What's New
Diploma in Local Democracy
Class of 2024 Announcement
The Working Centre is once again hosting our Diploma in Local...
The December 2023 issue of Good Work News features articles on...
The Drug Epidemic and the Social Housing Challenge...
The 2023 Fundraising Letter is now available.
Click Here to view it.
The September 2023 issue of Good Work News features articles on...
Breaking Ground at 97 Victoria
A King St. Shelter...
Neighbourhood Power:
Walking through energy history in Victoria Park
Sunday, October 22nd, 1pm
Energy is everywhere –...
Flying Falling Catching
Join author Carolyn Whitney-Brown for a special reading of her book "Flying Falling Cathching"...
Diploma in Ecological Economics
This community-based class explores the critical question:
Can we have an economy that...
The climate crisis deepens.
In early December, world leaders will gather at the UN climate conference in Dubai (UN COP...
NEW DOCUMENTARY ABOUT ANNA KALJAS
From Estonian refugee to the Order of Canada
Anna Kaljas learned harsh lessons in...
Join us on August 28 at 4:00 pm for our official ground-breaking ceremony as we launch into the construction phase of...
This spring we are organizing book clubs to read and discuss Seth Klein’s book A Good War: Mobilizing Canada for the...
We are excited to host a variety of learning events this March focused on building sustainable, regenerative ways of...
The June 2023 issue of Good Work News features articles on...
Queen Street Apartments Completed
34th Annual Mayors’...
Renison University College will be offering a free 12-week introduction to humanities course on Thursday evenings...
We are hosting several, exciting community learning opportunities this month! We invite you to join us.
I] Coping with...
Fundraiser by Tessa Reder
On February 11, I'm walking 65kms non-stop across Waterloo Region.
This route used to be the...
The End of Advertising?
An After the Alarm event.
Thursday, January 26th, 7pm
Queen St. Commons Cafe
43 Queen St. S...
We are excited to host a variety of learning events this January focused on building sustainable, regenerative ways of...
We have updated the page for the community dental clinic. We are aiming to re-open soon and are actively seeking...
Page Updated March 30, 2023
Safer Supply Program
The Safer Supply Program is an extension of the traditional harm...
A new emergency shelter for those experiencing unsheltered homelessness opened in Kitchener in September 2022 and is...
The December 2022 issue of Good Work News features articles on...
Disconnection, Synthetic Drugs, and Homelessness...
Click Here to read and/or download the PDF of our 2023 Fundraising Letter
Click Here to donate online
We are excited to host a variety of learning events this November focused on building sustainable, regenerative ways of...
Click the link above to see our video introduction to the kit, and to download it.
The September 2022 issue of Good Work News features articles on...
Growing Homelessness in Times of Pandemic and...
We are excited to host a variety of learning events this October focused on building sustainable, regenerative ways of...
October 13, 2022 - 7:00pm
After the Alarm:What does it look like for our cities to act like it’s a climate emergency?
In 2019, local governments...
Published October 3, 2022.
Joe Mancini of The Working Centre says the region has made the overnight shelter, motel beds...
We are excited to host a variety of learning events this September focused on building sustainable, regenerative ways...
