the Rebound Choices program which is funded by Health Canada’s Drug Treatment Funding Program and supported by the Waterloo Wellington Local Health Integration Network (WWLHIN).

    The Rebound Choices program will be offered to young people between the ages of 12-17 and focuses both on substance abuse prevention and helping them develop constructive social skills.

  • Christmas Holiday Hours

    The Administrative Offices will be closed at noon on Friday, Dec. 23rd and will reopen on Monday, Jan. 2nd.

    The Morning Glory Café will be closed Dec. 26 –28 and Jan. 2nd.

    Youth Addiction Services offices will be closed Dec. 27 - Jan. 2nd.  The residential program will be closed Dec. 23 - 27th.

    Alternative Education Services will be closed Dec. 26 - Jan. 6th.

  • Administrative Offices on the Move

    Ray of Hope is excited to announce the sale of the 37 Market Lane building to the Working Centre.  As a partner community agency the Working Centre will continue to use the property to reach out to and support our friends in the downtown core.

    Therefore the Administrative Offices will be moving to the main floor of the Ray of Hope Community Centre building on December 20th, 2011.  The new main mailing address will be:

    230 - 659 King St.

  • 1 Year Anniversary for Ray of Hope Community Centre

    On November 1, 2011 the Ray of Hope Community Centre (ROHCC) celebrated one complete year of ministry in the new-to-us 659 King St.

  • Alpha Downtown

    Taking Alpha to the Homeless and the Hurting

    "Alpha Downtown" is an initiative of Ray of Hope Community Centre in Kitchener where the course is being offered to the homeless population they serve. Not everyone who attends Ray of Hope is homeless; some have a place to call home. For those who do, it is often just a room in a rooming house. All are struggling financially and many have serious mental health and addiction issues. “We have come home with very full hearts tonight,” says one of the Alpha leaders after the first session.

  • 2010/2011 Annual Report

    We are very thankful to God for all the good things that happened through Ray of Hope this past fiscal year.  You can read about them in our 2010/2011 Annual Report.

  • Ray of Hope Community Centre (ROHCC) - New Hours of Operation

    As of Jan.

  • Ride for Refuge

    Ride for Refuge

    On Saturday, October 1, 2011, once again teams of dedicated cyclists from the Waterloo Region will brave the unpredictable fall weather and ride to raise money for those who are in need of "refuge".