Kitchener-Waterloo gets 28 public Internet access centres. (General).
KITCHENER -- A network of 28 public Internet access See how to access the Internet. centres in Kitchener-Waterloo, will be hosted by the Social Planning Council of Kitchener-Waterloo. Industry Canada's Community Access Program has contributed $200,975 towards these centres.
The aim of the KW CAP Project is to make certain that everyone, including members of vulnerable and disadvantaged groups, can have access to computers and the Internet.
The project is an initiative led by the Social Planning Council of Kitchener-Waterloo, in partnership with approximately 20 other organizations, to create a network of public Internet access sites throughout Kitchener-Waterloo.
The aim of the KW CAP Project is to make certain that everyone, including members of vulnerable and disadvantaged groups, can have access to computers and the Internet. This allows them accessing federal, provincial and municipal government information and services; finding community information; seeking career/employment information and job opportunities; research; and learning skills to reap useful in the knowledge-based economy.
The KW CAP Project encompasses 28 sites: 17 are open to the general public and 11 "semi-public" sites that serve clients of particular agencies. Target groups include Aboriginals, youth, seniors, new Canadians, persons with disabilities, the unemployed and the working poor, people with low literacy levels and individuals suffering from serious illnesses.
The CAP Sites are: Aids Committee of Cambridge, Kitchener-Waterloo and area; Anishnabe Outreach Kitchener; Centreville-Chicopee Community Centre, Kitchener; Country Hills Community Centre, Kitchener; Doon-Pioneer Community Centre, Kitchener; Forest Heights Forest Heights could refer to:
A place in Canada - Forest Heights, a neighbourhood in Edmonton, Alberta.
- Forest Heights, Ontario, a neighbourhood in Kitchener, Ontario.
Community Centre, Kitchener; Kitchener-Waterloo Access-Ability, Waterloo Town Square, Waterloo; Kitchener-Waterloo Multicultural Centre, Kitchener; Mill-Courtland Community Centre, Kitchener; Our Place Family Resource Centre, Kitchener; Rockway Centre, Kitchener; Social Planning Council of Kitchener-Waterloo, Kitchener; St. Mark's St. Mark's could refer to: - St. Mark's Basilica – Venice, Italy
- St. Mark's Campanile – Venice, Italy
- St. Mark's Square – Venice, Italy
- St Mark's Church in-the-Bowery in Manhattan
- St.
Community Ministry, Kitchener; Victoria Hills Community Centre, Kitchener; Victoria School Community Centre, Kitchener; Waterloo Regional Labour Council, Kitchener; Anselma House, Kitchener; Betty Thompson Betty Thompson (1934-1994) was a Canadian television presenter whose entire career was based at CKCO-TV in Kitchener, Ontario. She was seen throughout Canada as host of CTV's version of Romper Room, a children's programme produced at CKCO's studios. Youth Centre, Kitchener; Canadian Mental Health Association The Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) was founded on January 26, 1918 by Dr. Clarence M. Hincks and Clifford W. Beers. Originally named the Canadian National Committee for Mental Hygiene , Kitchener; HopeSpring Cancer Support Centre, Waterloo; Ontario March of Dimes Ontario March of Dimes (in French La Marche des Dix Sous de l'Ontario; officially Rehabilitation Foundation for the Disabled) is a Canadian charitable organization which provides programs and services to people of all ages with physical disabilities in Ontario. , Waterloo; Planned Parenthood Planned Parenthood
A service mark used for an organization that provides family planning services. Waterloo Region, Kitchener; Reaching Our Outdoor Friends, Kitchener; Willowside Housing Co-operative, Kitchener; YWCA YWCA
abbr.
Young Women's Christian Association
YWCA n abbr (= Young Women's Christian Association) → Asociación f de Jóvenes Cristianas
YWCA Lincoln Rd Apartments, Waterloo; YWCA Mary's Place; YWCA Wellness Centre.
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