Enhancing the quality of life of immigrant & visible minority women
The Healthy Lifestyles Program (HLS) is funded by the United Way of Kitchener-Waterloo and Area. The HLS community groups are held in the neighbourhood-community centres and welcomes all women born outside of Canada.
No registration is required and childcare is provided for this drop-in program.
Group facilitators work at creating a safe, caring environment in which women can make friends, learn about our community, share ideas/experience on parenting, relationships, healthy eating, child development, life in Canada, and much more.
Women feel connected and more confident in being a part of these groups and feel strengthened to manage daily challenges and plan toward a healthier future.
This program that encourages health, well-being and progress of the immigrant woman, her family and community is delivered from a number of centres across the Kitchener-Waterloo.
The schedule is continuous and is as follows:
Mondays
• Chandler-Mowat Community Centre, 10:00am – 12:00pm, 222 Chandler Drive, Kitchener, Tel:519-741 2733 or 519-570 3610
• Sunnydale Community Centre, 10:00am – 12:00pm, 508H Sunnydale Place, Waterloo, Tel: 519-883-0410
• Erb West Community Centre, 12:30pm – 2:30pm, 306 Erb West, First Baptist Church, Waterloo, Tel: 519-880-9747
Tuesdays
• Centreville Chicopee Community Centre, 9:30am – 11:30am, 141 Morgan Avenue, Kitchener, Tel: 519-741-2639
Wednesdays
• Ontario Early Years Centre, 9:30am – 11:30am, 154 Gatewood Drive (near St. Francis), Kitchener, Tel: 519-571 1626
Thursdays
• Courtland Shelley Community Centre, 9:30 – 11:30am
106G Courtland Avenue, Kitchener, Tel: 519-571-7953
• Paulander Community Group, 1:00pm – 3:00pm
60 Paulander Drive, Kitchener, Tel: 519-743-6333
Fridays
• Victoria Hills Community Centre, 9:15am – 11:15am
10 Chopin Drive, Kitchener, Tel: 519-741-2717
• Stanley Park Community Centre, 12:00pm-2:00pm
505 Franklin Street North, Kitchener, Tel: 519-741-2504
Click Here to download the Healthy Lifestyles Participant Contact Form
Call our office to find out more information at 519-746-3411.
“I came to Canada as a new immigrant in 2006. My first contact with Focus was Healthy Lifestyles. I felt very comfortable and it was the one outlet I had from feeling lonely. Agnes encouraged me to pursue higher studies, my Master’s in Social Work. Week-after-week you can meet new people. It was their encouragement and their gentle push that I needed.”
Leena Jayakumar, Healthy Lifestyles Participant“We are like one family. We are visiting each other when we have events. When I had my last child, they came to my house with a gift. The stories that we share, the free air to talk and learn, the programs, and the different people are great. It gives me confidence knowing others are watching me, looking out for me.”
Maha ElMahi, Healthy Lifestyles Participant
