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!
REACH was full of fun and shenanigans this afternoon! We dusted off our dancing shoes for our very own St.Patrick`s day celebration filled with games, music and laughter of all sorts. What blast! #StPatricksDay2025 #dancingthroughlife #afternoonfun #funwithfriends
REACH was full of fun and shenanigans this afternoon! We dusted off our dancing shoes for our very own St.Patrick`s day celebration filled with games, music and laughter of all sorts. What blast! #StPatricksDay2025 #dancingthroughlife #afternoonfun #funwithfriends
This week in Creative Expressions! Our artistic students got to participate in a unique creative exercise called the H.T.P. Experiment. They were each asked to create three drawings; a house, a tree, and a person. Each one of these subjects represent hidden aspects of their personality and world view. Here are some of their marvellous (and quite well adjusted) works of art.
#htpexperiment #personalperspectives #emotionalinteligence #workofart🎨
This week in Creative Expressions! Our artistic students got to participate in a unique creative exercise called the H.T.P. Experiment. They were each asked to create three drawings; a house, a tree, and a person. Each one of these subjects represent hidden aspects of their personality and world view. Here are some of their marvellous (and quite well adjusted) works of art.
#htpexperiment #personalperspectives #emotionalinteligence #workofart🎨
It was a day to parrtayyy!!🎂🥳 Please join us in wishing our friend Brogan a very Happy Birthday! Happy Birthday Brogan we hope you had a wonderful day to celebrate with us and enjoyed your birthday treat. Happy Birthday! From all of your friends at REACH ❤ #birthdaycelebration #party #friendship
It was a day to parrtayyy!!🎂🥳 Please join us in wishing our friend Brogan a very Happy Birthday! Happy Birthday Brogan we hope you had a wonderful day to celebrate with us and enjoyed your birthday treat. Happy Birthday! From all of your friends at REACH ❤ #birthdaycelebration #party #friendship
Easter has arrived at REACH!! Some bunny has been super busy and we now have new Easter items available for purchase in the REACH Learning Shop. So hop on in and check them out! We are open Monday to Thursday from 9am until 4pm. The perfect gifts to add a touch of spring into your home! #eastergiftideas #madwithlove #community #shoplocal #eastercrafts
Easter has arrived at REACH!! Some bunny has been super busy and we now have new Easter items available for purchase in the REACH Learning Shop. So hop on in and check them out! We are open Monday to Thursday from 9am until 4pm. The perfect gifts to add a touch of spring into your home! #eastergiftideas #madwithlove #community #shoplocal #eastercrafts
This week in Craft Club! We finished up some packaging today and added some new spring stock to our Learning Shop! Hop on in and check it out! We put together some Easter gift tags, and worked ahead on some painting prep for future projects. What an awesome crew! Well done everyone! #eastercrafts #thinkingspring #madewithlove
This week in Craft Club! We finished up some packaging today and added some new spring stock to our Learning Shop! Hop on in and check it out! We put together some Easter gift tags, and worked ahead on some painting prep for future projects. What an awesome crew! Well done everyone! #eastercrafts #thinkingspring #madewithlove
ANNNDD THEY`RE OFF!!! We were getting those steps in at the Bayshore this afternoon during Movement Club. These rockstars did amazing and are feeling pretty confident for the Race for Reach June 14th. Awesome work everyone! Great hustle! #raceforreach2025 #gettingthosestepsin #crushinggoals #whatgetsyoumoving
To register for the race or to pledge one of our incredible athletes, follow the link below 👇:
https://reachcentre.org/race-for-reach/
ANNNDD THEY`RE OFF!!! We were getting those steps in at the Bayshore this afternoon during Movement Club. These rockstars did amazing and are feeling pretty confident for the Race for Reach June 14th. Awesome work everyone! Great hustle! #raceforreach2025 #gettingthosestepsin #crushinggoals #whatgetsyoumoving
To register for the race or to pledge one of our incredible athletes, follow the link below 👇:
https://reachcentre.org/race-for-reach/
Dishing out cozy plates of comfort! 😆Nutrition was bustling with activity this morning as they prepped and assembled some ooey gooey Chicken and rice casserole for all of their friends. 🤤Yummy! Awesome job! #chickenandrice #casserole #comfortfood #lunchtime #getinmybelly😋
Dishing out cozy plates of comfort! 😆Nutrition was bustling with activity this morning as they prepped and assembled some ooey gooey Chicken and rice casserole for all of their friends. 🤤Yummy! Awesome job! #chickenandrice #casserole #comfortfood #lunchtime #getinmybelly😋
This week in Creative Expressions! The participants got to work collaboratively on a mixed media project. With the use of a little glue and a lot of tissue paper, they created a marvellous mural of a large Bonsai tree.
#bonsaitree #tissuecraft #workofart
This week in Creative Expressions! The participants got to work collaboratively on a mixed media project. With the use of a little glue and a lot of tissue paper, they created a marvellous mural of a large Bonsai tree.
#bonsaitree #tissuecraft #workofart
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.
The shenanigans continued as the games crew headed down the road to join the St Paddy’s fun with our Central Place friends! #Community #stpattysday
This week in Creative Expressions! Our artistic students got to participate in a unique creative exercise called the H.T.P. Experiment. They were each asked to create three drawings; a house, a tree, and a person. Each one of these subjects represent hidden aspects of their personality and world view. Here are some of their marvellous (and quite well adjusted) works of art.
#htpexperiment #personalperspectives #emotionalinteligence #workofart🎨
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!