Our Centre.
Our Community.
The REACH Centre provides programming for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. We are focused on skill acquisition to foster independence in whatever form that looks like for our participants. We offer a stimulating and fun program that is both educational and recreational. We provide a place where participants can experience true community and supportive friendships, while engaging in life-long learning to achieve their full potential.
The REACH Centre is a registered charitable organization and we have our own facility in the heart of downtown so destinations like the library, theatre, art galleries and coffee shops are all within walking distance!
How You Can Get Involved
Call 519.377.9204 Or Contact Us to get Involved
Charity Fund
The REACH Centre Grey Bruce is a registered charity CN#748721693RC0001. We serve exceptional youth & young adults with Down Syndrome, Autism, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and other developmental and intellectual disabilities. We believe everyone has gifts to share and we embrace diversity!
Our inclusive approach focuses on fostering skill acquisition, independence and self advocacy.
As a local charity that receives no government funding, we rely on our community to be able to deliver quality programming. Everything you give goes 100% into program delivery.
See the different ways you can support REACH Centre below.
With eTransfer
We are grateful for your support so we have made it as convenient for you to make a difference as possible. You can eTransfer a donation to ed@reachcentre.org. Be sure to include your mailing address in the message box if you would like a tax receipt.
By Cheque
To make a difference by cheque, please make it payable to REACH Centre Grey/Bruce. You can drop it off and come in to say hi or mail it to the office at:
369 8th Street East
Owen Sound, ON N4K 1L5
Give Online
The REACH Centre Grey/Bruce accepts online donations through two secure sites Canadahelps.org or by PayPal Giving Fund. Both sites protect your data to make giving easy and safe.
Find Us In The Community!
This week in Creative Expressions! The participants worked collaboratively on a large colouring poster comprised of characters designed by themselves. #reachvoyager #reachart #workofart🎨
This week in Creative Expressions! The participants worked collaboratively on a large colouring poster comprised of characters designed by themselves. #reachvoyager #reachart #workofart🎨
What a fabulous day! We had some special guests for a visit from the YMCA day camp. We ventured over to the park for an afternoon of fun with our new friends! Thank you for the amazing adventure! #summerfun #funwithfriends
What a fabulous day! We had some special guests for a visit from the YMCA day camp. We ventured over to the park for an afternoon of fun with our new friends! Thank you for the amazing adventure! #summerfun #funwithfriends
Welcome to the REACH Community Cafe! How may we help you? It was the perfect day today and we were serving up tones of smiles with each plate. Thank you to all of our friends from the community who came out to support our program! Our next cafe will be on Tuesday August 11th from 2pm to 3pm. Mark down your calendars, bring some friends, and we hope to see you then!
Follow the link below for our remaining Community Cafe dates 👇:
https://reachcentre.org/community/cafe/
Welcome to the REACH Community Cafe! How may we help you? It was the perfect day today and we were serving up tones of smiles with each plate. Thank you to all of our friends from the community who came out to support our program! Our next cafe will be on Tuesday August 11th from 2pm to 3pm. Mark down your calendars, bring some friends, and we hope to see you then!
Follow the link below for our remaining Community Cafe dates 👇:
https://reachcentre.org/community/cafe/
Something sweet is coming your way! Our REACH Community Cafe is TODAY from 2pm until 3pm and we hope to make this one the best cafe yet. Come by and see us at the centre on 369 8th St E, grab a buttery scone or delicious treat, have a seat on the patio and enjoy an afternoon with us. See you soon!
#SweetTreats #bakedwithheart #CafeVibes #coffeetime
The final countdown is on! For our final two cafe dates follow the link below 👇, you don`t want to miss this!:
https://reachcentre.org/community/cafe/
Something sweet is coming your way! Our REACH Community Cafe is TODAY from 2pm until 3pm and we hope to make this one the best cafe yet. Come by and see us at the centre on 369 8th St E, grab a buttery scone or delicious treat, have a seat on the patio and enjoy an afternoon with us. See you soon!
