CONNECT • INSPIRE • CHANGE

A vibrant community where skills are built and connections are made that impact inspired change.

Adventure4Change goal is to prevent poverty and enable kids, youth and moms to make meaningful contributions to society.

Strategic Plan 2023-2026

At Adventure4Change, growth is an intentional and continuous choice with sustainability as the end goal.

Get Involved

Be a part of the change you want to see in your community. People who draw alongside and extend care and concern to others form the core of Adventure4Change.

Make a Donation

A compassion that can stand in awe at what the poor have to carry rather than stand in judgment at how they carry it.

Strategic Plan 2023-2026

At Adventure4Change, growth is an intentional and continuous choice with sustainability as the end goal.

Get Involved

Be a part of the change you want to see in your community. People who draw alongside and extend care and concern to others form the core of Adventure4Change.

Make a Donation

A compassion that can stand in awe at what the poor have to carry rather than stand in judgment at how they carry it.

About The Hub

Inspiring positive change, one person at a time

Adventure4Change goal is to prevent poverty and enable kids, youth and moms to make meaningful contributions to society.

The A4C Model

A4C Focus Participant Areas

Enable meaningful contributions

build adequate skills, connections, and relationships

Our Impact

Making a difference through meaningful connections

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Our Programs Create Change

A4C Programming

Youth Basketball Program

Wednesday, November 20, 2024
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Location: The RunRec
This is a basketball program in collaboration with BR4ND to develop positive mindsets and foster healthy discussions while developing and learning sporting skills and life [...]

Counseling

Thursday, November 21, 2024
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Location: Adventure4Change
By appointment only. In partnership with Camino, counseling services are being provided to support community members over the age of 16. Registration required.

Sewing

Thursday, November 21, 2024
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Location: Adventure4Change
This program fosters community and learning through sewing. Individuals of all levels are encouraged to join where basic sewing skills to more advanced skills are [...]

Connect

Thursday, November 21, 2024
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Location: Adventure4Change
Connect is a weekly drop-in program where youth gather together with their peers and adult volunteers and participate in a variety of engaging activities. There [...]

Coffee & Conversations

Monday, November 25, 2024
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Location: Cedarbrae Public School
This program allows participants in the community to gather and talk about various topics important to them and foster a sense of belonging. Various community [...]

Childrens Tutoring & STEM Program

Monday, November 25, 2024
4:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Location: Adventure4Change
Part 1 of this program will help elementary aged students with a variety of skills/subjects including math, language, etc. Part 2 of this program is [...]

Girls Fitness

Monday, November 25, 2024
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Location: Adventure4Change
This is a drop-in program for female youth in grade 7-12. This program will help introduce girls to the basics of fitness and exercise.

Girls in Sport

Tuesday, November 26, 2024
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Location: Columbia Icefield University of Waterloo
This is a drop-in program for female youth in grade 7-12. This program will help introduce girls to a variety of sports.

Public Health Nurses

Wednesday, November 27, 2024
9:30 am - 12:30 pm
Location: Adventure4Change
In partnership with Waterloo Public Health, nurses meet weekly with families to discuss varying health concerns.

Sewing

Wednesday, November 27, 2024
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Location: Adventure4Change
This program fosters community and learning through sewing. Individuals of all levels are encouraged to join where basic sewing skills to more advanced skills are [...]
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Latest News

Learning in Relationship

Better Beginnings Waterloo This fall on Mondays after school, the Adventure4Change Hub has been abuzz as elementary students learn together in small groups with...

Adventures in Action – 2024 Third Quarter

Summer is gone and we are beginning to feel the cold winds of the colourful fall season. As we remember summer, we wanted to brighten your day with some warm stories of...

Canoe Adventures: Transformative Journeys

This past summer, Adventure4Change brought the great Canadian outdoors to life for youth in our neighbourhoods. Through two unforgettable canoeing adventures, youth...

Adventures in Action – 2024 Second Quarter

Here’s what happened at Adventure4Change from April-June 2024. The second quarter started very strong following a successful quarterly staff retreat held on April 12th....

Young Queens Collective: Honoring Moms and Mother Figures

This year, in what is becoming a Young Queens Collective tradition at Adventure4Change, we hosted a heartwarming banquet dedicated to celebrating and honoring the...

Tecasy Ranch

Trips and experiences are a part of the A4C’s transformative change model for community engagement. During the March Break of 2024, 24 youth in groups of 8 over 3...

