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Summer Recreation Program 2022: Reaching more than 800 of our kids

CHC’s annual summer recreation program is a huge hit with our tenants. It’s a great
opportunity for kids living in our communities to participate in summer camp. CHC
receives incredible support from the City of Windsor and Pathways to Potential and the
Canada Summer Jobs program to provide this opportunity to more than 800 kids.

Our summer camp takes kids to places like Adventure Bay, Seacliff Park, the movie
theatre, the University Science Centre and to local swimming areas. Our young staff are
enthusiastic and help mentor our summer camp kids, and throughout the summer, they
build great relationships.

CHC has run the summer recreation program from July to the end of August for 30 years.
We value our communities, especially our most vulnerable tenants, the children.

New Partnerships

Much of the important community work we do at CHC couldn’t happen without key
partnerships within Windsor and Essex. In 2022-2023, we built several new relationships
and continued other valuable collaborative relationships with the following organizations:
• New Beginnings - youth programming
• Family Navigator – providing referrals and family support
• MMS - medical mobile unit
• Expansion of Partnership with the CRA volunteer tax program
• Continued partnership with the University of Windsor School of Social Work
• AYM - Advocating Young Minds
• OPHI - Ontario Youth supports partnership with family services
• Feeding Windsor
• Windsor Fire and Rescue services
• Windsor Police Services
• Crime Stoppers

“ ‘Thank you , thank you , thank you.’ I have a sign on my office door from a

child whose family I helped. She wrote ‘thank you to housing’ in multiple
languages. She said thanks for freeing her from the horrible violent situation
she was in. I keep the sign to remind me my hard work and belief in her is
not in vain. She is now a young woman, free from violence and poverty.

-Staff ”

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