#SweetTreats #bakedwithheart #CafeVibes #coffeetime
The final countdown is on! For our final two cafe dates follow the link below 👇, you don`t want to miss this!:
https://reachcentre.org/community/cafe/
Check this out! We were starting the week off right with an amazing Mac and Cheese Hot Pocket lunch and some fresh veggies from the REACH garden. Yummy! #hotpocketlunch #freshgardenveggies #lunchtimewithfriends #getinmybelly😋
Check this out! We were starting the week off right with an amazing Mac and Cheese Hot Pocket lunch and some fresh veggies from the REACH garden. Yummy! #hotpocketlunch #freshgardenveggies #lunchtimewithfriends #getinmybelly😋
This week in Creative Expressions! The participants combined a fun dart game, some acrylic paint and a lot of imagination to create a unique and magnificent composition. #dartproject #reachart #workofart🎨
This week in Creative Expressions! The participants combined a fun dart game, some acrylic paint and a lot of imagination to create a unique and magnificent composition. #dartproject #reachart #workofart🎨
Another week, another awesome cafe! A big thank you to all of our friends and family from the community who made it out and supported our REACH crew. Well done everyone! #coffeetime #NationalCheesecakeDay #coffeewithfriends #sweettreats #servicewithasmile
Another week, another awesome cafe! A big thank you to all of our friends and family from the community who made it out and supported our REACH crew. Well done everyone! #coffeetime #NationalCheesecakeDay #coffeewithfriends #sweettreats #servicewithasmile
It`s time to boogie! 🥳🎂Please join us in wishing our wonderful Program Manager Carolyn a very Happy Birthday. We hope you had a wonderful day today to celebrate all the things that make you so wonderful, thank you for all you do! From all of your friends at REACH❤ #birthdaycelebration #CelebrateFriendship #birthdayparty
It`s time to boogie! 🥳🎂Please join us in wishing our wonderful Program Manager Carolyn a very Happy Birthday. We hope you had a wonderful day today to celebrate all the things that make you so wonderful, thank you for all you do! From all of your friends at REACH❤ #birthdaycelebration #CelebrateFriendship #birthdayparty
Reach Centre Grey Bruce
Founded in 2014, we are a self-funded charity committed to enriching the lives of youth and young adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities. Our focus is on skill acquisition for independence, community inclusion and friendship.
This week in Creative Expressions! The participants worked collaboratively on a large colouring poster comprised of characters designed by themselves. #reachvoyager #ReachArt #workofart🎨
All aboard train 4884!!📣 We had another great tea on the train today at the Waterfront Heritage Centre. This awesome duo brought a shipment of smiles and some first class service. Way to go! If you missed today’s tea, you can join us next Thursday, Aug. 13th, at 2pm. #community #trains #museum
Where We Started…
The REACH Centre Grey/Bruce started the way many grassroots initiatives begin: with a conversation around someone’s kitchen table. A small group of parent leaders and community advocates explored their desire for something different for their adult children who experienced a variety of exceptionalities. Concepts like purposeful work, authentic friendships, ongoing educational opportunities, a place to celebrate individual strengths … all became part of the vision.
In July 2014, a summer recreational program known as REP was initiated as a pilot project by this group. By the fall of 2014, the group had expanded to a board of directors and started to put in place a permanent program incorporating their hopes and vision. In 2017, we became an accredited charity and we continue to raise the bar of abilities for our REACH Centre participants.
Where We Are Today…
Currently we offer four full days of programs in our own facility in downtown Owen Sound. We serve over 50 youth and adults who experience a diversity of challenges and strengths. Participants travel from Southampton, Wiarton, Meaford, Port Elgin, Sauble Beach, Chatsworth and beyond.
Participants help to co-create stimulating and varied programming, suited to their individual interests and needs. On any given day, a great deal of laughter and joy can be heard echoing from our programs as we are collectively learning and expanding together. Please click on our Programs for more details.
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”
– Margaret Mead
Sponsor a Participant. Get Involved.
Your donation of $240 will sponsor one participant to attend the program one day per week for one month!
Get in Touch. Get Involved.
The REACH Centre Grey Bruce is a place where participants can experience true community and supportive friendships, while engaging in life-long learning to achieve their full potential. If you would like to get involved – we would love to hear from you!