Adventures in Action – 2024 First Quarter

Programs Resuming Welcome to the latest edition of the Adventure4Change Community Newsletter, where we bring you all the exciting updates and happenings from our...

A4C at Social Ventures Partner (SVP) Perfect Pitch 2024

Perfect Pitch 2024 was hosted by Social Ventures Partner (SVP) Waterloo Region. After a successful application to the SVP team to be a part of the 2024 Perfect Pitch,...

Serving Youth and Building Community — Move4Hope 2023

On October 21, 2023, the community came together for an inspiring cause, joining hands and hearts to support Adventure4Change (A4C) in their 4th annual Move4Hope...

Introducing New Staff

We are excited to announce two new additions to the A4C team! Hibatullahi Umar Hibatullahi Umar is our new Peer Health Worker and will be working with the community to...

A4C’s Annual Move4Hope

Come join us on October 21, 2023 for our 4th annual Move4Hope! At Adventure4Change (A4C), we are passionate about preventing poverty and negative life trajectories for...

Young Queens

2023 was a fun-filled year for the girls packed with opportunities for self-growth, skill development and bonding with peers and parents. Through events like Fun with...

July Camps

Summer at Adventure4Change is always coloured with events. Camps are our main focus during the months of July and August. The camps have been successful over the years...

2022 Connect Banquet

December is always a busy time for everyone, whether it is because of the end-of-year holidays or anticipation of the new year to come. At Adventure4Change, while we...

A Summer to Remember

This summer Better Beginnings and Adventure4Change will continue its work, albeit quite differently from other years. These are the people, along with a ton of...

A Community That Celebrates

"The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members." – Coretta Scott King   Community enables us...

Supporting Families Through the Pandemic

A4C has many wonderful programs. Over the last 5 years, with the encouragement of The Lyle S. Hallman Foundation we have been privileged to be part of the leadership...

The Tale of Black History Month

With Black History Month, Canadians typically aim to celebrate the contributions of Black Canadians.  Throughout history, they have done so much to make this nation...

In Need of a Little Sunshine

How the day started really wasn’t how it culminated. For one, the sky was grey, environment windy and temperature shockingly freezing. By the end, the sky’s pale...

Partnership with Waterloo Minor Soccer

A4C is happy to announce a new partnership with the Waterloo Minor Soccer Club! The organizations will collaborate on projects that will ultimately serve the local...

A4C: A Note to Our Friends

I have always found myself supporting “the underdog”. Some might say “the little guy”, while the rest of us know them as “the person struggling to keep up and later...

A Community of Hospitality

This spring I moved into the community of Sunnydale. With that transition came powerful experiences, amazing people and incredible stories. There are many cultures in...

Matthew & Crystal

“I have grown up!” exclaimed 11-year-old Crystal. When further quizzed regarding her participation as a leader in our STEAM camp, she gladly said, “I want to give...

Nazmi’s Journey with Adventure4Change

“Thank you” and “Hi” are all I knew how to say when I moved from Libya with my husband and two young daughters. This all feels like a dream. But I couldn’t do it...

Soccer Dreams

Last summer, there was a need expressed by community members for children to have the opportunity to join a soccer league. Recreational sports can prove inaccessible...

What is this “Genesis Program” you speak of?

Bring yourself back to when you were 15-years-old. Now imagine…That feeling of earning your first pay check. The sense of purpose each morning knowing you’re being...

Lexi’s Development as a Leader

Lexi and her family moved to the Sunnydale community 2 years ago. Her mother has become an instrumental part of the community and has been an amazing role model to...

Ali’s First Job!

Meet Mana on May 11

We met Mana not long after this photo was taken. She, along with her family, have been a big part of the Adventure4Change story. As the eldest daughter, of what has...

An Abrupt Ending and New Beginnings

A lady in a hairnet, a man with an afro, a hipster, a tall man in a suit and sunglasses, a lumberjack and a couple of construction workers and a few other strange...

Sunnydale more than a neighbourhood in crisis

... There are a number of initiatives in the community that help with acute needs. At the community centre, which was created in 1997 and is run by the House of...

Open House Saturday September 15th at 3pm

Africa Camp Closing Celebration

Africa Camp is in its 9th year of promoting self-esteem & teaching youth about diversity, culture, and their roots. It's held in partnership with Bring on the...

Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos and Honourable Bardish Chagger

We are excited to announce that on Thursday July 19th at 3:45 at the Waterloo Christian Reform Church, the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Families, Children...