News and Events

The Region of Waterloo is working towards a world-class community for all residents because they believe communities thrive when everyone has a place to call home. Ending homelessness in all its forms for every single person that lives in Waterloo Region is crucial to realizing this vision. The Region's Community Services Council has developed recommendations to establish interim housing solutions for Regional residents experiencing homelessness including those currently...
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ABI in the Streets is a new Traverse Independence initiative where we try to reach people who are homeless or precariously housed and who may have an acquired brain injury (ABI). We team up with mental health and addictions services to reach this population. Yesterday and today, Traverse staff were stationed at the drop-in centre at 150 Main St. in Cambridge to do a "screening blitz" to determine if someone has an ABI. The results have been overwhelming and have proved that our...
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A Consumption and Treatment Site (CTS) is a health service that provides a safe, hygienic space for people to inject pre-obtained drugs under the supervision of staff. Substance use is a matter of life and death for so many in our community. CTS are proven to work, both in saving lives and addressing many community concerns that come with substance use. Please read this Community Message from the Cambridge North Dumfries OHT.

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Our 2019-2020 Annual Report is ready for you to view. It contains our financial and client services data as well as some heart warming client stories.

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Cota  is an accredited, not-for-profit, community-based organization that has been supporting adults with mental health and cognitive challenges and developmental disabilities to live well within their communities for over 45 years. As we serve one of their clients, they completed an inspection of Traverse last August. Following that inspection, they have found us to be in compliance with legislation and ensuring safety and security of our clients. 

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