Laurier Community Service-Learning, Waterloo Campus

Laurier, Empowerment Squared partnership provides students virtual service-learning opportunity Laurier students enrolled in child and youth studies and community psychology courses led online programs developed by Empowerment Squared, including homework help clubs, home-alone safety courses and mentorship circles. Laurier student mentors met twice weekly with groups of 20 to 25 participants f...

Waterloo-based childhood literacy charity gets $1M grant Three-year funding boost will expand Strong Start’s early literacy program to help more children whose learning was disrupted by pandemic restrictions

A tiny table of food donations grew into 'Distro' — and now feeds 125 Waterloo university students each week | CBC News A weekly event called Distro is connecting students on the Waterloo campus of Wilfrid Laurier University with food. The welcoming — and welcomed — space was born out of the pandemic and the growing realization that some students were struggling during the first wave of provincial lockdowns.